Spelunky 2 is an adventure developed by BlitWorks, released 15 September 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 80 hrs to finish.
What Spelunky 2 is
Spelunky 2 is an adventure game developed by BlitWorks and released in 2020. It was published by Mossmouth. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story follows Ana Spelunky, the daughter of Guy Spelunky, the intrepid explorer at the heart of the original adventure. When her parents go missing, Ana sets out to find them, following their trail all the way to the Moon. There she descends into a labyrinth of deadly caves teeming with hostile creatures, cunning traps, and hidden treasures, drawing on inspiration from a host of ancient cultures and their mythological figures. Each expedition into the depths presents a fresh and perilous challenge, the winding passages shifting and rearranging with every attempt. Armed with courage and whatever tools she can scavenge along the way, Ana must brave these ever-changing subterranean worlds…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 32 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Spelunky 2 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 68 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 80 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 180 hrs, roughly 2.3 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Quad Core 2.6 GHz, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 750. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Spelunky 2 launched on 15 September 2020, within three weeks of Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades and Genshin Impact. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades, Genshin Impact.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Spelunky 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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