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2018 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 18.99 € 👍 97 % Overwhelmingly positive, 120,602 reviews on Steam

A precise platformer about climbing a mountain and overcoming inner fears.

What defines Celeste:

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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The closest matches for Celeste are Celeste Classic, Umihara Kawase and I Wanna Be the Guy. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Celeste special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Celeste Classic

87 %

2015 PC

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Linear, curated structure

The original tiny platformer made for the PICO-8 fantasy console: you climb a mountain with precise jumps and eight-direction dashes. Short screens and instant restarts make it tough yet compelling.

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I Wanna Be the Guy

Linear, curated structure

A notoriously brutal 2D platformer where nearly everything is designed to kill you through trial and error. Packed with retro references, cruel traps and dark humor, it became a cult classic of the genre.

Bit.Trip Runner

Distinctive, stylised art style

A fast rhythm platformer where the hero runs automatically and you jump, slide and kick through obstacles in time with the music. Retro pixel visuals and a driving chiptune soundtrack make it a demanding test of reflexes.

Super Meat Boy

Distinctive, stylised art style

A brutally tough precision platformer with hundreds of bite-sized, sawblade-filled levels where instant respawns keep you hammering away until you nail every jump. Its gross-out humor and replays showing all your failed attempts at once make every victory feel earned.

I Wanna Be the Boshy

Linear, curated structure

A brutal fangame platformer in the vein of I Wanna Be the Guy, packed with sudden traps, cheap deaths and bosses that demand precision and memorization. Its absurd humor and references make the suffering part of the fun.

MO:Astray

Puzzles and brain teasers

A pixel-art platformer where you guide the slime-like MO through hazardous levels full of traps and strange enemies. Precise jumping and the character's special abilities drive the challenge.

The Lion King

Distinctive, stylised art style

Classic Disney 2D platformer following Simba from playful cub to king, featuring gorgeous film-quality animation and a surprisingly punishing difficulty.

Tomb of the Mask

Puzzles and brain teasers

A fast arcade climber where a magic mask lets you dash through endless procedurally generated pixel mazes, dodging traps and collecting points with swipe-style movement.

Mutant Mudds

Linear, curated structure

A tight retro platformer where you hover with a jetpack and blast mutant mud monsters while hopping between three depth layers in each level. Its pixel art and precise controls evoke the 8- and 16-bit era.

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