I'm playing Celeste, and I'm not sure if I should activate assist mode. I'm concerned that it might act as an auto-win button, which isn't fun to play, but the game's difficulty feels intimidating, almost insurmountable, as opposed to rewarding. (and I'm only at the start of chapter 3)

Most of the time, when I beat a screen, I just feel like the next screen is going to be even more difficult, and aside from every room acting like a checkpoint, the game seems unforgiving compared to something like Mario World or the Sonic games.