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Classifying CELESTE as NP Complete

Computational Complexity 2022-12-02 v4

Abstract

We analyze the computational complexity of the video game "CELESTE" and prove that solving a generalized level in it is NP-Complete. Further, we also show how, upon introducing a small change in the game mechanics (adding a new game entity), we can make it PSPACE-complete.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2012.07678,
  title  = {Classifying CELESTE as NP Complete},
  author = {Zeeshan Ahmed and Alapan Chaudhuri and Kunwar Shaanjeet Singh Grover and Ashwin Rao and Kushagra Garg and Pulak Malhotra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.07678},
  year   = {2022}
}

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Keywords: complexity analysis, NP completeness, algorithmic analysis, game analysis

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