Spelunky

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Release status, Genres, About, Sessions, Jumping and climbing, Getting better, Exploring, Unlocks and progress, Fighting, Puzzles and figuring out, Rivalry in the group, Laughter and chaos, Planning ahead.

• Local co-op: Key features say up to four players can join local co-op, and Steam tags it Local Co-Op.
• Most players on one screen: The store text gives up to four players for local co-op. GOG, PlayStation and Nintendo give the same number.
• Release status: No Early Access badge. The game is listed as released.
• Genres: The store text calls it a unique platformer and labels its style roguelike platforming.
• About: The store text sends you into places full of monsters, traps and treasure.
• Sessions: User tags include Roguelike, Perma Death, Procedural Generation and Replay Value. The levels are new each time you play.
• Jumping and climbing: User tags include Platformer, 2D and Side Scroller.
• Getting better: User tags include Difficult. The store text says each mistake teaches you how the game works.
• Exploring: The store text invites you to explore the places and master their secrets.
• Unlocks and progress: The store text lists 20 explorers, 16 of them unlockable, plus arenas you unlock.
• Fighting: The store text lists killing among the choices, and the levels hold many kinds of monsters.
• Puzzles and figuring out: The store text mentions many secrets to master in the levels.
• Rivalry in the group: A separate deathmatch mode has 72 arenas, but co-op itself is on one side. Steam also lists Shared/Split Screen PvP.
• Laughter and chaos: The store text calls the co-op madcap, with players who can help or hinder each other.
• Planning ahead: The store text frames the game as a string of choices, such as stay or flee and shop or steal.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Local co-op, Platforms, Release status, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Categories list Shared/Split Screen Co-op and no Online Co-op. The Daily Challenge is an online leaderboard mode and not co-op.
• Local co-op: Categories include Co-op and Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It lists no macOS or Linux build.
• Release status: The listing is not marked as coming soon and shows no Early Access note.
• Free base co-op: Steam sells the game for $14.99 and does not list it as free.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.

spelunkyworld.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Working in sync, Time to hang out, Kind of game, Sessions, Genres, Getting better.

• Local co-op: The maker says you can play with friends at home, in co-op and deathmatch.
• Working in sync: The maker says it is easy to help or hurt each other when several players interact.
• Time to hang out: The maker says socialising matters when players can help or hurt each other.
• Kind of game: The maker describes co-op as several players sharing the game and helping or hurting each other.
• Sessions: Each restart gives you a new, randomly generated set of levels.
• Genres: The maker calls it a platformer with monsters, items, traps and secrets.
• Getting better: The maker says you still get more skilled over time even though the levels are random.

spelunkyworld.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date, Genres.

• Release date: The maker says the game came out on Xbox Live Arcade on July 4, 2012. Steam followed on August 8, 2013, so the earlier date is used.
• Genres: The maker calls it a roguelike-inspired platformer.

spelunkyworld.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op.

• Free base co-op: The free Spelunky Classic from 2009 is a separate older game. This listing is the paid HD game.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 is action-adventure game, which gives action and adventure.
• Release date: P577 lists 2012-07-04 for North America, 2013-08-08 for Windows and 2021-08-26 for Switch. The item also holds a 2008 date for the freeware, which the maker treats as a separate game.

blog.playstation.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Split or shared screen.

• Split or shared screen: Mossmouth's president writes that on Vita you are no longer tethered to the leader player in co-op, since you have your own screen. That points to one shared screen on the other versions.

blog.playstation.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Split or shared screen.

• Split or shared screen: The 2014 update post calls Vita the version where you can play multiplayer without a tethered camera, which again sets the other versions apart.

gog.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players on one screen, Platforms.

• Online co-op: The store text calls the multiplayer offline.
• Most players on one screen: The store text says offline multiplayer supports up to four explorers in co-op and deathmatch.
• Platforms: GOG sells the game for Windows.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players on one screen, Platforms.

• Online co-op: The compatibility notice says offline play only. The page also prints a network players line that does not match the notice, so the notice, GOG and the press are followed.
• Most players on one screen: The page shows one to four players and says to bring up to three friends into co-op.
• Platforms: The page is for the PS4 version and lists no separate PS5 edition.

nintendo.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players on one screen, Platforms.

• Online co-op: The player block lists a single system and local wireless play and has no online entry.
• Most players on one screen: The player block shows Single system (1-4).
• Platforms: Sold for Nintendo Switch. The page marks Nintendo Switch 2 compatibility as Supported, with behavior consistent with Switch, so it runs on Switch 2 through backward compatibility and is not a separate Switch 2 edition.

gamedeveloper.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Split or shared screen, Working in sync, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Tension and danger, Kind of game, Rivalry in the group.

• Split or shared screen: Review from 2012-11-13 of the Xbox version says all co-op players share one screen and only one player controls the camera, marked with a white flag.
• Working in sync: Says the danger of hurting each other opens the door to teamwork, callouts and team skill.
• Laughter and chaos: Says the danger and disaster grow, hilariously, with every player added.
• Physical comedy: Says tossed ropes, bombs, rocks and other items hurt allies, and one fish once trapped two players in a combo.
• Tension and danger: Says more players make the cave more dangerous for everyone, and dead players wait for a coffin on a later level.
• Kind of game: Describes the group trying to progress together toward later levels, with dead players revived at coffins.
• Rivalry in the group: Says angry players can work against the good of the group.

destructoid.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, About, Getting better.

• Online co-op: Review from 2012-07-02 of the Xbox version says co-op for up to four is local multiplayer only.
• About: Review has you work through cave tunnels collecting treasure, including a golden idol that sets off a boulder trap.
• Getting better: Calls it a difficult game in the best way, with deaths that rarely feel cheap.

worthplaying.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Sessions, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Tension and danger.

• Online co-op: Review from 2012-07-13 says all of the multiplayer is local, with no play over Xbox Live.
• Sessions: Says a death resets the whole run and every level can be run through in under eight minutes.
• Getting better: Calls it ruthless and says it makes no effort to ease new players in.
• Unlocks and progress: Says finishing sets of levels several times unlocks a shortcut.
• Tension and danger: Calls the game difficult, ruthless and brutal.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Jumping and climbing, Laughter and chaos, Getting better, Planning ahead, Exploring, Fighting.

• Jumping and climbing: Review from 2013-09-09 says it combines roguelike rules with the controls and cuteness of a 2D platformer.
• Laughter and chaos: The reviewer says he is laughing, groaning and drafting a message to a friend all at once.
• Getting better: The reviewer has played hundreds of hours and says the game is built to make death fair.
• Planning ahead: Says you learn to judge how much loot makes it worth spending one of your few bombs or ropes.
• Exploring: Describes digging through destructible levels across several zones and bombing into snake pits for treasure.
• Fighting: Describes snakes, spiders, bats, exploding frogs and other enemies in each zone.

bit-tech.netPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Getting better, Exploring.

• Getting better: Review from 2013-08-27 says you either get better at playing or make no progress.
• Exploring: Says there is always a clear route to the exit, but you may want to climb over or break through walls to explore.