players like Hollow Knight more than Celeste
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
63% put Hollow Knight higher
122 of 195 players who ranked both games have Hollow Knight above Celeste in their own library (39 more own both but never told them apart)
Hollow Knight wins when they meet, too
27 of 40 direct duels went to Hollow Knight, the other 13 to Celeste
40 duels between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged Platformer · Adventure
>> the verdict in words what the duels say about hollow knight vs celeste
Players like Hollow Knight more than Celeste, by a hair. Hollow Knight beats 76% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #67 of 19,185 scored games; Celeste beats 75% and ranks #124 of 19,185. Both are well liked, so this is a question of which one players love more, not whether Celeste is any good. Hollow Knight's score rests on 617 players, Celeste's on 356 players.
Of the 195 players who ranked both games, 63% put Hollow Knight higher in their own library and 37% Celeste. When they meet on screen together, Hollow Knight wins: 27 of 40 direct duels went its way.
67% of Hollow Knight's raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 60% for Celeste. Hollow Knight is the safer pick: 16% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 17% for Celeste.
Both are tagged Platformer and Adventure on Steam; Hollow Knight came out in 2017, Celeste in 2018.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 3 hours ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
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