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Celesteis a monster hit, particularly when you factor in that the vast majority of the game’s development was handled by two people. It’s since become a critical and commercial indie darling, even sharing the main stage at award ceremonies with AAA projects: I think people are going to be playing and thinking about it for a long, long time.

Naturally, when a mod featuring Kirby pops up on my feed, I perk right up. It’s called “Ingeste,” and is basically a take on the originalCeleste(the prototype that came before the full retail release) but with Kirby’s floating powers and soundtrack mixed in. The creator says that they were inspired by a particular scene in theKirby: Right Back at Ya!cartoon where Kirby takes a nap in the middle of the battle, and it comes to light that Kirby’s biggest strength is his ability to relax, thus effortlessly shirking negative thoughts at any given moment.

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Given the heavy themes of mental health inCeleste, they put two and two together and decided to craftIngeste.

The ghost at the end of the hallway

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse