FableQuest

PULSE / A CLOSER LOOK / 11

Celeste

Maddy Makes Games Inc. , Extremely OK Games, Ltd.

Turn a mountain into a sequence of small leaps. Progress becomes something you can feel in your hands.

A small red-haired character clings to a cliff among purple mountain platforms and falling snow.
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THE DESIGN LENS

What makes this worth a closer look.

We see this mountain as hundreds of small, hand-crafted questions, where a miss may be part of the answer. Madeline's climb pairs tight platforming with a story about inner demons, so physical retries could echo the theme.

Before you make it your next game.

Precision platforming includes repeated misses. Review the assistance settings.

ANOTHER WINDOW

Another window into this world.

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Red and yellow hazards cut across a blue platforming space, with a small character navigating between them.
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FOLLOW THE THREAD

Follow this feeling somewhere else.

Hades II

Combine witchcraft and combat against the Titan of Time. Return with a different plan.

Dead Cells

Run an ever-changing castle. Convert the last mistake into the next decision.