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Spelunky 2

Mossmouth · 2020-09-29

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 26, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 13, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 13, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 15, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Sep 29, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 06, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

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.

Spelunky 2 is an Action and Indie game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 21965 reviews).

207
playing now
93%
positive of 22k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (57 ratings)
4.49★
PlayStation Store rating (2,721 ratings)
88/100
opencritic · mighty · 95% recommend · from 69 critics
80h
to beat · rushed 25h · completionist 180h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

207 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Spelunky 2 is a 2020 platform video game developed by Mossmouth and BlitWorks and published by Mossmouth. It is the sequel to Spelunky (2008) and was released for PlayStation 4 and Windows in September 2020, for Nintendo Switch in August 2021, for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in January 2022, and for PlayStation 5 in March 2025. The game received critical acclaim upon release.

Trailer

Spelunky 2 trailer thumbnail

Spelunky 2 - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈390,607 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 207 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 897 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~112/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,972 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 441k–992k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 22,037 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2025-09-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 4 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.8k2.8k20202026Week of 2020-09-01: 906 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,662 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 310 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,821 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,094 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 761 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4511812026-09-15 12:00 — 217 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 340 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 266 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 263 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 433 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 362 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 193 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 309 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 330 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 243 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 303 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 270 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 188 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 331 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 408 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 232 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 276 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 356 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 262 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 277 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 451 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 321 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 207 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.9k239Oct 2020Aug 2026Oct 2020 — avg 2,920 · peak 6,937Dec 2020 — avg 1,610 · peak 3,303Feb 2021 — avg 1,182 · peak 2,059Apr 2021 — avg 668 · peak 1,042Jun 2021 — avg 549 · peak 836Aug 2021 — avg 534 · peak 866Oct 2021 — avg 609 · peak 1,085Dec 2021 — avg 463 · peak 799Feb 2022 — avg 566 · peak 904Apr 2022 — avg 402 · peak 633Jun 2022 — avg 413 · peak 749Aug 2022 — avg 403 · peak 584Oct 2022 — avg 418 · peak 846Dec 2022 — avg 527 · peak 860Feb 2023 — avg 497 · peak 780Apr 2023 — avg 448 · peak 689Jun 2023 — avg 346 · peak 504Aug 2023 — avg 349 · peak 529Oct 2023 — avg 324 · peak 527Dec 2023 — avg 359 · peak 586Feb 2024 — avg 370 · peak 563Apr 2024 — avg 302 · peak 475Jun 2024 — avg 335 · peak 538Aug 2024 — avg 353 · peak 618Oct 2024 — avg 335 · peak 550Dec 2024 — avg 430 · peak 718Feb 2025 — avg 427 · peak 783Apr 2025 — avg 311 · peak 499Jun 2025 — avg 305 · peak 496Aug 2025 — avg 293 · peak 448Oct 2025 — avg 264 · peak 497Dec 2025 — avg 330 · peak 527Feb 2026 — avg 304 · peak 464Apr 2026 — avg 285 · peak 443Jun 2026 — avg 284 · peak 505Aug 2026 — avg 344 · peak 613
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
10102026-09-222026-10-122026-09-22: 10 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 4 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 3 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 5 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 8 new positive2026-10-07: 7 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 6 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$6.992020-09-292026-10-102020-09-29 — best price $17.992020-11-25 — best price $17.992020-12-09 — best price $17.992020-12-22 — best price $17.992021-02-11 — best price $15.992021-06-24 — best price $13.992021-09-29 — best price $12.992021-10-19 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-01-27 — best price $13.992022-06-23 — best price $9.992022-10-20 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-05-13 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $9.992024-08-20 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $7.992024-12-17 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-17 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-11-25 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-09-05 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-10-03 — best price $19.992026-10-10 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

149242026-05-31 — 62 pageviews2026-06-04 — 43 pageviews2026-06-08 — 62 pageviews2026-06-12 — 46 pageviews2026-06-16 — 48 pageviews2026-06-20 — 34 pageviews2026-06-24 — 40 pageviews2026-06-28 — 58 pageviews2026-07-02 — 54 pageviews2026-07-06 — 60 pageviews2026-07-10 — 39 pageviews2026-07-14 — 57 pageviews2026-07-18 — 47 pageviews2026-07-22 — 149 pageviews2026-07-26 — 94 pageviews2026-07-30 — 70 pageviews2026-08-03 — 75 pageviews2026-08-07 — 57 pageviews2026-08-11 — 38 pageviews2026-08-15 — 45 pageviews2026-08-19 — 54 pageviews2026-08-23 — 38 pageviews2026-08-27 — 66 pageviews2026-08-31 — 58 pageviews2026-09-04 — 53 pageviews2026-09-08 — 53 pageviews2026-09-12 — 45 pageviews2026-09-16 — 49 pageviews2026-09-20 — 51 pageviews2026-09-24 — 44 pageviews2026-09-28 — 70 pageviews2026-10-02 — 59 pageviews2026-10-06 — 58 pageviews2026-10-10 — 50 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.1k02026-09-30 22:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 74 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 120 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 16:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 628 viewers2026-10-10 04:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 90 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 112 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 25 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
79%
earned "You Got This"
12.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform Multiplayer1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-09-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)16,3301%32
Steam (Steam)15,9124%32
PS4 (PlayStation)6,0005%32
PS5 (PlayStation)8208%32
Switch (Nintendo)2980%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DPvPCo-opIndieActionDifficultPlatformerLocal Co-OpPerma DeathOnline Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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