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Celeste cover art

Celeste

Maddy Makes Games Inc. · 2018-01-25

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 25, 2018 (Xbox One), Jul 28, 2020 (Google Stadia), Jan 25, 2018 (Linux), Jan 25, 2018 (Mac), Jan 25, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 25, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

1,966
playing now
97%
positive of 146k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
301
twitch viewers (latest)
91/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (1457 ratings)
22h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 54h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

1,966 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Celeste is a 2018 platform video game developed and published by indie studio Maddy Makes Games. The player controls the player character Madeline, a young woman with anxiety and depression, who endeavors to climb Celeste Mountain, a fictional version of Mount Celeste. During her climb, she encounters several characters, including a personification of her self-doubt nicknamed "Badeline", who attempts to stop her from reaching the mountain's summit.

Trailer

Celeste trailer thumbnail

Celeste - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,966 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13,707 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,713/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 3.7M–8.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 146,266 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$4.99-75%
Steam$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 40 of 65 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.6k6.6k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,009 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,057 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,062 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,562 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,442 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,122 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 937 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,935 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,039 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 819 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,121 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,300 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,348 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,294 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,008 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,582 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,086 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 813 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 725 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,147 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,929 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,035 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 853 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,871 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,237 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,937 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,367 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 964 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 858 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 788 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,298 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,958 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,627 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,095 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,496 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2,473 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,215 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,245 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2,199 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,796 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,083 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,070 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,425 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,874 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,116 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 919 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,665 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,244 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,051 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,198 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,676 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,081 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,000 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,666 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6,557 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,700 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,717 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,341 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,578 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,100 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,771 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,210 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,621 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,382 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,360 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,376 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2,436 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,016 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,413 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,069 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,471 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,997 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,069 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,064 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,700 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,353 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,361 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,717 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,973 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,239 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 49 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.3k1.3k2026-08-06 21:00 — 1,962 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,436 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,028 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,967 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,614 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,182 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,998 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,636 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 2,253 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,143 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,452 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,125 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,929 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,434 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2,142 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,866 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,357 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,904 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,298 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,471 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,618 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,919 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,674 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,617 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,911 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,556 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,417 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,143 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,966 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002018-01-262026-08-302018-01-26 — best price $19.992018-10-01 — best price $15.992018-12-20 — best price $15.992019-04-04 — best price $13.392019-09-05 — best price $19.992019-11-26 — best price $9.992020-01-01 — best price $19.992020-04-02 — best price $6.792020-06-08 — best price $19.992020-10-29 — best price $6.792020-12-11 — best price $6.792021-01-15 — best price $9.992021-09-09 — best price $4.992021-12-11 — best price $19.992022-01-27 — best price $4.992022-05-25 — best price $19.992022-08-08 — best price $4.992022-10-18 — best price $4.992022-12-05 — best price $4.992023-01-16 — best price $19.992023-03-27 — best price $19.992023-05-23 — best price $19.992023-07-17 — best price $5.992023-09-01 — best price $5.992023-12-11 — best price $19.992024-02-09 — best price $4.992024-04-18 — best price $4.992024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-10-23 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-08-15 — best price $4.992025-10-22 — best price $19.992025-12-05 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-01 — best price $19.992026-07-02 — best price $19.992026-08-15 — best price $4.992026-08-28 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9165242026-05-31 — 713 pageviews2026-06-03 — 635 pageviews2026-06-06 — 696 pageviews2026-06-09 — 628 pageviews2026-06-12 — 675 pageviews2026-06-15 — 817 pageviews2026-06-18 — 916 pageviews2026-06-21 — 628 pageviews2026-06-24 — 660 pageviews2026-06-27 — 645 pageviews2026-06-30 — 641 pageviews2026-07-03 — 624 pageviews2026-07-06 — 593 pageviews2026-07-09 — 707 pageviews2026-07-12 — 574 pageviews2026-07-15 — 648 pageviews2026-07-18 — 595 pageviews2026-07-21 — 790 pageviews2026-07-24 — 826 pageviews2026-07-27 — 895 pageviews2026-07-30 — 640 pageviews2026-08-02 — 602 pageviews2026-08-05 — 583 pageviews2026-08-08 — 595 pageviews2026-08-11 — 590 pageviews2026-08-14 — 551 pageviews2026-08-17 — 768 pageviews2026-08-20 — 615 pageviews2026-08-23 — 595 pageviews2026-08-26 — 581 pageviews2026-08-28 — 652 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.0k492026-08-17 08:12 — 2,050 viewers2026-08-17 09:12 — 2,042 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 173 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 89 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 82 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 81 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 91 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 101 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 168 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 202 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 248 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 488 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 420 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 663 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 661 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 690 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 405 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 267 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 155 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 317 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 2,004 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 1,698 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 102 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 107 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 182 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 168 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 158 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 138 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 156 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 155 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 173 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 218 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 301 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
70.7%
earned "Forsaken"
19.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)51,58815%32
PS4 (PlayStation)40,54925%31
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)29,2949%30
Switch (Nintendo)3,5810%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteIndieLGBTQ+AdventureDifficultPlatformerStory RichSingleplayer2D Platformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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