The Internet shows its love for Celeste with fan art

Celeste is a brutally difficult 2D platformer which balances out its challenging gameplay with a heartwarming story of overcoming the struggles of mental illness and self-doubt, and the internet has quickly fallen in love with its quaint cast of characters.

You play as Madeline, a conflicted redhead on her spiritual journey to reach the summit of Celeste Mountain, joined intermittently by Theo, a twenty-something heartthrob with a positive go-getter attitude and a passion for selfies and his “InstaPix” account. Madeline’s journey is regularly impeded by her gothic doppelgänger, an embodied reflection of her undesired attributes aptly named “Part of Me.” This trio has captured the hearts of many artists, resulting in a wonderful deluge of fan art.

fanart of @celeste_game
it is such a good game, y'all. i like it so much pic.twitter.com/Uq9sm4D8kD

— meowza (@meowza) January 30, 2018

Madeline, darling, slow down.

Incidentally, @celeste_game is a Part of Me now, too. pic.twitter.com/NJGkoCOuxi

— EtherealCoffee (@EtherealCoffee) January 31, 2018

Celeste@MattThorson pic.twitter.com/X9zy7TUxDh

— Stephen Byrne (@StephenByrne86) January 29, 2018

I have been playing Celeste this weekend, just came out on the Switch. The quality of this game from graphics and story to the soundtrack is fantastic. I wish we had more video games willing to talk about depression.@celeste_game #sketch #draweveryday #videogames #indiegame pic.twitter.com/ih9wFz8L9g

— Tim Walsh (@tmwdraws) January 29, 2018

Been playing @celeste_game on the Switch. I really like the game so far so I made a fanart on this two goofballs / FanArt del juego Celeste, muy bueno hasta ahora así que hice un fanart de sus personajes. pic.twitter.com/Sw0iBq8Xpa

— hBruna (@hbrunav) January 31, 2018

Congrats to the entire #Celeste team for releasing their game today! Good job all, can’t wait to play it :D @celeste_game pic.twitter.com/CLNOwcOagz

— Trudi Castle (@trudicastle) January 25, 2018

Enjoying #celeste so much that I decided that today's inkie would be about it to celebrate its impending release ❤️ congrats @celeste_game ! pic.twitter.com/FHGZrVbRCN

— Hugo H. Pereira (@HugoH2P) January 25, 2018

A huge congrats to the #Celeste team, you guys absolutely killed it! @MattThorson @NoelFB @saint11 @amora_b and those handsome devils @PowerUpAudio great work guys! Have some fan art! <3 pic.twitter.com/sXjeKxTd2f

— jesse turner (@jouste) January 25, 2018

Really enjoying watching @RockLeeSmile play through #Celeste. Climb mountains, eat strawberries. Nice work, @celeste_game! pic.twitter.com/SGAJZ5W8xU

— Laura (@itwaspluto) January 30, 2018

A triumph and a new favorite.

Hope this game reaches all new heights! @celeste_game pic.twitter.com/cX9ZkKmscQ

— Kyle Labriola (@kylelabriola) January 30, 2018

I just finished #Celeste and I have to say, its a great game. Its not only about climbing a mountain, but the story and characters are fantastic, and it really shows how mentally changeling climbing a mountain or even dealing with yourself can be.@celeste_game pic.twitter.com/Jmu0E5Qe3L

— Gregory Slobodian (@GregSlobodian) January 27, 2018

Here’s a bit of #fanart for @celeste_game which has been on my mind constantly since I started playing it!

If you love 2D platform games, you really do need to check it out! pic.twitter.com/AmNkP7JTjQ

— Steve Gregson (@RoboticSteve) January 30, 2018

Some even went outside the realms of illustration to show their appreciation for the game.

Today I finished #SculptJanuary18 and decided to sculpt Madeline from @celeste_game . The final theme was Happiness and this game makes me happy every time I play it :D https://t.co/7JZjB9KcN9 pic.twitter.com/rgYUj52UON

— David Morcillo (@beagleknight) January 31, 2018

Have you heard my remix in @celeste_game? I know you have plenty of times if you played the difficult B-side stage!
B-sides full album: https://t.co/XAH0LuoO0s@kuraine's original soundtrack: https://t.co/ouHumb9TgF pic.twitter.com/lBZjBQVRR1

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If you’d like to see more fan art for Celeste, check out the game’s official Twitter page.