- PC Game Pass takes a fresh blow with eight big losses, including Crusader Kings 3 - 19 July 2026
Eight more games will leave PC Game Pass at the end of July, including heavy hitters CK3, Mount and Blade 2, Rain World, and Whiskerwood. Read the full story on PCGamesN: PC Game Pass takes a fresh blow with eight big losses, including Crusader Kings 3
- Celeste dev cancels promising platformer Earthblade after five years of work - 23 January 2025
It doesn't feel like it's been almost seven years since Celeste blew us all away with its gorgeous, memorable platforming. It's still talked about as one of the best indies ever. With that kind of reputation, there's naturally been a lot of buzz around the next project from developer EXOK (previously Maddy Makes Games), Earthblade . However, in a surprise announcement from studio head Maddy Thorson, the promising Metroidvania platformer has been canceled due to a "fracture" in the studio and a general lack of passion for the project. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best platform games on PC 2025 Get $146 worth of platformer indie games for just $10 Beloved 9/10 Steam indie releases free game to celebrate birthday
- Celeste dev cancels promising platformer Earthblade after five years of work - 23 January 2025
It doesn't feel like it's been almost seven years since Celeste blew us all away with its gorgeous, memorable platforming. It's still talked about as one of the best indies ever. With that kind of reputation, there's naturally been a lot of buzz around the next project from developer EXOK (previously Maddy Makes Games), Earthblade . However, in a surprise announcement from studio head Maddy Thorson, the promising Metroidvania platformer has been canceled due to a "fracture" in the studio and a general lack of passion for the project. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best platform games on PC 2025 Get $146 worth of platformer indie games for just $10 Beloved 9/10 Steam indie releases free game to celebrate birthday
- New Merch! - 27 November 2024
Hey there climbers! We just wanted to give you a heads up that Fangamer has some tasty new Celeste merch. Plus shipping is discounted until December 3rd depending on your region. Check it out! For North America click here, and if you're in Europe go here. We hope you're all havin' a wonderful 2024 :)
- Get $146 worth of platformer indie games for just $10 - 25 July 2024
There's a new Humble Bundle on the block, and it's packed full of seriously cute indie games with quirky pixel-style art all at a fraction of their usual price. Celeste is probably the best of the bunch, but really, they're all pretty fantastic. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best platform games on PC 2024 Beloved 9/10 Steam indie releases free game to celebrate birthday One of the best LGBT games is free, and you need to play it
- Celeste creators’ next game Earthblade won’t be out this year, but studio assure development is “not stagnant” - 29 March 2024
It’s been close to three years since Celeste and TowerFall developers Extremely OK Games revealed their next project , the similarly gorgeous-looking and sumptuous-sounding 2D exploration platformer Earthblade . While the studio didn’t give any indication of a release date at the time, we now know not to expect Earthblade until 2025 at the earliest. Read more
- Beloved 9/10 Steam indie releases free game to celebrate birthday - 30 January 2024
The developers behind incredible indie platformer Celeste just released a free, 3D version of the game to celebrate the sixth anniversary. It's complete with challenges, strawberries, B-side tapes, tough-as-nails platforming, and some delightful visuals and music. So if you're a fan of the Steam platformer, or just want a quick free game to breeze through, check Celeste 64 out now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best platform games on PC 2024 One of the best LGBT games is free, and you need to play it Best LGBT+ games to play beyond Pride Month
- 2018's best platformer now has an adorable Mario 64-style tribute made by the game's original dev team for its 6th anniversary—and it's completely free - 30 January 2024
Celeste is one of the best platformers in the past decade—it's a game with a heartfelt, deeply affecting narrative that's also just really damn good at what it does: Complex 2D platforming with a skill ceiling so high it's nudging the moon. Now you can play it in 3D, kinda... Read more.
- Here's a free N64-style version of Celeste from Extremely OK Games - 30 January 2024
Celeste celebrated its sixth anniversary this month, and developers Extremely OK Games have marked the occasion by releasing a free Nintendo 64 homage to their excellent platforming game over on Itch. Made in just "a week(ish)", Celeste 64: Fragments Of The Mountain channels the spirits of Super Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie as it tasks players with collecting dozens of strawberrys hidden around its snowy 3D landscape. It's well worth checking out if you've got a spare minute or so, though given how rock hard it is you may want to put aside a good hour or so if you want to truly master its controls and uncover every last secret. Read more
- One of the best LGBT games is free, and you need to play it - 18 July 2023
If you've ever considered playing Celeste , then this is the perfect opportunity for you to do so. The incredible LGBT game is not only a rewardingly difficult platformer, but also an emotional narrative-driven experience with a powerful message to offer. You will be able to grab it for free thanks to Game Pass, along with other indie gems such as The Wandering Village and Venba. The Game Pass rotation offers a good variety of free titles, meaning that there is much more available to download than just Celeste if you have already played through it. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best platform games on PC 2023 Best LGBT+ games to play beyond Pride Month How to watch AGDQ 2023 and what's on: Neon White, Final Fantasy
- Best LGBT+ games to play beyond Pride Month - 29 June 2023
Queer identity isn't just confined to 30 days of the year; it's the lifeblood of so many communities, all across the globe. To celebrate that queerness, we've got a list of the best LGBT+ games on PC to come out in recent years. Spanning a wide range of genres and sexualities, our collection is guaranteed to have something for everyone, whether you're a dating sim traditionalist or a platforming aficionado. Some of the best PC games offer you the chance to romance characters of the same gender, but we've opted to focus on games that position queerness at the center of their design. We've also curated this list in a way that celebrates the entire spectrum of the LGBTQIA+ community - and while many of our picks incorporate the struggles and anxieties that surround the queer experience, they're ultimately defined by hope rather than tragedy. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The…
- Celeste Classic is now available on the Playdate - 6 April 2023
Players likely recognise Celeste as the pixel-perfect platformer from 2018, but it began its life as Celeste Classic, a free game written for the PICO-8. Celeste Classic presented a condensed climb up the titular mountain, letting you dash across platforms, hang onto walls, and collect strawberries - in miniature form. As a fun homage, you can find the PICO-8 version inside Celeste proper. And now, as an even funner homage, you can play it on the Playdate . A loveable game on a loveable handheld. Read more
- The massive Celeste Strawberry Jam mod looks amazing - 7 February 2023
Celeste was a delight to play when it launched in 2018 - a pixel-perfect platformer , filled with catchy earworms, and emotional revelations. After completing Celeste all I really wanted was, well, more Celeste. It seems I wasn’t alone, as over 350 fans have collaborated on Celeste Strawberry Jam, the “largest collaborative project in Celeste history.” The mega-mod is adding 111 stages, five difficulty modes, and over 8 hours of original music on February 17th. Read more
- Itch.io's 1,000 games bundle for Ukraine raises $6 million - 8 March 2022
March 19, 2022: The Itch.io Ukraine bundle has now concluded, raising over $6 million. The Itch.io Ukraine games bundle was a stellar deal, as for the cost of just $10 people could get their hands on nearly a thousand indie games - including names such as Superhot , Celeste , Wandersong , and Skatebird - with the money entirely going to support charities working in Ukraine. As companies such as EA and Microsoft pull sales in Russia, many are pushing for charitable donations to relief organisations in Ukraine. Aside from suspending sales, Activision Blizzard has promised to match "employee donations 2:1" to support Ukraine. Cold War city builder Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic will get a new DLC pack with all its funds donated to charities, and John Romero's new Doom 2 level has raised over €25K in relief funds. Earlier this month, Itch.io began its Bundle for Ukraine , containing…
- Itch.io's 'Bundle for Ukraine' fundraiser offers nearly 1,000 games for your donation - 8 March 2022
Itch has launched the Bundle for Ukraine , a massive collection of nearly a thousand games designed to raise funds for two humanitarian organisations aiding civilians in the war-torn country. Donations start from $10 and, in exchange, you'll get a dizzying amount of games: 991, to be exact. Honestly, more than you'll probably ever be able to play... Read more.
- YouTuber finds Celeste's lost Game Awards trophy on eBay, returns it - 26 February 2022
It's already one of the best platform games on PC , but 2018's Celeste also won the trophy for the Best Independent Game at The Game Awards that year . This month, however, YouTuber PrestigeIsKey discovered that trophy when shopping for a replica on eBay - which apparently the developer never received. It wasn't just one of our favourite games of 2018 , platformer Celeste is also an excellent example of LGBT+ characters done right . It won the best indie game trophy at the TGAs for 2018 over the likes of Into The Breach, Return of the Obra Dinn, and The Messenger - but the team never received the trophy again afterward. Events took a funny turn this month when YouTuber and streamer PrestigeIsKey went looking for a replica Game Award on eBay and discovered a "Game Awards Game Trophy" for $500. The seller says it "came from one of our liquidation sources" but otherwise didn't know where i…
- Mafia: Definitive Edition and Celeste lead November's PlayStation Now games - 1 November 2021
As the calendar flips from October to November, and you pop that sexy calculator costume back in the cupboard for another year, Sony arrives with a fresh batch of PlayStation Now titles, which this month include Mafia: Definitive Edition, Celeste, and Final Fantasy 9. Last year's Mafia: Definitive Edition is, of course, the fancied up version of Illusion Softworks' fondly remembered open-world mobster game from 2002. This new version certainly looks the part , reimagining the 1930s city of Lost Heaven for modern hardware, but Eurogamer's Chris Tapsell didn't feel the the tweaks to its ageing gameplay were quite so successful. "It's a marvelous, period-perfect setting, with fireworks and tension and some nice views of the city," Chris wrote in his rather lukewarm review , "but it immediately evokes the thought of Hitman, or even GTA 5, games next to which Mafia suffers thanks to its lack…
- All-women speedrunning event Flame Fatales unveils schedule - 16 July 2021
Looking for some more speedrunning to watch following this year's Summer Games Done Quick? There's plenty more where that came from, as all-women speedrunning event Flame Fatales is taking place next month. The online event is taking place between 15th-21st August, and will be broadcast on the Games Done Quick Twitch channel . There's a real variety of games listed in the lineup , with everything from Warframe to a 15-card run of Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories. There are speedrunning favourites like Celeste and Super Metroid, along with some stranger entries like Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue. Oh, and I'm also glad to see there's also a Fire Emblem: Three Houses run in there. The event is being held in support of Malala Fund - a non-profit organisation founded by Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai in 2013, which works to "champion every girl's right to 12 years of free, safe,…
- Celeste developers announce new game Earthblade - 19 April 2021
Celeste and TowerFall developers Extremely Ok Games have announced their next game. Sort of, anyway. They've announced its name and given a "vibe reveal" in the form of a poster, logo, and music by Lena Raine. If I had to describe the vibe, I'd call it magical and hopeful, but you can do your own vibe check on Earthblade right now. Read more
- The best platform games 2025 - 31 March 2021
What are the best platform games on PC ? Back in the '90s and early '00s, you couldn't escape the countless platformers and mascot characters catering to console gamers. However, apart from the likes of Commander Keen, Jazz Jackrabbit, and Duke Nukem, the PC got very little love. Thankfully, this stigma has lessened since those days, and we owe that in large part to the explosion of indies that have flooded onto digital storefronts over the past decade or so. The best platform games have garnered a reputation for requiring mechanical mastery and sublime timing to complete them, but developers continue to push the genre forward by introducing RPG game elements and Metroidvania game maps. Platforming can also be a staple mechanic in some of the best story games , as demonstrated in releases like Celeste and Ori and the Blind Forest. With so much to choose from, here are the best platforme…
