The Incredible (and Incredibly Introspective) Celeste graced our home consoles in 2018, sending us all on a journey of air storms, strawberry gathering, and self-reflection. Now, three years to the day, the team is there Very OK Games have released a sequel… of sorts.
Before Celeste used to be Celeste, it was Celeste, a simpler game built in the Pico-8 engine and released in 2016. That version, now known as Celeste Classic, has since been overshadowed by its big sister, but that doesn’t mean the developers have forgotten about it.
Enter Celeste 2: Lani’s Trek, a sequel to the original Celeste that Extremely OK Games programmer Noel Berry says it was created in just three days.
As the name suggests, this sequel does not end Celeste protagonist Madeline but a new character named Lani. Rather than wielding magical powers, Lani’s journey to Mount Celeste revolves around a grappling hook. Although I’ve only played for a few minutes so far, it’s hard in the same way as the last Celeste games so great.
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Celeste 2: Lani’s Trek can be played directly in your browser or downloaded at itch.io.
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