>Super Meat Boy is kind of like the spiritual ancestor to that
>game in terms of specific, brutal platforming.

Yup, this one is on my list, basically because it came up at the top of every "games like Celeste" search I did. From what I gathered it's a lot more difficult, but I'm definitely going to play it in the future.

>
>Rogue Legacy is often pointed to as the game that blew the lid
>off rogue likes as a genre and I really enjoyed it. Spelunky
>as well, though that game never fully clicked with me - it
>suffered a little from how often I heard it was absolutely
>perfect, I admit. Both these games are kind of about boss runs
>at the end of the day though and Rogue isn't as well balanced
>as Hades. I basically just had to grind stats until I
>overpowered all four of them.
>

I think after Hades and eventually Dead Cells I might be at my limit with roguelikes haha


>Spiritfarer is minimal platforming but a little puzzly and a
>lot of people were deeply affected by its story - I found it
>tiring by the end but I'm a coldhearted dude sometimes. No
>combat at all!

Will check this one out for sure.

>
>Inside and Limbo are both awesome all puzzle no boss side
>scrollers that can be finished in a single evening or two
>sittings max.

I've watched some videos on these but they seemed less like games and more like movies/stories that I just keep holding right on the joystick to progress. But if there is enough puzzles then it might be worth checking out.