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ActionAdventureIndiePrecision PlatformerDifficultPixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackPlatformer

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Game description

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Basic info

DeveloperMaddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
PublisherMaddy Makes Games Inc.
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJan 25, 2018
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3 M380
Memory2 GB
GraphicsIntel HD 4000
Storage1200 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 417 reviews from the past 1 year

94.6/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Metacritic: 88 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

97 reviews praise the hard challenge of Celeste, and it scores 94.6, top 5% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Gameplay ranks 28th of 1396 and appears in 89% of analyzed reviews. 90 reviews say it stays fun from start to finish without getting boring. Visuals & Sound ranks 16th of 1249; reviews praise the chiptune music and visual design, and 53 praise how it feels to play, the most upvoted calling the jump sweet and memorable and the whole a moving adventure. Story & World ranks 67th of 1096, with players connecting its themes to the art.

👎 Where it falls short

There is very little to complain about. 7 reviews found the main menu confusing to get past, and 7 feel the feather mechanic is awkward next to the eight direction design of the rest. A handful mention a progress gate tied to collected strawberries, characters they did not warm to, or crashes on startup.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“brutally hard but fair, incredibly rewarding challenge” · 97 reviews
“consistently fun throughout, stayed engaging without becoming boring” · 90 reviews
“story and themes with funky art makes everything beautifully enjoyable” · 45 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 89% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +3.01 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “brutally hard but fair, incredibly rewarding challenge” · 97 reviews

Progression 7% · Onboarding 18% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 35%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.95 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story and themes with funky art makes everything beautifully enjoyable” · 45 reviews
Negative “story didn't hit hard, cycles and waiting got on nerves” · 1 review

Characters 19% · World 23%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.14 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “37-38 hours of main content plus alternative levels and mods” · 2 reviews

Variety 6% · Replayability 13%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +4.57 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “shikarnaya muzyka (excellent music) and visual design” · 35 reviews

Visuals 33%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Community +3.88 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 2% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.05 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “expensive price point criticized” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.05 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs on any low-end PC, very good and challenging” · 3 reviews
Negative “hard capped to 60FPS feels choppy and borderline unplayable on high refresh rate monitors” · 1 review

Stability 2% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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