Celeste

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 889 Ratings

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  1. Den4ik280
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Elegant graphics, Elegant game, Elegant music, Elegant gameplay 10/10
  2. shayan242
    May 12, 2018
    10
    This game is outstanding. One of the best games I've played to date. First off, the visuals and music are so polished and beautiful. I just want every screen of this game as my background (the backgrounds are incredibly detailed and help make the game feel very polished) and I could listen to this music for hours.
  3. dhhebe
    May 2, 2018
    10
    The game is actually funny! The hunour is subtile and well integrated. It is demanding game, but rewarding at the same time. One of the best indie games!
  4. LaPingas
    Apr 27, 2018
    10
    One of the best games i've ever played. Good platforming alongside good story and music, and you got yourself a godlike game. Everything just feels well-designed, in every aspect of the game. I'm not a completionist but i loved collecting collectables in celeste, and i might try and 100% it. this is how good it is. it makes a "just go through the main campaign" player want to collectOne of the best games i've ever played. Good platforming alongside good story and music, and you got yourself a godlike game. Everything just feels well-designed, in every aspect of the game. I'm not a completionist but i loved collecting collectables in celeste, and i might try and 100% it. this is how good it is. it makes a "just go through the main campaign" player want to collect collectables. Only few games make me really want to do it. The difficulty feels so right. It's not like Cuphead where its difficult in the wrong way IMO, but it had the direction at least. Here, it's not about getting punished super hard if you make a few mistakes - it's about figuring out the challenge and executing it right, again and again, until you succeed. Never rage quitted, I was always encouraged to pass to the next screen. The additional content is a huge selling point IMO. if you finished the campaign, YOU AIN'T DONE YET! You were good enough to beat the game, so you get the b-sides to complete, the strawberries to collect and the hearts to find. And, if youre an absolute madman, you have the c-sides challenges, which I'll try to complete in my way to 100% the game.… Expand
  5. Guishu
    Apr 25, 2018
    8
    Great game overall. But when you mix such a clean game-play with some beautiful art, you get something magical. It is a hard game, but I never felt like it took away from it. I feel like if some mechanics were better explored, this game would be a 10 for me, without a doubt.
  6. murphenheim
    Apr 17, 2018
    9
    this game is very challenging , great pixel art graphics, nice music,
    almost every thing about this game is good
  7. ZombieGenius
    Apr 13, 2018
    10
    Great platforming, art, music and story. It'll last a while, but it's tough, though!
  8. zootsuit
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    Tight controls. Freaking awesome level design. Surprisingly interesting story. Best platformer in years.
  9. formulas666
    Mar 19, 2018
    0
    Overrated garbage. Nothing special, nothing new. Ugly looking pixel graphics and annoyingly difficult and boring gameplay. This is the game which makes me think that game reviewers might be bribed to write good review. Such a shame...
  10. Tismandmand
    Mar 8, 2018
    8
    I mean, it's pretty good. But i suck at it. Also it's really hard. But Theo is cool.
  11. hernank22
    Mar 5, 2018
    10
    Hace mucho no me divertia con un juego 2d, la dificultad de este juego es sublime, te mantiene entretenido todo el tiempo y su duración no es corta
  12. Sabotower
    Feb 25, 2018
    9
    A fun retro-style platformer with quirky characters, great music and amazing level design. The only real complaint I have is some wonky dialogue, but even that is a minor complaint.
  13. Hugman
    Feb 23, 2018
    10
    The ultimate platformer. The uses of elements on your screen is just perfect, the dash control thing is ultra-precise and the controls in general are very satisfying to use. The game is hard, but it as so many checkpoints and no life limitation that everyone can finish the game - I've finished the main story in 6 hours - and those B/C-Sides are made for gamers that want more difficulty andThe ultimate platformer. The uses of elements on your screen is just perfect, the dash control thing is ultra-precise and the controls in general are very satisfying to use. The game is hard, but it as so many checkpoints and no life limitation that everyone can finish the game - I've finished the main story in 6 hours - and those B/C-Sides are made for gamers that want more difficulty and I found it as a very nice addition. The graphics are nice, there's a very great pixel-art contribution in that game. And the scenario is just so much nice, it makes you think and think again about them and you. The gameplay is absolute : collecting strawberries, keys and hearts were just a real pleasure. Even the OST is perfect. Celeste is definitely a quality game made with so much effort and love.… Expand
  14. Goldsnail
    Feb 23, 2018
    9
    The game is very good. from the start of the game to the end of the game, it keeps pulling you back in. it has characters who are hard not to love, and overall is a great experience, and i absolutely loved it (no doubt). i loved the ancient level where the blue torches are. i loved the ancient tech and it was fantastic. and the ending was very great. even though i only collected 81The game is very good. from the start of the game to the end of the game, it keeps pulling you back in. it has characters who are hard not to love, and overall is a great experience, and i absolutely loved it (no doubt). i loved the ancient level where the blue torches are. i loved the ancient tech and it was fantastic. and the ending was very great. even though i only collected 81 strawberry's i had an enjoyable experience… Expand
  15. Exstream
    Feb 22, 2018
    10
    Excellent and tight controls that make this game a must play for any fans of the platforming genre.
  16. vape
    Feb 16, 2018
    10
    yeah this game is a rare one, great tight platforming, great presentation, ost, and surprisingly story, just a lot of quality content with this game.
  17. theNILE
    Feb 13, 2018
    0
    While for some it may still be challenging, people into hard or punishing platformers will be disappointed as the difficulty is relatively easy and you have infinite lives. You can simply replay the last small section if you die.

    In regards to visuals, the animation is good and one of the best aspects of this game but is letdown by the off-putting graphics. Somehow they didn't get the    While for some it may still be challenging, people into hard or punishing platformers will be disappointed as the difficulty is relatively easy and you have infinite lives. You can simply replay the last small section if you die.

    In regards to visuals, the animation is good and one of the best aspects of this game but is letdown by the off-putting graphics. Somehow they didn't get the colour right. It looks kind of unsaturated and you have bright neon colours. The characters look weird, but the added visual effects make them really bizarre and distracting.

    One of the aims of the game is to collect strawberries. You have to search for hidden areas which is very tedious and involves searching areas you've already been through but it's just a collectible.

    Overall, this game had a lot of potential but ended up mediocre in pretty much every way. The platforming mechanics aren't really interesting, obstacles are simple, bosses are easy and mostly just a pattern of moves.    … Expand
  18. sh4dow
    Feb 12, 2018
    9
    To me, this is the most addictive platformer I've played since Dustforce.
    It has TONS of content - I've played for 33 hours by now and still am only through about 2/3 of the game. A word of warning though - after the first third, it gets really, really tough.
    I wanted to criticize some elements like blocks that make you bounce in somewhat unpredictable ways and the fact that some    To me, this is the most addictive platformer I've played since Dustforce.
    It has TONS of content - I've played for 33 hours by now and still am only through about 2/3 of the game. A word of warning though - after the first third, it gets really, really tough.
    I wanted to criticize some elements like blocks that make you bounce in somewhat unpredictable ways and the fact that some mechanics aren't introduced to the player but you'll most likely have to see in a video on Youtube or something but... in the end... playing it is just so much fun.
    The only thing I don't forgive is the awful story about a whiny brat and the occasionally appearing douchy dude. In my life, I've met a number of people actually struggling with psychological issues (myself included - struggling, not having met myself...) as well as shallow, whiny ones who wallow in self pity while not recognizing all the things "fate" (or chance - whatever) simply handed to them. And even though there isn't enough context to truly judge whether Madeline is one or the other, the way she expresses herself and behaves makes it seem like she belongs in the latter category. Which is why I started skipping cut scenes about halfway through.
    Still... overall... controls are tight, challenges very varied (and sometimes feel more like a combination of puzzle game and platformer), art and music are fantastic and it's obviously incredibly addictive if you enjoy platforming challenges.    … Expand
  19. SugarHBear
    Feb 2, 2018
    3
    Difficult: definitely. Fun? Only if you enjoy the difficulty. If you don't, Assist Mode doesn't really help make it more fun, since it doesn't assist with the timing (other than giving you the option to slow everything down, including dying).
  20. BarkingDoggy
    Jan 28, 2018
    10
    This game is outstanding. One of the best games I've played to date. First off, the visuals and music are so polished and beautiful. I just want every screen of this game as my background (the backgrounds are incredibly detailed and help make the game feel very polished) and I could listen to this music for hours. I mean, each level has it's own death transition! That should give you aThis game is outstanding. One of the best games I've played to date. First off, the visuals and music are so polished and beautiful. I just want every screen of this game as my background (the backgrounds are incredibly detailed and help make the game feel very polished) and I could listen to this music for hours. I mean, each level has it's own death transition! That should give you a taste of how much love the developers put into this game. The dialogue is incredibly charming and tells a story about complicated feelings so elegantly and with so much honesty (I mean, you can feel it through the dialogue). The gameplay is incredibly fluid and its difficulty curve is perfect (However, I am a platformer afficiando, so take that with a grain of salt). I mean, seriously. Just jumping around and dashing in an empty space feels amazing, and there are so many collectibles to find using these amazing controls! You can choose to play on assist mode, or complete the game 100% and have an outstanding time no matter what. This game simply gets everything right: from skippable cutscenes to counters that help see what you missed in a level. The B-sides are just as fun as the main story and there's secrets hiding in every corner. No secret makes you want to use a walkthrough; they are well-hidden, but also well telegraphed with fun little mini-challenges in them. There are so many cool, inventive mechanics to come across while traversing through in this game... and the level design... Oh, the level design! It's absolutely perfect. This game is incredible and a great start if you want to start playing hardcore platformers.… Expand
  21. Crazyh3
    Jan 27, 2018
    9
    Great fun platformer, not super difficult and has a nice assist mode for people new to platformers.

    Has the option of going for a linear playthrough, or collecting lots of strawberries in extra sections of the levels and challenging yourself to the bmode levels.

    Overall, a very fun game, would give it 10/10 if the strawberries unlocked something.
  22. Selere
    Jan 26, 2018
    2
    I heard this game was a "difficult platformer", in the likes of Shovel Knight and Super Meat Boy, unfortunately what I got was a fairly "meh" game, with unfinished concepts(such as the strawberries you can collect that have no function whatsoever), not a lot of difficulty, and very bland and unoriginal art style.
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#6 Best PC Game of 2018
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#13 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#67 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. GameGrin
    Mar 29, 2022
    100
    A charming precision platformer with a pleasant story about mental health. Gorgeous graphics, beautiful music, and fantastic platforming had me coming back for more despite my thousand deaths.
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  2. CD-Action
    May 16, 2018
    90
    Celeste has a lot going for it: virtuoso level design, top notch pixel art, fantastic chiptune soundtrack, an overall smart design, huge speedrunning potential and some deeper meaning (climbing the mountain as a metaphor of overcoming depression). Be aware though that it requires flawless precision and you will count your deaths in thousands. [04/2018, p.53]
  3. PC Games
    Mar 21, 2018
    90
    Along with its charming 2D retro look and awesome soundtrack the game cast a spell on me with its authentic characters.
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