Celeste is a highly-acclaimed precision platformer that tells the story of Madeline, a young woman who hopes to move beyond a stagnant period in her life by climbing the fabled Celeste Mountain.

Creating Celeste with my friends helped me reach the point where I could realize this truth about myself. During Celeste’s development, I did not know that Madeline or myself were trans.

“During Celeste’s development, I did not know that Madeline or myself were trans,” Thorson wrote. “During the Farewell DLC’s development, I began to form a hunch.

Celeste takes place on the titular mountain, and follows Madeline, a young woman who has come to reach Celeste’s peak. Madeline wants to ascend the mountain to challenge herself in a bid to get ...

The Resolutive Dance of Madeline and Monika. The complete D-Side series all in one big map pack!~ The D-Sides are very hard versions of the base game's chapters, building on them but also adding ...

During Celeste’s development, I did not know that Madeline or myself were trans,” writes Thorson. Five years later, Celeste is still thriving; Just look at the game’s heavily queer speed ...

Celeste follows a woman named Madeline as she travels to the top of a mountain. While that’s a simple premise, it quickly becomes apparent that Celeste is about a whole lot more than climbing.

"Relive the magic of Celeste Mountain alongside Madeline in this small, heartfelt 3D platformer," the description reads, noting that Celeste 64 was made in just a week to mark the anniversary.

Former Celeste developers have regrouped on the game's third anniversary to make a sequel to the Celeste Classic, the free PICO-8 game that started it all. As you can see in the announcement below ...