One-off purchase
Celeste cost to play
What Celeste costs on Steam UK and the Nintendo eShop, its PEGI 7 rating and how many people play it on Steam.
Celeste gameplay, images and trailer
© Maddy Makes Games Inc., Celeste trailer “Launch” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £15.99: Cheapest standard price: Celeste (Steam UK, standard price)
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 8.5 h to beat: Main story: 8.5 hours (HowLongToBeat)
- £1.88 an hour: £15.99 ÷ 8.5 hours (main story)
- 3,094 Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 7: Age rating
- Released
- 25 January 2018
- Developer
- Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Maddy Makes Games Inc.
- Platforms
- PS4, Linux, PC, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
- Genre
- Action
- Modes
- Single-player
On this page
Celeste player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 3,094
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 3,129
- 1,824 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- +6%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 7,720
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Is Celeste dead?
No. Celeste peaked at 3,129 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 1,824 playing at any moment on average. That is steady with the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS4, Linux, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1,824 | 3,129 | +6.4% |
| August 2026 | 1,808 | 2,942 | +3.8% |
| July 2026 | 2,003 | 2,835 | −5.0% |
| June 2026 | 1,838 | 2,985 | +17.4% |
| May 2026 | 1,595 | 2,542 | −1.8% |
| April 2026 | 1,496 | 2,589 | −1.0% |
| March 2026 | 1,584 | 2,616 | +31.5% |
| February 2026 | 1,423 | 1,990 | −28.8% |
| January 2026 | 1,831 | 2,794 | −12.8% |
| December 2025 | 1,871 | 3,205 | +11.6% |
| November 2025 | 1,478 | 2,871 | −7.1% |
| October 2025 | 1,704 | 3,092 | – |
What Celeste costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celeste (Steam UK, standard price) | £15.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| Celeste (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK) | £17.99 | game | nintendo.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
How long is Celeste?
Celeste takes about 8.5 hours to finish the main story, and about 39 hours to complete everything.
- Main story8.5 h
- Main + extras14.5 h
- Completionist39 h
Cost per hour (main story)
£1.88
£15.99 on Steam UK ÷ 8.5 h
Source: HowLongToBeat, read 28 Oct 2026. Your time will vary with difficulty and play style.
How Celeste is rated
GamesChart Score
88.2, #30 of 3,236 rated games
#3 of 2018 · #19 of the 2010s · #6 in Indie · #13 on Nintendo
Critics
Players
Built from 147,063 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #29
Inside2016 · Playdead88.2 - #30
Celeste2018 · Extremely OK Games88.2 - #31
Stardew Valley2016 · ConcernedApe88.0
Celeste questions
How much does Celeste cost in the UK?
Celeste (Steam UK, standard price): £15.99. Celeste (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK): £17.99. Prices checked 21 October 2026.
Is Celeste free to play?
No. Celeste is not free to play: you buy the game to play it.
How long is Celeste?
Main story: about 8.5 hours. Main + extras: about 14.5 hours. Completionist: about 39 hours (HowLongToBeat). At £15.99, that's £1.88 per hour (main story).
What age rating is Celeste?
Celeste is rated PEGI 7.
How many people play Celeste?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 3,094, checked 21 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 7,720.
What is Celeste's all-time Steam peak?
7,720 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Celeste (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 3,094. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Celeste dead?
No. Celeste peaked at 3,129 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 1,824 playing at any moment on average. That is steady with the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS4, Linux, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Celeste player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on PS4, Linux, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Celeste?
Celeste is developed by Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd. and published by Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Celeste is a 2D platform game about Madeline climbing a mountain, built around tight jumps, dashes and wall climbs across hundreds of short screens. It was made by Maddy Makes Games (with Extremely OK Games, Ltd. also listed as developer on Steam) and first released in January 2018 on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; it came to Steam on 25 January 2018. It is sold at a one-off price.
How it plays
Celeste is a single-player platform game in which Madeline climbs Celeste Mountain while facing her own inner demons. The publisher calls it a narrative-driven adventure, with a cast of characters and a story of self-discovery.
The controls come down to three moves: jump, air-dash and climb. The publisher says these simple moves have layers of depth to master and that every death is a lesson, and respawns are very fast, so the climb carries on straight after a fall. The mountain is made up of more than 700 screens of hard platforming challenges, with secrets hidden along the way.
Tougher B-side chapters can be unlocked for players who want a harder climb. The soundtrack has more than two hours of original music, led by live piano and synth.
What it costs
At standard price Celeste costs £15.99 on Steam UK and £17.99 on the Nintendo eShop UK, so the Switch version is £2 dearer. Steam lists one DLC item for the game.
Players
On 21 October 2026 Steam Charts showed a 30-day peak of 3,094 concurrent players and an all-time peak of 7,720. Steam Charts doesn't count players on Switch, PlayStation or Xbox.
Age rating
Celeste is rated PEGI 7 for violence. pegi.info lists PlayStation 4 (24 January 2018), Xbox One (23 January 2018) and Nintendo Switch.
It ranks #30 in our best games of all time ranking.
How we checked
Prices are the Steam UK and Nintendo eShop UK listings, read on 21 October 2026 at standard price. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day. The age rating is from pegi.info. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page.
Card art and page images: screenshots from Maddy Makes Games Inc.'s Celeste Steam store page. © Maddy Makes Games Inc. All trademarks belong to their owners. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Official links: Steam · nintendo.com
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Sources
- Card art and page images – Celeste Steam store screenshots (Maddy Makes Games Inc.), published by store.steampowered.com
- Steam UK – Celeste, published by store.steampowered.com
- Nintendo UK – Celeste, published by nintendo.com
- PEGI rating – Celeste, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – Celeste, published by steamcharts.com
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