"Legends speak of a cursed cave hidden beneath the desert, so twisted by time that its passages shift like the sand under which it lies. The cave is said to be filled with fabulous riches, but also incredible danger!"
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging...
"Legends speak of a cursed cave hidden beneath the desert, so twisted by time that its passages shift like the sand under which it lies. The cave is said to be filled with fabulous riches, but also incredible danger!"
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!
Content notice: The Daily Challenge is not included in the DRM Free version.
Randomly-generated, fully-destructible levels filled with monsters, traps, treasure, and secrets.
Offline multiplayer supports up to 4 explorers in madcap cooperative and deathmatch modes.
IGF "Excellence in Design" Award-Winner, Gamespot's "Platformer of the Year", Edge's #2 "Best Game of 2012".
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Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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Despite the fact that the game is quite old (5 years by the time of this review), the game keept itself pretty fresh...
It's fast paced.
Has a large variety of monsters.
Nice maps.
The soundtrack... well, ok, it get's annoying after some time, and it's loud, but given the fact that this game doesn't have a spcific story I just muted it and played some music so I was fine with it.
The graphics are ok, but you won't be playing something like this for graphics... anyway... glad it works on my potato.
I really tried to enjoy the game, but it's not my type. Everytime you start the game you will start with nothing. You'll have to work for everything you've achieved in a previous run again. The gameplay is smooth, very responsive and enjoyable graphics. The items you find or buy are quite fun and useful. I am not saying this is a bad game for everyone, but it is not a game for casual players.
Spelunky is a game where you explore 4 variously-themed sets of randomly-generated levels (and a number of secret ones). In a lot of ways Spelunky is a traditional platformer, one spiced up with a multitude of intricate mechanics: for example, there are a lot of items with interesting and diverse functionality that can make your life easier. Most of the time you can buy those items from shops, or, on a rare occasion, you can just find them lying around. You can save damsels to restore health, or you can sacrifice them on an altar to get an item and then a much more efficient way to restore health. Progress through the levels, defeat bosses, and escape with as much treasure as you can.
Even though all this seems to be the makings of a great game, it comes off as too difficult for its own good. While the controls and platforming elements are perfect, the enemy hitboxes can be wonky at times; getting stunned is most likely a death sentence because of both how long a stun in Spelunky lasts and the fact that you are often simultaneously hurled away to a certain doom. A number of threats kill you instantly, even if you’ve managed to amass a decent amount of healthpoints.
The worst part of this game, however, is its soft time limit. At 2 minutes 30 seconds into a level the ghost comes to get you. The ghost is a relentless insta-killing pursuer that is supposed to always keep you on your toes.
Spelunky isn’t impossible to complete (and by “complete” I mean unlock every journal entry and beat all the bosses, which took me well over two hundred hours), and I would even say it’s worth it, but I sort of didn’t play the intended way in that I prevented the timed ghost appearance. I wouldn’t have attempted to complete this game otherwise.
It’s been a mixed bag for me. Still a net positive experience, though. Know what you’re getting into with this one.
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