Indie · August 8, 2013
Spelunky (2013)
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure. You'll have complete freedom while you navigate the fully-destructible environments and master their many secrets. To stay or flee, to kill or rescue, to shop or steal... in Spelunky, the choice is yours and so are the consequences! Key Features 'Roguelike' Platforming - Randomly-generated, fully-destructible levels are dense with danger. Quick thinking and a deep understanding will keep you alive along the knife's edge! Fill Your Journal - Track your progress with a dusty explorer's journal given to you by Yang, your mentor from another age. Local Co-op - Up to 4 players can join up to help or hinder in madcap cooperative play. Deathmatch - Unlock 72 diverse, deadly arenas to wage battle in against friends or bots. The Daily Challenge - Each day a new set of levels is generated for the Daily Challenge, a unique mode where you only get one chance per day to compete online against the rest of the Steam community. A Colorful Cast - A roster of 20 squishy explorers (16 unlockable) are waiting for you to make their greedy dreams come true! Tough Love - You're going to die in all kinds of painful, hilarious, and surprising ways. But with each mistake you'll learn more about how Spelunky works and get that much closer to solving its deepest mysteries!
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 16.3k Steam reviews | Top 17% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 41% |
| Metacritic | 90/100 | Genre average 77 — top 7% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 26 h average | Top 23% for session depth among Indie |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Platformer · 880
- Rogue-like · 741
- Action Roguelike · 720
- Indie · 664
- Difficult · 513
- 2D · 446
- Local Co-Op · 441
- Replay Value · 381
- Procedural Generation · 339
- Arcade · 226
- Addictive · 214
- Action · 194
- Perma Death · 160
- Singleplayer · 132
- Adventure · 130
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Indie releases from 2013
16 Indie titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play on Phone
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 16.3k reviews
15.0k positive · 1.3k negative
Metacritic
90/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.4/10
Curator recommendations
14.5k
Press Quotes
“Somewhere during the journey you realize you’ve gained skills, your perception’s changed, and there’s a science to the way you navigate. It’s no longer about just making it through, but making it through well.” 9/10 – IGN “Sure, you swap anecdotes - it is hard to play Spelunky without something brilliant happening - but the richer conversations are the ones where you learn about the deeper systems as they begin to poke through the skin of each person's experience.” 10/10…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
26h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
28h
Current engagement
Achievements
20
Steam unlocks available
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (6)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 8, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Mossmouth |
| Base price | $3.74 -75% |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
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