Celeste
A precision platformer about Madeline climbing a mountain and facing her own doubts.
2018
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A dense Metroidvania where geo, charms, and a few key items (Lantern, Mothwing Cloak, Mantis Claw, Crystal Heart) are the map. The dream bosses and Godhome are the catalog after the Hollow Knight himself.
Tips
- Start here
Lumafly Lantern before Darkwood
Buy the Lantern from Sly as soon as you have the geo. Crystal Peak, the Forgotten Crossroads dark room, and several stag stations are not optional without it. Don't over-buy charms from Sly until the Lantern is yours.
- Start here
Stags are the fast travel
Open every stag station you walk past; the geo cost is the cheapest backtrack in the game. Bench before a boss even if the runback looks short. It isn't.
- Advanced
Charms are a loadout, not a collection
Fury of the Fallen plus Grubberfly's Elegy is a low-HP build. Shaman Stone is the spell build. Don't leave Fragile Strength on for a boss you expect to die to; the repair trip to Divine/Leg Eater is a bigger loss than the notch.
- Advanced
Shade Soul and Crystal Dash
Upgrade Vengeful Spirit at the Ancestral Mound after the extra soul. Crystal Heart (super dash) from the Peak is a movement item that also skips half of later rooms. Isma's Tear is the acid swim; it's on the way to the Fungal/Royal Waterways loop.
- Secrets
Grimm Troupe at Howling Cliffs
Dream-nail the corpse in Howling Cliffs and light the lantern to start the Grimm Troupe. Pale Ore is the nail-upgrade gate; there are six, and the one in Crystal Peak's grub room is the one people miss.
- Secrets
Dream Nail the whispering roots
Whispering roots and dream warriors are essence for the Seer, who gives the Pale Ore and the Awoken Dream Nail. The hidden Grub in Crystal Peak and the one behind a breakable wall in the Crossroads are easy to leave in the ground.
- Bosses
Hornet, Soul Master, NKG
Hornet in Greenpath punishes jump-ins; stay grounded and punish the dash. Soul Master: heal on the stagger, not in the orb rain. Nightmare King Grimm: stand in the gap of the pufferfish fireballs; the rest is a dash-through exam.
- Bosses
Radiance wants Abyss Shriek
The True Ending path (Void Heart, then Dream Nail the Hollow Knight while Hornet holds him) is a platforming fight. Sharp Shadow and Abyss Shriek are the honest kit; don't learn it on a nail-only charm page.
Walkthrough
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Text guides
- Hollow Knight WikiWiki · Hollow Knight Wiki
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On the web
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Summoned prints
Makers already conjured these. Five of the most-downloaded models tied to this game, from Printables and Thangs.
