Celeste

can confirm being trans does in fact make you better at the game, 10/10 would recommend
but if you're not trans don't worry it's still a really really really really fun game to play

Very moving story so far, and fun gameplay too!

---{Graphics}---
☐ You forget what reality is!
☑ Beautiful
☐ Amazing for its age
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Paint.exe
☐ Don‘t look!

---{Gameplay}---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It‘s just gameplay
☐ Meh
☐ Staring at walls is better
☐ Just.. don‘t.

---{Audio}---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ Earrape

---{Audience}---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Human

---{PC Requirements}---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA for a spare computer

---{Difficulty}---
☐ Just press ‚A‘
☐ Easy
☐ Significant brain usage
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{Grind}---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if you care about leaderboards/ranks/achievements
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You‘ll need a second life for grinding

---{Story}---
☐ Story?
☐ Text or Audio floating around
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It‘ll replace your life

---{Game Time}---
☐ Extremely Short
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond!

---{Price}---
☐ It’s free!
☑ Worth the price
☑ Wait for sales
☐ If you have some spare money left, I guess..
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money!

---{Bugs}---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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Celeste is my favourite platformer ever.

Few games are able to justify their difficulty to the player such as this one. You'll die a thousand times, again and again, hour after hour, but even after an unsuccesful attempt at beating a level you'll still get a tiny bit of satisfaction that keeps you craving for more. And once you do beat a level, you are going to realize that what you once though was impossible is achievable without many efforts with the required patience, perseverance and practive. To me, this is a great metaphore of how life works.

As I keep aging and engaging Real Life™ commitments I progressively get less time to play, keeping me from fully completing the game (I played for years and still have to do the C-Sides and the final part of the Farewell DLC), but I love this game so much that even a session a year is enough to fill me with joy. That's how much I appreciate it.

I could write a lengthy review about what technically makes Celeste an amazing game, from one of the best level design in any platformer, the memorable soundtrack, the masterful pixel art, to the accessibility that lets you set your own level of challenge.

But what really resonated with me is on a much deeper emotional level. I felt like the creator was speaking directly to me, from someone that felt exactly how I felt. It's a story about mental illness, about depression, and how to overcome it, or at least try. Celeste and Madeline made me feel less alone, and this pile of pixels will forever keep a place in my heart for that.

Madeline said: "I'm a trespasser in my own world". If you don't understand what she feels, I'm really glad for you. But I do. It gave me the push I needed to go back to therapy.

Best 2D platformer. Celeste is a model for difficulty curve design. Every step of the climb makes me feel stronger, giving me the confidence to spend as many deaths as needed to beat whatever level of challenge.

Madeline's journey of self-discovery is inspiring to witness and doesn't fall into over-sentimentality. Technically speaking the game is also very well designed. Completing the main story is challenging enough, but the developer added truly diabolical collectible challenges and bonus levels. I wasn't skilled enough to clear it all, but Celeste strikes a balance between charm, precision, and difficulty that compelled me to challenge myself more than other git gud games have done before. I'll also echo the appreciation other reviewers have of how the game doesn't punish you with undue lost progress or limited lives/attempts.

If you're seeking a platformer that’s as tough as it is beautiful, Celeste is your ultimate climb. But hold onto your controllers because this isn’t just a game—it’s an experience wrapped in layers of challenge, artistry.
At its core, Celeste is about Madeline’s climb up the titular mountain, facing both literal and metaphorical obstacles. It’s a game about confronting personal demons, battling self-doubt, and trying to reach the summit of one’s own mind. The story, written with care and empathy, drips with emotional weight. Each platforming level feels like an external manifestation of Madeline's internal struggles—her fears, her perseverance, her triumphs.

But let’s talk about the gameplay for a second. Celeste is hard, no question. It’s like it lures you in with the promise of smooth, satisfying movement and then smacks you in the face with a devious gauntlet of spikes, lasers, and gravity-defying platforms. It demands precision, but it rewards you with one of the most satisfying feeling of mastery in gaming. You get those moments of “I DID IT!” where everything clicks, and you realize you've just cleared a death trap in a flurry of jumps, dashes, and heart-pounding focus.

The music? The soundtrack is chef's kiss perfect for the vibe of the game—electronic beats with a touch of dreaminess that sync perfectly with the highs and lows of Madeline’s journey. It feels like the emotional resonance of the game was crafted right into the tracks. Every beat is a shot of adrenaline that lets you power through tough sections, only to slow down and reflect during the quieter moments.

And that difficulty? It's tough—but fair. The precision is part of the magic. Every time you fail (and you will fail), it's because you could've done better. The level design, with its hidden secrets and finely tuned progression, makes even the toughest sections feel rewarding. It's like the game takes your frustrations and smears a little bit of that mega glaze on it to make you appreciate the challenge.

As you move through the game, you’ll unlock more than just stages—you’ll unlock self-reflection. Madeline’s struggle with her inner demons is mirrored in the way Celeste challenges you: If you’re patient enough, you'll find that the rewards are more than just the satisfaction of clearing a stage—they’re about conquering parts of yourself that you didn’t know were holding you back.

Visually, the game looks like it could be a bedtime story come to life—pixelated charm that pops with color. The art is both minimalistic and gorgeously detailed, evoking nostalgia for the old-school platformers we loved while still feeling fresh and modern.

So, yeah. Celeste isn’t just a game. It’s an emotional, rollercoaster of triumph, failure, and self-discovery. It’s challenging, it’s heartbreaking, it’s glorious—and it's all wrapped in nostalgia and finesse that makes it impossible to put down.

i want to like it but it's too difficult for my skill issue, the art style and music is good and i can see why people enjoy this game, but i just can't recommend it for anyone to just casually play.

Had this game sitting in my library for a while, honestly im such a wuss when it comes to games like these. I was even more terrified to play this game knowing the chase scenes but this game is hella fun. Im addicted as hell to it, great game, helped me get rid of my fear of chase scenes and replaced it with rage.

No veas tus muertes como las veces que fallastes, porque en realidad son las veces de las que no te rendiste

this like "getting over it" but
1. its doesn't make you rip your hair out
2. doesn't make you wanna suddenly combust
3. looks amazing
4. is really fun
5. you get to overcome your depression instead of getting depressed.
6. and is actually remediable
you should buy :)

This game is really fun to play and the story is very fun.

Everything is fire. The music, the story, the art, and of course, the gameplay. Def recommend would play again

I thought I wouldn't like it but I was surprised with how fun the movement system is and also how forgiving it is although it is pretty hard. Would recommend to any platform enjoyers!

Very good platformer with a nice story. Has a crazy amount of collectibles and extra stuff to do once you beat the main chunk of the game. Soundtrack is great and a joy to listen to while playing the game. Would absolutely recommend this game to anyone who wants a challenging platformer to sink their teeth into.

This game definitely goes into my all-time favorites. It's one of the best soundtracks with awesome storytelling. It took me more than a year to complete this game. As Madeline was struggling with her feelings, you struggled with challenging platforming. The way they have introduced different gameplay mechanics, other games should need to learn from this. Madeline and Badeline, are awesome characters that you can relate to throughout the game. I can talk all day about their struggles and how they relate to us. They have portrayed it with different soundtracks depending on Madeline's internal struggles. It's perfection. I won't spoil any story as you should experience it yourself.

My boyfriend recommended this game to me.

My go-to explanation for this is "It's a difficult platformer about climbing a mountain. It's also an allegory for depression." I love this game. A simple story about depression and anxiety, and overcoming that. But GOD does it anger me sometimes. I shoulda listened when they said it'd be difficult.

Celeste is a cool game, that I enjoy sometimes, but if you play this game past 7-A keep in mind from that point on, you will only be losing. You will lose everything that made you human, no amount of money could refund the light back into my eyes. If you’re thinking about playing this game, at all, close your eyes immediately after chapter 7, turn off your computer, and run. I could not recommend this game to any of my friends because I fear they will suffer even a fraction of the suffering I have, and I would hate to be responsible for that. 7/10

Simple controls combined with amazing level design combines to make a truly great experience filled with pain, difficulty, and so much fun.

Dude i love this game so fucking much the characters are so good the gameplay is superb the characters are amazing the pixel art is so stylish the characters are fucking incredible

This is now my favorite game. Great story, great music, and great game. BUY CELESTE!!!!!!!!

Amazing music, platforming and especially community. A must play for anyone, made easy by a rich accessibility menu.

Celeste is good game and stuff so I pretty much like the games art, fell, game play, and other stuff. I would totally recommend this game to people who are chill with rage game (like me) so I think its best that you try it yourself and I dunno, rage at it?

What a gem of a game. Indie games like this-, actually there is no indie game like this. Celeste is a extremely challenging joyful struggle that I wish I could experience for the first time again. No AAA title I've ever played could come even close the the mechanical genius of Celeste. The characters and story is also quite entertaining and the feeling I had when I eventually conquered this game was indescribable. An insanely rare 10/10.

A very tight and fun precision platformer, quite enjoyable, has secret levels called B-side and even C-side, which adds a lot of additional unique content after you've finished the game, not to mention the absurd amount of strawberries as collectables. The gameplay also keeps evolving and adding more features you have to consider the further you go, which was a nice touch, as it does not stay samey for and every level adds some variety, a new mechanic that you have to make use of to procceed.

The game also has some accessibility options for people that aren't very good at platformers in turn of disabling achievements, but its there. It was nominated best game of the year on the VGA 2018, and it shows.

Some say the dialogue is a bit corny and cringe, but i quite enjoyed it.
It's the story of a girl trying to surpass her inner demons and inner conflicts by attempting to climb the Celeste Mountain. for a sense of self-fulfillment

i give it a 8/10. Great!

If you enjoy platformers, buy it. You won't regret it.

Really nice gameplay. It is built around 2 moves, dashing and wall climbing and somehow the devs managed to stretch it to its max potential.

Amazing music. Seriously, the soundtrack in this game is insanely good. Congrats to Lena Raine for achieving this, no wonder she got hired to make music for Minecraft.

Lovely story. I am not gonna spoil it, but the story is revolving around anxiety and as someone who had this problem before, I can say it does a great job at portraying how it feels, how most of us try to get rid of it and how some of us manage to solve the problem that anxiety give us. In fact. Anxiety is not an emotion which you can simply get rid of. It will always be there. The cure to it is not courage, but curiosity, it's not an enemy, it's a twisted defense mechanism or an overcautious friend rather than a terrifying force. If you are an anxious person this game will 100% resonate with you and may even help you

This is the best game i've ever played and the music is so peak please buy it i love this game so much PLEASE. best 20 dollars i've ever spent

Came for the trans memes stayed for the amazing gameplay, levels and story

I first beat this game in the winter of 2019, unaware of how much the world was going to change in a few short months. Coming from a background of playing competitive super smash bros, this game hooked me with its mechanics instantly. The platforming was so smooth and expressive, there was always a unique way to beat various levels. With the addition of some of the best video game soundtracks of all time, the thrill from completing a level was unmatched by any game I had ever played. The love put into the game can be felt in every second you play it. My favorite part of the game was definitely the story.

SPOILERS AHEAD

The themes of not giving up on yourself and embracing the anxiety inside you in order to grow from it is reflected so well in the struggle between the characters of Madeline and Badeline. Fighting against your negativity and ignoring it only for it to lash out and cause more problems highlights a common result of the desire to simply rid ourselves of the darker aspects in our lives. But we can prevent that by acknowledging our faults and learning to own it and do better. Once Madeline realizes her mistakes and welcomes Badeline back into her life, we are rewarded with a second dash that enables us to perform more difficult maneuvers. With other relatable characters in Theo and Granny who show various forms of encouragement and support, the journey to climb Mt. Celeste had a very meaningful impact on my life. Back then I was affected by a multitude of negative thoughts and pressures. This game helped me process everything and come out of the battle stronger. I knew that I had to keep my head up and stop taking the people around me for granted. I can confidently say this game helped me through the struggles I faced at the time.

SPOILERS DONE

The extra levels in this game include another layer of complexity and difficulty that while enjoyable, can be extremely frustrating. But the game is just so good at encouraging you and convincing you to keep climbing. The remixes that play during these levels do a big part in stopping you from quitting and can even be motivating at times. I managed to complete all the B-side levels and half of the C-side levels before putting the game down. I was disappointed that I was not going to attempt the Farewell level, but satisfied with the things I had accomplished with the game. Fast forward to today and once again I am struggling with some negative aspects of my life. It has inspired me to climb this mountain once more. I have missed the world of Celeste and the charming characters who have been waiting for my return. I am proud to say I have beaten the level I was last stuck on and will be attempting to beat the C-side levels and Farewell in order to help Madeline with her last chapter of closure. This game is probably gonna make me cry again if I ever beat Farewell; the main story was already so good. Wish me luck as I embrace the endless cycle of falling and learning while beating my demons in the real world. I'll see y'all at the top.

A gorgeous game with a great story of self reflection and game mechanics that keep everything fresh. Was always super satisfying to complete the puzzles and difficult rooms. Worth every penny and then some!!

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☑ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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---{ Author }---
☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

This game is honestly a joy to play (minus the parts where i wanted to throw something at the screen). It's full of small little stories for you to find and closely follows your character climbing up the mountain and overcoming her internal aspects. It's so incredibly well crafted with the levels, sounds and boss battles being absolutely amazingly made. Each chapter has a new mechanic for you to play with and a new way for you to go around and complete levels all culminating in the final level which incorporates all of them at once. If you're not a fan of platformers this may not be for you as it can aboslutely make you lose your mind but boy is it fun as anything gameplay wise.

8 / 10

10/10 Gameplay and soundtrack

Lovely visuals and animations to complement the 10/10 aspects and the story and characters are a great addition that won't take centre stage but is really well done and worth being invested in

Absolutely great. It is very hard, but the process of completing each level one by one, progressively getting better at the game is very rewarding.

Very challenging platformer but very fun. Tons of great community made maps are available if you still want more at the end of it.

This game is life changing. I adore the art style and music. As a trans person, it makes me so happy that other trans people are getting the recognition they deserve! Definitely going to collect all the strawbs at some point :)

Pretty good challenge to get all achievements. Music and art was fantastic

OH MY PEAK this is the greatest game ever conceived. not only is the game fun to play, but the story is compelling, the movement tech seems to have infinite depth. AND THERES TRANS REPRESENTATION OHHH MYY PEAAAAK. safe to say the greatest game this century, stop saying im biased

What a beautiful, intriguing, and truly fun game. The gameplay was smooth and quite addicting while the characters got me thinking about my own life.

Something I unexpectedly enjoyed was trying to get as many secret strawberries as possible. I'm not usually much of a completionist but the challenge that led to each strawberry was particularly fun and satisfying to complete.

A final thing to note is the music. Somehow it just made me feel like I was on a real adventure.

If you're a fan of platformers, particularly precision platformers, as well as an interesting story, and adventure then this is for you.

must play game for any breathing human
my favorite thing about this game is how you as a player evolve, you can't level up Madeline, its just a game about pure skill, and as you play more and you die more you get better, permanently. Madeline doesn't need to level up, because technically you do. It's what gets me coming back to this game often, I can always find or make up something new to do and I can always improve.

Challenging but mostly fair, and a great game for speedrunning. The mechanics are quite simple but have incredible depth, and mastering them makes movement feel very satisfying.

🏳️‍⚧️

Bought it during the 2024 summer sale, absolutely don't regret doing so. The entire story, music, overall difficulty, all the chapters and extra challenges... This game is a masterpiece. Absolutely recommend it for all platformer fanatics and those who like a good, rewarding challenge. 10/10

The best platformer I've ever played. The movement feels very slick and nice. There is a lot of control over the main character, which makes the game quite skill-based with not much luck involved. The story is also quite nice.

beautiful game

tough as nails, but extremely rewarding
And it isn't cumbersome to get good at. It's got quick snappy controls, fun and fluid movement
The amount of creative platforming challenges and mechanics they introduce for such a simple moveset is extremely impressive
and you'll never feel like a death isn't your fault

asset wise the game is stunning, I've never seen pixel art like this before or since
and don't even get me started on the soundtrack, Lena Raine was in her fucking BAG, dude
all the guest composers did amazing too
shoutout to Resurrections my best friend I love Resurrections

the story is great, lovable characters too
leaves room for interpretation, but still straightforward enough that it does actually have a narrative
you can play the game and still enjoy it while disregarding it, but if you meet the game at it's level your experience will be even better (I think you're doing yourself a disservice if you ignore it I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE SPECIFIC IF YOU READ THIS YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)

heavy recommend if you can handle the difficulty
badeline is my favorite character and she will always be famous

Celeste es uno de mis juegos favoritos de todos los tiempos y se que lo seguirá siendo. Fue un juego muy significativo porque me animó en momentos difíciles, lo recomiendo para las personas que les gusten las plataformas y sobretodo para los que quieran una experiencia diferente a la usual.

Pirated this game at first but it was so good that i bought it, masterpiece of a platformer dude, if you love difficulty then just buy it trust me you will NOT be disappointed

Masterpiece

celeste is so good!!!!!!!! the gameplay, graphics, and soundtrack are all so incredibly amazing!!!!!!! its so fun to play and it makes me so happy! i HIGHLY recommend celeste to everyone

a good source of analogies. — you would always regret for not playing it on a higher level (even after Farewell). it forces you to leave the familiar territories and break through the current boundary, opening up the unexpected, roaming possibilities of problem solving. — it’s both a mental and a physical journey, which can only be experienced via the reconciliation of your self-conscious emotions and self-esteem, together with the reconstruction of your toolbox of performance skills. — there’s no going back after seeing and being present in the scenery of every summit. the next thing to do is to get involved in the modding community.