Spelunky
Sign in to saveSpelunky is a 2008 platform video game created by independent developer Derek Yu and released as source-available freeware for Microsoft Windows. It was remade for the Xbox 360 in 2012, with ports of the new version following for various platforms, including back to Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies, and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run-through of the game unique.
Game data
Metacritic 90- Released
- 2012-07-04
- User rating
- 3.69 / 5
- Genres
- Platformer, Indie
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita
- ESRB
- Teen
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Game details · IGDB
Spelunky (also known as Spelunky HD) is a remake of Spelunky (now known as Spelunky Classic), an open source indie platformer video game created by Derek Yu and originally released as freeware for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run through the game unique. Spelunky is one of the first examples of a roguelike-like, borrowing concepts from the roguelike genre, and was the influence for many later roguelike-like games.
- Released
- 2012
- Genres
- Platform, Adventure, Indie
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Developer
- BlitWorks, Mossmouth
- Publisher
- Microsoft Studios, Mossmouth
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Spelunky
- Video game.image
- Spelunky.jpg
- Video game.caption
- Title screen of the original Windows game
- Video game.developer
- Mossmouth
- Video game.engine
- GameMaker Studio
- Video game.released
- WindowsXbox 360PS3, PS VitaPlayStation 4SwitchAugust 26, 2021
- Video game.genre
- Platform, roguelike
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Video game.designer
- Derek Yu
- Video game.programmer
- Andy Hull
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.spelunkyworld.com
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- name in kana
- スペランキー
- source code repository URL
- github.com/videogamepreservation/spelunky
- publication date
- 2021-08-26
- review score
- 89/100
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10 sectionsContents
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- Development
- Influences
- Design
- Reception
- Adaptations
- References
- Further reading
- External links
- See also
Spelunky is a 2008 platform video game created by independent developer Derek Yu and released as source-available freeware for Microsoft Windows. It was remade for the Xbox 360 in 2012, with ports of the new version following for various platforms, including back to Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies, and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run-through of the game unique.
The first public release was on December 21, 2008. The source code of the Windows version was released on December 25, 2009. An enhanced version for Xbox Live Arcade was released on July 4, 2012. The enhanced version was later released for Windows and PlayStation 3 in August 2013, and for PlayStation 4 in October 2014. The remake was also made available on Xbox One via backward compatibility in December 2015. A fanmade, ChromeOS version of the original game was made as well, titled Spelunky HTML5. A port for Nintendo Switch was released on August 26, 2021. A sequel, Spelunky 2, was released in September 2020.