Action · January 25, 2018

Celeste (2018)

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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. A narrative-driven, single-player adventure like mom used to make, with a charming cast of characters and a touching story of self-discovery A massive mountain teeming with 700+ screens of hardcore platforming challenges and devious secrets Brutal B-side chapters to unlock, built for only the bravest mountaineers IGF “Excellence in Audio” finalist, with over 2 hours of original music led by dazzling live piano and catchy synth beats Pie 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. Lightning-fast respawns keep you climbing as you uncover the mysteries of the mountain and brave its many perils. This is it, Madeline. Just breathe. You can do this.

Action releases from 2018

175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume120.6k Steam reviewsTop 5% in Action
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5%
Metacritic88/100Genre average 77 — top 9% of Action titles
Concurrent peak1.2k playersTop 9% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours23 h averageTop 21% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Precision Platformer · 1.4k
  • Difficult · 1.4k
  • Pixel Graphics · 1.4k
  • Great Soundtrack · 1.4k
  • Indie · 1.3k
  • Platformer · 1.3k
  • 2D Platformer · 1.1k
  • Female Protagonist · 980
  • Singleplayer · 830
  • 2D · 805
  • Story Rich · 766
  • Adventure · 609
  • Cute · 602
  • Puzzle-Platformer · 494
  • LGBTQ+ · 483

Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 120.6k reviews

117.0k positive · 3.6k negative

Metacritic

88/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.4/10

Curator recommendations

119.1k

Peak concurrent players

1.2k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Celeste is a surprise masterpiece.” 10 / 10 – IGN “This is an essential gaming experience.” 10 / 10 – Destructoid “[Celeste] is truly a game for everyone.” Recommended – Eurogamer

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

23h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

32

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 25, 2018
DeveloperMaddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
PublisherMaddy Makes Games Inc.
Base price$4.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Celeste