Not many games can balance a poignant, meaningful story about mental health with some of the tightest, most thrilling gameplay of the generation, but striking that balance is just one of Celeste’s many impressive feats. If I had to recommend a single game on this list to anyone, I think it would be Celeste. Here’s what I had to say about Celeste in my piece about the best games of 2018 from the beginning of this year: “Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.” The visuals, the soundtrack, the audio (shout out to Power Up Audio!) A definitive example of where art and video games meet.“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,” reads the description on the store page. And you’ll return to the mountain. Beautifully crafted.

So while the story may take the average gamer like me 8-10 hours to complete, there’s still more. As Madeline climbs the mountain in search of herself, and to settle the score with her inner demons, you’re right there with her and need her to reach the summit.Īnd then when you do, you feel the urge to go back, to find more hidden tidbits, to tackle the harder levels. Lightning-fast re-spawns keep you climbing as you uncover the mysteries of the mountain and brave its many perils. Celeste WANTS you to win.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight, hand-crafted platformer from the creators of multiplayer classic TowerFall. The controls are simple and accessible – simply jump, air-dash, and climb – but with layers of expressive depth to master, where every death is a lesson. Your mission is to climb a high mountain and find and solve the mysteries within there.

Celeste is an Action, Platformer and Adventure game for PC published by Matt Makes Games Inc in 2018.

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