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Celeste Guide

Maddy Makes Games2018PC, PS5, Xbox, SwitchPlatformerRating: 92
Celeste is a precision platformer by Maddy Makes Games. Players control Madeline as she climbs Celeste Mountain, confronting her inner demons. The game features tight controls, challenging levels, and a deeply personal story about mental health. Winner of multiple awards for narrative and gameplay.

🎮 Core Mechanics

  • Jump: Standard jump, can jump once in air
  • Dash: 8-directional air dash — your main movement tool
  • Climb: Grab walls, limited stamina
  • Wall jump: Jump off walls
  • Stamina: Climbing drains stamina, recover on ground
💡 Dash diagonally down to bounce off spikes — advanced but useful.

🏔️ Chapter Guide

  1. Forsaken City: Tutorial, learn basics
  2. Old Site: Introduces dash refills
  3. Celestial Resort: Water mechanics
  4. Golden Ridge: Wind mechanics
  5. Mirror Temple: Puzzle-focused
  6. Reflection: Story-heavy
  7. The Summit: Climax
  8. Core: Heat/cold mechanic
  9. Farewell: DLC, hardest chapter

🍓 Collectibles

  • Strawberries: 175 total — optional, for completionists
  • Cassette Tapes: Unlock B-side remix levels
  • Heart Gates: Crystal hearts unlock C-sides
  • B-sides/C-sides: Much harder versions of levels
⚠️ Assist Mode is there for a reason. Use it if you're stuck — the story is worth it.

🧗 Chapter Trouble Spots

  • Forsaken City: the hotel lobby section punishes forward dashes - climb the left wall instead
  • Old Site: dream blocks only break when dashed into; chain two dashes inside one block to cross the gap
  • Golden Ridge: the wind changes direction mid-jump - jump before the gust, not during it
  • Mirror Temple: use the bubbles to reset your dash, not to travel

⚡ Moves Worth Drilling

  • Hyper dash: down-dash then immediately up-right jump - covers more ground than a plain dash-jump
  • Wall bounce: jump off a wall, dash into it, jump again to climb faster than grabbing
  • Dash buffer: input the dash slightly before landing; the game buffers it and you keep momentum
  • Stamina refills only on ground or while hanging still - climbing while moving drains it twice as fast

🍓 Collecting

  • Golden strawberries need a deathless run of a chapter; learn the route in a normal run first
  • B-side tapes sit in specific rooms, not behind puzzles - if a room looks empty, check the ceiling
  • Assist mode is not cheating, and it does not disable achievements
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