Xbox Game Pass adds the excellent Celeste today Narrative-driven platforming game Celeste joins Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass today, taking players on a fast-paced journey to the top of a mountain.Tom West Published 01 Aug 2023 FollowtopicsCelesteMaddy Makes GamesID@XboxXCloudXbox Series X|SXbox Game PassPC Game PassPlatformerTom West Celeste is a fast-paced platforming game that follows the story of Madeline, a girl attempting to outrun her demons by climbing a mountain. It joins Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass today for players on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming.Celeste joins Xbox Game Pass on cloud, console, and PC"Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight, hand-crafted platformer from the creators of multiplayer classic TowerFall."Celeste uses a simplified control scheme for jumping, air dashing, and climbing, but you'll need to master over 700 platforming screens as you try to reach the mountain's summit, where every death is a lesson; respawns are quick, however, so you'll be back to climbing instantly. It's a narrative-driven single-player adventure and currently holds a TrueAchievements user rating of 4/5 stars, while completion estimates suggest it takes between eight to ten hours to unlock all 30 Xbox achievements for 1,000 Gamerscore.Celeste is the first of five already confirmed games coming to Game Pass in August, which includes the asymmetrical horror game, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.More Celeste stories: The best Xbox Game Pass games to play in October 2024 Best indie games on Xbox Best Xbox platformers Xbox Game Pass Core will feature 36 games at launch Xbox Game Pass has already confirmed four games for August XCloudXbox Game PassXbox Series X|SPC Game PassXbox OneWindows Written by Tom WestTom has been playing video games since he was old enough to hold a controller, experimenting with a number of systems until he eventually fell in love with Xbox. With a passion for the platform, he decided to make a career out of it, and now happily spends his days writing about that which he loves. If he’s not hunting for Xbox achievements, you’ll likely find him somewhere in The Elder Scrolls Online or fighting for survival in Battlefield.