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Review TowerFall (Switch) - This Couch Co-Op Classic Is Perfectly Suited To Nintendo Switch
Towering over the competition
Back in 2012, the gaming world was taken by storm by the announcement of the OUYA, a crowdfunded attempt at creating a major console platform geared specifically towards indies. Though we could easily write a thesis on all the reasons why the OUYA ended up being an enormous failure, the hardware did have some saving...
The Magic Mountain
Starting out life as an entry for a game jam back in 2015, developer Matt Makes Games (of TowerFall fame) has brought Celeste to Nintendo Switch as a fully realised action platformer. Popularised by fellow Switch indie Super Meat Boy - which was in turn inspired by designer Matt Thorson's freeware series Jumper - Celeste on the...
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News Indie Hit Celeste Celebrates 6th Anniversary With Free N64-Style 3D Platformer
It's officially titled 'Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain'
You know how Celeste is currently celebrating its 6th anniversary and the official social media account said it was cooking up something small but cool? Well, it's now been officially revealed as Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain. It's a computer game that allows fans to "relive the...
Guide Best LGBTQ+ Switch Games
Play with pride
Happy Pride, everyone! We're updating and republishing this list of some of Switch's best and most inclusive games in celebration of Pride month. Enjoy! The games industry has not always been good at portraying LGBTQ+ relationships and identities, but thanks to the efforts of small studios, indie developers, and LGBTQ+ creators,...
News Celeste Devs Release Retro Celeste Mini-Sequel To Celebrate The Game's Third Anniversary
Happy birthday, Celeste!
Celeste is a beautiful, heart-wrenching platformer that takes skill, patience, and wrists that won't quit on you. It's hard, but that's kind of the point - it wants to teach you a lesson about never giving up, even when you don't believe in yourself. Celeste Classic 2 is a free PICO-8 platformer in a similar style, made...
Random Watch Someone Speedrun Celeste Using A Dance Pad
Speeddancing, more like
Celeste is a challenging platforming game that will make your thumbs bleed and your brain ache, but apparently that's because we've all been playing it wrong: we should have been playing with our feet. During last week's Awesome Games Done Quick stream, speedrunner PeekingBoo performed a 14:41 speedrun of Celeste's C-Side...
News Forget About A Celeste Sequel, It Probably Won't Happen
"we really don't want to make a sequel"
Earlier this month, Celeste received its long-awaited farewell update, adding an extra chapter featuring more than 100 new levels, over 40 minutes of new music, and new mechanics and items. With the update for this highly-praised action platformer now out in the wild, you're probably wondering about a possible...
News Say Goodbye To Celeste With The Free Farewell Update Now Available On Switch
More than 100 new levels to climb
The free farewell update for the highly-praised indie platformer Celeste is now available on the Nintendo Switch. It includes more than 100 levels, over 40 minutes of new music and various new mechanics and items. Here's an announcement from the Nintendo of America Twitter account: If you haven't already played...
News Celeste's Free DLC Update Will Contain More Than 100 Challenging Levels
Prepare to suffer
The uphill indie platformer Celeste will soon grow in size, with the creator Matt Thorson - on behalf of the team at Matt Makes Games - revealing the free ninth chapter DLC will include more than 100 levels. The current game already has more than 700 levels in it and the next chapter is expected to ramp up the difficulty yet...
News Celeste Creator Matt Thorson Shares New Information About Upcoming DLC
Don't expect any strawberries
The challenging uphill platform game Celeste was one of the indie standouts of 2018. It received multiple awards and the creator Matt Thorson followed this by announcing farewell levels for the title would arrive early on in 2019. Now that the new year is underway, Thorson has posted yet another tweet about this DLC...
News Check Out The Celeste Collector's Edition, Pre-Orders Begin Next Tuesday
Iconoclasts physical release also on the way
Earlier this month during the ''Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' on Twitch, Limited Run announced a physical edition for Celeste would be available to pre-order from 1st January onward. In the latest update, Limited Run has now revealed the Collector's Edit
News Indie Hit Celeste Sold Over 500,000 Copies In 2018
Farewell levels arriving early next year
After being recognised as the indie title of the year at the 2018 Game Awards, Celeste by Matt Makes Games has now sold over 500,000 copies in 2018. This is the first major sales milestone for the retro-inspired indie platformer since it arrived at the start of the year. Although the Switch version was
News Limited Run Games Releasing Physical Editions Of Celeste And Windjammers
Pre-order soon
During the 'Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' on Twitch, Limited Run announced physical editions for the indie game of the year Celeste and the retro hit Windjammers. Windjammers, developed by DotEmu, will be available to pre-order from LRG website on 21st December and Celeste by Matt Makes Games can be secured from 1st
News Celeste Creator Teases Work In Progress
What could it be?
We absolutely adored the action-platformer Celeste when it arrived on the Switch eShop at the start of this year, so we're glad to hear more content for the game could potentially be on the way. According to GoNintendo, Celeste creator Matt Thorson has teased new content for the title. As can be seen below, the tweet clarifies the...
News TowerFall Brings Six-Player Action And Celeste Characters To Switch Next Month
The ultimate version of the game, apparently
Multiplayer smash hit TowerFall is coming to Switch next month, along with plenty of exclusive features. Billed as the ultimate version of the game, TowerFall will include all of the content from Ascension and Dark World, as well as a new six-player mode and Madeline and her...
News Celeste Dev Confirms TowerFall Is Coming To Switch
"I'm working on it right now"
Celeste developer Matt Thorson has revealed via Twitter than he is bringing his previous game TowerFall to the Nintendo Switch. The 2D mulitplayer action title began life on the Ouya Android console (remember that?) and was later released on other formats to incredibly positive reviews in 2014. In many ways, the...
News Nintendo Power Podcast Episode 3 Is Now Available for Streaming
Celeste gets the spotlight
The Nintendo Power Podcast was a lovely Christmas gift to receive from the company, starting a tradition of bringing eager fans an in-depth discussion of the hottest things happening with Nintendo once every month. Last month’s episode was focused around the recent unveiling of Nintendo Labo, and now the third episode is...
News TowerFall Creator Bringing "Hardcore Mountain Climbing Platformer" Celeste To Nintendo Switch
Hop to it
TowerFall developer Matt Thorson has revealed that his latest project - described as a "Hardcore Mountain Climbing Platformer" - is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Celeste may be billed as "a game about climbing a mountain", but as you can see from the trailer above, things get pretty intense at times. Your character can perform...
News Indie Hit Celeste Celebrates 6th Anniversary With Free N64-Style 3D Platformer
It's officially titled 'Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain'
You know how Celeste is currently celebrating its 6th anniversary and the official social media account said it was cooking up something small but cool? Well, it's now been officially revealed as Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain. It's a computer game that allows fans to "relive the...
Guide Best LGBTQ+ Switch Games
Play with pride
Happy Pride, everyone! We're updating and republishing this list of some of Switch's best and most inclusive games in celebration of Pride month. Enjoy! The games industry has not always been good at portraying LGBTQ+ relationships and identities, but thanks to the efforts of small studios, indie developers, and LGBTQ+ creators,...
News Celeste Devs Release Retro Celeste Mini-Sequel To Celebrate The Game's Third Anniversary
Happy birthday, Celeste!
Celeste is a beautiful, heart-wrenching platformer that takes skill, patience, and wrists that won't quit on you. It's hard, but that's kind of the point - it wants to teach you a lesson about never giving up, even when you don't believe in yourself. Celeste Classic 2 is a free PICO-8 platformer in a similar style, made...
Random Watch Someone Speedrun Celeste Using A Dance Pad
Speeddancing, more like
Celeste is a challenging platforming game that will make your thumbs bleed and your brain ache, but apparently that's because we've all been playing it wrong: we should have been playing with our feet. During last week's Awesome Games Done Quick stream, speedrunner PeekingBoo performed a 14:41 speedrun of Celeste's C-Side...
News Forget About A Celeste Sequel, It Probably Won't Happen
"we really don't want to make a sequel"
Earlier this month, Celeste received its long-awaited farewell update, adding an extra chapter featuring more than 100 new levels, over 40 minutes of new music, and new mechanics and items. With the update for this highly-praised action platformer now out in the wild, you're probably wondering about a possible...
News Say Goodbye To Celeste With The Free Farewell Update Now Available On Switch
More than 100 new levels to climb
The free farewell update for the highly-praised indie platformer Celeste is now available on the Nintendo Switch. It includes more than 100 levels, over 40 minutes of new music and various new mechanics and items. Here's an announcement from the Nintendo of America Twitter account: If you haven't already played...
News Celeste's Free DLC Update Will Contain More Than 100 Challenging Levels
Prepare to suffer
The uphill indie platformer Celeste will soon grow in size, with the creator Matt Thorson - on behalf of the team at Matt Makes Games - revealing the free ninth chapter DLC will include more than 100 levels. The current game already has more than 700 levels in it and the next chapter is expected to ramp up the difficulty yet...
News Celeste Creator Matt Thorson Shares New Information About Upcoming DLC
Don't expect any strawberries
The challenging uphill platform game Celeste was one of the indie standouts of 2018. It received multiple awards and the creator Matt Thorson followed this by announcing farewell levels for the title would arrive early on in 2019. Now that the new year is underway, Thorson has posted yet another tweet about this DLC...
News Check Out The Celeste Collector's Edition, Pre-Orders Begin Next Tuesday
Iconoclasts physical release also on the way
Earlier this month during the ''Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' on Twitch, Limited Run announced a physical edition for Celeste would be available to pre-order from 1st January onward. In the latest update, Limited Run has now revealed the Collector's Edit
News Indie Hit Celeste Sold Over 500,000 Copies In 2018
Farewell levels arriving early next year
After being recognised as the indie title of the year at the 2018 Game Awards, Celeste by Matt Makes Games has now sold over 500,000 copies in 2018. This is the first major sales milestone for the retro-inspired indie platformer since it arrived at the start of the year. Although the Switch version was
News Limited Run Games Releasing Physical Editions Of Celeste And Windjammers
Pre-order soon
During the 'Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' on Twitch, Limited Run announced physical editions for the indie game of the year Celeste and the retro hit Windjammers. Windjammers, developed by DotEmu, will be available to pre-order from LRG website on 21st December and Celeste by Matt Makes Games can be secured from 1st
News Celeste Creator Teases Work In Progress
What could it be?
We absolutely adored the action-platformer Celeste when it arrived on the Switch eShop at the start of this year, so we're glad to hear more content for the game could potentially be on the way. According to GoNintendo, Celeste creator Matt Thorson has teased new content for the title. As can be seen below, the tweet clarifies the...
News TowerFall Brings Six-Player Action And Celeste Characters To Switch Next Month
The ultimate version of the game, apparently
Multiplayer smash hit TowerFall is coming to Switch next month, along with plenty of exclusive features. Billed as the ultimate version of the game, TowerFall will include all of the content from Ascension and Dark World, as well as a new six-player mode and Madeline and her...
News Celeste Dev Confirms TowerFall Is Coming To Switch
"I'm working on it right now"
Celeste developer Matt Thorson has revealed via Twitter than he is bringing his previous game TowerFall to the Nintendo Switch. The 2D mulitplayer action title began life on the Ouya Android console (remember that?) and was later released on other formats to incredibly positive reviews in 2014. In many ways, the...
News Nintendo Power Podcast Episode 3 Is Now Available for Streaming
Celeste gets the spotlight
The Nintendo Power Podcast was a lovely Christmas gift to receive from the company, starting a tradition of bringing eager fans an in-depth discussion of the hottest things happening with Nintendo once every month. Last month’s episode was focused around the recent unveiling of Nintendo Labo, and now the third episode is...
News TowerFall Creator Bringing "Hardcore Mountain Climbing Platformer" Celeste To Nintendo Switch
Hop to it
TowerFall developer Matt Thorson has revealed that his latest project - described as a "Hardcore Mountain Climbing Platformer" - is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Celeste may be billed as "a game about climbing a mountain", but as you can see from the trailer above, things get pretty intense at times. Your character can perform...