Spelunky Classic
Spelunky is a cave exploration / treasure-hunting game inspired by classic platform games and roguelikes, where the goal is to grab as much treasure from the cave as possible. Every time you play the cave's…
Spelunky Classic is an indie developed by Derek Yu, released 21 December 2008 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Spelunky Classic is
Spelunky Classic is an indie game developed by Derek Yu and released in 2008. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on GameMaker: Studio.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Spelunky is a 2008 platform video game created by independent developer Derek Yu and released as source-available freeware for Microsoft Windows. It was remade for the Xbox 360 in 2012, with ports of the new version following for various platforms, including back to Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies, and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run-through of the game unique.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Spelunky Classic holds a critic score of 94 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 29 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Spelunky Classic launched on 21 December 2008, within three weeks of Prince of Persia (2008), Prince of Persia, Crayon Physics Deluxe and Dissidia Final Fantasy. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: Prince of Persia (2008), Prince of Persia, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Dissidia Final Fantasy.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Spelunky Classic yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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