{"data":{"slug":"spelunky","name":"Spelunky","aliases":["Spelunky HD"],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/spelunky","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/spelunky","facts":{"online_coop":false,"max_players_online":null,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":4,"local_screen":"shared_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":null,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","playstation_4","nintendo_switch","nintendo_switch_2"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"verified","release_status":"released","release_date":"2012-07-04","genres":["action","adventure","platform","roguelike"],"steam_app_id":239350,"wikidata_qid":"Q2700296"},"sources":[{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","max_players_local","release_status","genres"],"notes":{"local_coop":"Key features say up to four players can join local co-op, and Steam tags it Local Co-Op.","max_players_local":"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."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=239350&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","online_coop","local_coop","platforms","release_status","free_to_play"],"notes":{"online_coop":"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_coop":"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_to_play":"Steam sells the game for $14.99 and does not list it as free."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=239350&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://spelunkyworld.com/whatis.html","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","genres"],"notes":{"local_coop":"The maker says you can play with friends at home, in co-op and deathmatch.","genres":"The maker calls it a platformer with monsters, items, traps and secrets."}},{"url":"https://spelunkyworld.com/info.html","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["release_date","genres"],"notes":{"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."}},{"url":"https://spelunkyworld.com/original.html","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The free Spelunky Classic from 2009 is a separate older game. This listing is the paid HD game."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2700296","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date"],"notes":{"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."}},{"url":"https://blog.playstation.com/2013/08/27/spelunky-lands-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-today/","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_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."}},{"url":"https://blog.playstation.com/2014/11/10/spelunky-update-new-features-now-live-on-ps4-ps3-vita/","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_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."}},{"url":"https://www.gog.com/en/game/spelunky","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_local","platforms"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The store text calls the multiplayer offline.","max_players_local":"The store text says offline multiplayer supports up to four explorers in co-op and deathmatch.","platforms":"GOG sells the game for Windows."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/203977","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_local","platforms"],"notes":{"online_coop":"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.","max_players_local":"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."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/spelunky-switch/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_local","platforms"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The player block lists a single system and local wireless play and has no online entry.","max_players_local":"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."}},{"url":"https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/spelunky-xbla-review-cash-for-gold-pt-1","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_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."}},{"url":"https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-spelunky-xbla/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Review from 2012-07-02 of the Xbox version says co-op for up to four is local multiplayer only."}},{"url":"https://worthplaying.com/article/2012/7/13/reviews/86580-xbla-review-spelunky/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Review from 2012-07-13 says all of the multiplayer is local, with no play over Xbox Live."}}],"updated":"2026-10-28"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}