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| 2024 | Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain, a short three-dimensional sequel to Celeste, was released. |
| 2024 | Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain, a short three-dimensional sequel to Celeste, was released. |
| January 2024 | To celebrate Celeste's sixth anniversary, the game's developers released Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain, a short three-dimensional platform game inspired by Nintendo 64 games, designed to continue the narrative of Celeste. |
| January 26 2021 | On Celeste's third anniversary, a sequel to Celeste Classic called Celeste 2: Lani's Trek was released for PICO-8. The game was developed in three days by Thorson, Berry, and Raine, featuring a new character named Lani who uses a grappling hook to interact with objects and climb Celeste Mountain. |
| 2020 | Madeline was officially identified by Thorson as a transgender woman, reflecting her own personal journey of discovering her queerness during the game's development. |
| September 29 2020 | Celeste was added to the free games collection for Stadia Pro subscribers. |
| July 2020 | Celeste was released on Google Stadia platform. |
| July 9 2020 | Announcement made that Celeste would be releasing on Google Stadia cloud gaming service. |
| 2019 | Celeste wins G.A.N.G. / MAGFEST People's Choice Award at Game Audio Network Guild Awards |
| 2019 | Celeste wins Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game at 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2019 | Celeste wins Action Game of the Year at 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2019 | Celeste wins Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award at SXSW Gaming Awards |
| 2019 | Celeste wins Best Audio at Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2019 | Celeste wins Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game at 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| September 9 2019 | The final chapter of Celeste, 'Farewell', was released as free downloadable content (DLC). |
| September 9 2019 | Free downloadable content (DLC) expansion named Farewell was released, introducing a new chapter to the game. |
| September 9 2019 | The final chapter of Celeste, 'Farewell', was released as free downloadable content (DLC). |
| 2018 | Shacknews awarded Celeste the Best Indie Game of 2018. |
| 2018 | USgamer ranked Celeste as the second best game of 2018. |
| 2018 | Celeste wins ASCAP Composers' Choice Award for Video Game Score of the Year |
| 2018 | Celeste wins Audience Award at Independent Games Festival Awards |
| 2018 | Ars Technica selected Celeste as the best overall game of 2018. |
| 2018 | Celeste was critically acclaimed and considered among the best games of 2018 by Hardcore Gamer, receiving universal praise for its gameplay, narrative, visuals, and soundtrack. |
| 2018 | Celeste received multiple high-profile award nominations, including Game of the Year from IGN and being ranked fifth best game of 2018 by Polygon. |
| 2018 | Celeste wins Games for Impact award at The Game Awards 2018 |
| 2018 | Celeste wins Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2018 |
| 2018 | Celeste received multiple high-profile award nominations, including Game of the Year from IGN and being ranked fifth best game of 2018 by Polygon. |
| September 27 2018 | Madeline and Badeline appeared as crossover characters in the Nintendo Switch version of TowerFall. |
| January 26 2018 | Celeste was released on Xbox One. |
| January 26 2018 | Celeste was released for Xbox One platform. |
| January 26 2018 | Celeste was released on Xbox One. |
| January 25 2018 | Celeste was officially released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, MacOS, and Linux. |
| January 25 2018 | Celeste was released for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows platforms. |
| January 25 2018 | Celeste was officially released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, MacOS, and Linux. |
| 2017 | Cuphead was released, sparking public discourse about game difficulty that influenced Celeste's decision to implement an Assist Mode. |
| April 2017 | The development team published the first Instagram post in-character as Theo, creating a prelude to the game's story. |
| February 2017 | A full trailer for Celeste was released, showcasing the game's gameplay. |
| August 2016 | A demo of Celeste was made playable at PAX West's Indie Megabooth. |
| July 2016 | Celeste was first announced, with developers Thorson and Berry livestreaming the game's development on Twitch. |
| 2015 | Super Mario Maker was released, with levels created by Thorson that influenced Celeste's level design. |
| August 2015 | Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry develop the original version of Celeste during a four-day game jam for the PICO-8 fantasy video game console, initially titled 'Everest'. |
| August 2015 | Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry began development of Celeste during a game jam, initially creating the game for the PICO-8 platform. |
| August 2015 | Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry develop the original version of Celeste during a four-day game jam for the PICO-8 fantasy video game console, initially titled 'Everest'. |
| 2014 | Kero Blaster was released, contributing to the gameplay inspiration for Celeste. |
| 2013 | Maddy Thorson develops TowerFall, which provides developmental lessons applied to the later creation of Celeste. |
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