Platforming Modern Classic Celeste Gets a Surprise Semi-Sequel

The developers of 2018's Celeste have released a surprise semi-sequel to mark the game's third anniversary. Celeste director Maddy Thorson posted the news to Twitter, revealing that Celeste 2: Lani's Trek or Celeste Classic 2 is a sequel to the original prototype of the game, built in Pico-8. Pico-8 is a "fantasy video game console" game engine that allows for its games to be played within a browser. This means you can play Celeste Classic 2 right now if you follow this link to the game's Itch.io page.

To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Celeste, we made a sequel to Celeste Classic for PICO-8 :D you can play Celeste Classic 2 now on web or pico-8! https://t.co/EHp7dTgGlE

— Maddy Thorson (@MaddyThorson) January 25, 2021

According to the short description that accompanies the game, Celeste Classic 2 was built in just three days. The mini-sequel is a challenging aside clearly set within the Celeste universe. You play as a new character called Lani, who has a grappling hook. Here's our review of Celeste from 2018, a game we scored a 10, noting its incredible platforming and innumerable secrets. If you're looking for more Celeste content, here's a speedrun of the game which manages to achieve the True Ending in just 54 minutes. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/01/25/celeste-review"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.