Celeste, the Game of the Year platformer of 2018, is now officially three years old. And while developer Extremely OK Games and creator Maddy Thorson haven’t revealed what’s coming next, there is something special made just for the occasion. On Monday, Thorson revealed Celeste Classic 2, a sequel to Celeste‘s small predecessor originally made in 2015 for the PICO-8 make-believe handheld. Better yet, Celeste Classic 2 can be played entirely for free.
Celeste Classic 2 is a unique spin on the style of platforming offered in the original Celeste. There’s still a snowy mountain to climb filled with terrible obstacles to overcome, naturally. But instead of jumps, double jumps, and other straightforward platforming fare, Celeste Classic 2 adds a new mechanic that should be familiar to The Legend of Zelda fans. It’s a hook shot. In Celeste Classic 2, players can use the grappling hook to pull themselves toward a wall they’d otherwise be unable to reach by jumping.
As for Celeste Classic 2‘s platform the PICO-8, it’s a “fantasy console” designed and created by Lexaloffle Games. It’s intended to emulate retro platforms by imposing harsh artificial limitations. The result is a platform with 128×128 pixels, game size limitations of just 32k, and graphics allowing for 8×8 sprites with 256 colors. Best of all, it runs on PC/Mac/Linux fluidly from a player’s browser.
According to Thorson, the Extremely OK Games team, which includes Noel Berry, Lena Raine, and testing from Kevin Regamey, put together Celeste Classic 2 in just three days. That’s a day faster than the original Celeste Classic was made all the way back in 2015. Still, it’s thanks to that small, challenging PICO-8 game that the full Celeste release came in 2018. A new Celeste Classic on the main release’s three-year anniversary is a loving way to celebrate that.
Celeste Classic 2 is available now on PC.
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