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. Set on a fictional version of Mount Celeste, it follows a young woman named Madeline who attempts to climb the mountain, and must face her inner demons in her quest to reach the summit.
PlatformAdventureIndieActionFantasyexplorationretropsychological exploration2drock climbingdifficultfemale protagonistside-scrollingcuteatmosphericpixel artsnowGoogle Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
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Character
Earnest, grave, meticulous and intimate.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
8 profiled raters. Loved most by The Thrill Chasers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
Reviews
We read them all: the case for is tobyplays's. Marked below.
- tobyplaysThe case forThe Thrill Chaser★★★★★
A platformer about anxiety that respects you enough to be hard. Assist mode is there and the game never judges you for it. Chapter seven B-side broke me and then I broke it.
- pixel_peteThe Comfort Seeker★★★★★
The dash feels like a thought. That is the whole review: a platformer where the input is so clean the difficulty becomes a conversation instead of a wall.
About the game
- Platforms
- Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Extremely OK Games
- Publisher
- Maddy Makes Games
- Released
- January 25, 2018
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- FNA, MonoGame, XNA Game Studio, Aseprite
- Time to beat
- 11 h rushed · 21 h main story · 54 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.9/10 from 1474 ratings.
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