Celeste, a challenging platform game focused on mental health and overcoming difficulties to climb a mountain, celebrated its 6th anniversary yesterday, January 25, 2024. And it sounds like we have a lot to look forward to.
The the official Celeste Twitter has teased something on social media yesterday, confirming that the team is “cooking up something small but COOL” for the anniversary. “We just need a little more time to sprinkle that extra love.”
For now, all we have to go on is the new artwork Extremely OK Games artist Amorawhich shows Madeline — the protagonist of the game — in the middle of a snowy landscape, surrounded by buildings.
Vancouver-based game audio studio Turn up the volume — who worked on Celeste as well as Cadence of Hyrule, Into The Breach and Tunic, among many other indie titans — retweeted the teaser, saying “It’s great”. So it could be an audio project, but we know little more at this point.
Extremely OK games and the 2018 indie blockbuster Maddy Makes Games received critical acclaim for the way it seamlessly blended narrative and mechanical themes to create a rewarding, challenging and accessible experience. The game later received free DLC in the form of Celeste, bye in 2019, which featured an extremely long, challenging final level to tie together all of the game’s themes. That’s brilliant. Like the base game.
The next game from Extremely OK Games is Earthblade, a 2D action adventure that looks absolutely stunning. It’s coming to Steam in 2024. And while it’s not confirmed for the Switch, we expect to see it on a console at some point — or a successor.