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Spelunky 2
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I accidentally stepped on a fake pile of bones that turned into a skeleton and hit me, instinctively grabbed a pot to throw at it and a scorpion came out and poisoned me. 0/10 awful game would play repeatedly with false…”
“this game pisses me off but in a good way that makes me strive to complete it instead of just quitting”
“A very enjoyable game with easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay. However, the low scorer achievement is designed to torture a person. That said, I would still recommend it.”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“fun and funny when the play session begins, but gets more frustrating the longer you play in one sitting. Some deaths are so absolutely devious that you can't help but laugh. But sometimes these jetpack joyride ass…”
“I accidentally stepped on a fake pile of bones that turned into a skeleton and hit me, instinctively grabbed a pot to throw at it and a scorpion came out and poisoned me. 0/10 awful game would play repeatedly with false…”
“Way more stuff than in Spelunky (1) (HD). This leads to a couple of things: 1) more varied gameplay from run to run -- it can be more interesting, but you have to adapt more; 2) more bs that can kill you through no…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“My love for Spelunky 2 is so much higher than the amount of love I could ever give to a woman. This game is just so good. It's unfortunately not everyone's cup of tea, but if you get past the initial phase of dying…”
“An incredible game with some of the best design I have ever seen. Focusing on less precision platforming leaves room for a nearly infinite amount of puzzles for you to solve, all requiring different knowledge, and…”
“I became Spelunky brained a year after I started playing this game and it has been one of the games I come back to the most, I'm playing it mostly blind (I recently asked about hints for new stuff) and it's been really…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of the most entertaining and challenging games I've ever played. Chasing Cosmic Ocean was a blast (took me about a year of grinding). I highly recommend you play with a friend first to see how things work, or…”
“A soul crushing, messed up trial of pure mental torture that constantly makes you feel like an idiot. Can't recommend enough. (Co-op is amazing)”
“This game is so fun and awesome to play with friends, super beginner friendly.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Вот это уже хорошо, кап фпс увеличился до 200, что делает картинку очень приятной, в отличии от собрата - 1 части. Здесь все также как и в первой части - нелепые смерти, нехватка времени и хп, ну и конечно скилла. Тут…”
“My love for Spelunky 2 is so much higher than the amount of love I could ever give to a woman. This game is just so good. It's unfortunately not everyone's cup of tea, but if you get past the initial phase of dying…”
“Did you enjoy Spelunky HD, but didn't think it had enough utter BS? Then this is the sequel for you! Sure — it's massive, beautiful, and endlessly replayable. But the tightness and balance of the original is swapped in…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“fun and funny when the play session begins, but gets more frustrating the longer you play in one sitting. Some deaths are so absolutely devious that you can't help but laugh. But sometimes these jetpack joyride ass…”
“Way more stuff than in Spelunky (1) (HD). This leads to a couple of things: 1) more varied gameplay from run to run -- it can be more interesting, but you have to adapt more; 2) more bs that can kill you through no…”
“Very polished, well-designed game. Could be great, but the difficulty settings are stupid. Simple changes, like multiple difficulty modes, more health, retry/continues would make it a more fun experience. I don't have a…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“fun and funny when the play session begins, but gets more frustrating the longer you play in one sitting. Some deaths are so absolutely devious that you can't help but laugh. But sometimes these jetpack joyride ass…”
“Works great on Linux (via Steam's Proton) with the exception of the Daily Challenge. The Daily worked once the first time I tried it, but has never worked again on Linux even across clean installs of Steam and Spelunky…”
“Multiplayer crashes. Unplayable.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I don't think i'll ever love a game more than I love Spelunky 2. This game has been here for me for like, a really long time and I don't think any game will be as ever-present after. I remember playing Spelunky 1 on my xbox 360 at like 10-ish years old in my old childhood home…”
— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played“this is the best game of all time, also my friend wesley is very cool and good at spelunky ;)”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Great game, but probably only recommended for people with at least some masochistic tendencies.”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:29 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Ana Spelunky Plush is Here!
Hey, everyone!Happy to let you all know that we've partnered with Youtooz to bring you (and us!) the Ana Spelunky plush! And she's available for preorder right now for a limited time!After all those d
Patch Notes: v1.28
Player indicators will no longer appear when there is only one player. Fixed an issue that prevented the player from entering the portal in Duat. "The Full Spelunky" achievement is now unlocked proper
Patch Notes: v1.27
Cross-play with other platforms will only become available after the other platforms are using v1.27 Added back cross-play leaderboard filter. Improved clock syncing to be as unobtrusive as possible (
1.26 Released!
ːspel2caveːːspel2caveːːspel2caveːːspel2caveːːgoldidolː I'm very happy to announce that with the release of v1.26, we've reached a big milestone with Spelunky 2's online multiplayer. You can now play S
Patch Notes: v1.25.2d
Multiples fixes to determinism (crt, stl, physics, prng, ai & general game logic) when playing in cross-platform scenarios. Steam and Switch should now be able to play with players using Xbox-Live pla
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Platformer · 2D Platformer · Difficult · Online Co-Op · Perma Death · Co-op · Replay Value · Indie · Procedural Generation · 4 Player Local · Local Co-Op · PvP (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Catalan |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 32 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Quad Core 2.6 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 600 MB available space Additional Notes: Required: Full DirectX 11 support including a Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 11.0 GPU