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Spelunky cover art

Spelunky

Mossmouth · 2013-08-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreXbox

Indie

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

Releases: Oct 07, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Aug 28, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Aug 26, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 08, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 23, 2014 (PlayStation Vita), Jul 04, 2012 (Xbox 360)

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.

Spelunky is an Indie game released in 2013, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (92% of 16672 reviews) sentiment.

54
playing now
92%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,061
twitch viewers (latest)
2061.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
91/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (188 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (1.6k downloads)
4.12★
PlayStation Store rating (40,226 ratings)
87/100
opencritic · mighty · 92% recommend · from 25 critics
85h
to beat · rushed 55h · completionist 138h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

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.

Trailer

Spelunky trailer thumbnail

Spelunky Official Trailer

≈348,362 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 54 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 293 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,575 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 667k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,672 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.74-75%
GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2017-10-26) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 24 of 69 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32932920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

108362026-09-15 12:00 — 45 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 78 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 69 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 53 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 103 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 70 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 36 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 67 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 85 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 57 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 70 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 90 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 42 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 80 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 95 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 47 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 62 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 99 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 65 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 80 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 98 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 76 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 54 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
98958Aug 2013Aug 2026Aug 2013 — avg 989 · peak 2,367Dec 2013 — avg 732 · peak 2,854Apr 2014 — avg 454 · peak 1,039Aug 2014 — avg 291 · peak 483Dec 2014 — avg 278 · peak 1,074Apr 2015 — avg 237 · peak 811Aug 2015 — avg 201 · peak 324Dec 2015 — avg 253 · peak 573Apr 2016 — avg 187 · peak 342Aug 2016 — avg 223 · peak 327Dec 2016 — avg 253 · peak 428Apr 2017 — avg 204 · peak 335Aug 2017 — avg 284 · peak 416Dec 2017 — avg 425 · peak 706Apr 2018 — avg 292 · peak 437Aug 2018 — avg 296 · peak 466Dec 2018 — avg 283 · peak 438Apr 2019 — avg 214 · peak 337Aug 2019 — avg 234 · peak 345Dec 2019 — avg 301 · peak 484Apr 2020 — avg 317 · peak 457Aug 2020 — avg 355 · peak 525Dec 2020 — avg 290 · peak 469Apr 2021 — avg 150 · peak 224Aug 2021 — avg 138 · peak 238Dec 2021 — avg 102 · peak 213Apr 2022 — avg 85 · peak 143Aug 2022 — avg 85 · peak 144Dec 2022 — avg 102 · peak 175Apr 2023 — avg 88 · peak 147Aug 2023 — avg 75 · peak 125Dec 2023 — avg 84 · peak 153Apr 2024 — avg 72 · peak 121Aug 2024 — avg 77 · peak 132Dec 2024 — avg 93 · peak 180Apr 2025 — avg 67 · peak 119Aug 2025 — avg 69 · peak 125Dec 2025 — avg 71 · peak 137Apr 2026 — avg 65 · peak 115Aug 2026 — avg 71 · peak 125
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-06-09 — best price $2.992015-06-22 — best price $14.992016-03-18 — best price $14.992016-11-14 — best price $14.992017-03-13 — best price $14.992017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-12-21 — best price $1.492018-06-21 — best price $2.992018-09-13 — best price $11.692019-01-21 — best price $3.742019-11-25 — best price $14.992020-04-29 — best price $2.992020-08-21 — best price $2.242021-01-22 — best price $2.992021-06-24 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $4.492022-01-27 — best price $4.492022-11-22 — best price $3.742023-04-04 — best price $4.492023-09-11 — best price $4.492023-12-21 — best price $3.742024-04-23 — best price $4.492024-07-11 — best price $3.742024-12-19 — best price $2.992025-07-22 — best price $3.742026-03-11 — best price $3.742026-08-12 — best price $3.752026-08-20 — best price $3.752026-09-02 — best price $14.992026-09-10 — best price $14.992026-09-18 — best price $14.992026-09-26 — best price $14.992026-10-04 — best price $3.742026-10-12 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2451322026-05-31 — 194 pageviews2026-06-04 — 144 pageviews2026-06-08 — 158 pageviews2026-06-12 — 192 pageviews2026-06-16 — 163 pageviews2026-06-20 — 154 pageviews2026-06-24 — 146 pageviews2026-06-28 — 216 pageviews2026-07-02 — 179 pageviews2026-07-06 — 184 pageviews2026-07-10 — 155 pageviews2026-07-14 — 196 pageviews2026-07-18 — 133 pageviews2026-07-22 — 206 pageviews2026-07-26 — 213 pageviews2026-07-30 — 191 pageviews2026-08-03 — 179 pageviews2026-08-07 — 193 pageviews2026-08-11 — 176 pageviews2026-08-15 — 190 pageviews2026-08-19 — 163 pageviews2026-08-23 — 174 pageviews2026-08-27 — 181 pageviews2026-08-31 — 182 pageviews2026-09-04 — 243 pageviews2026-09-08 — 167 pageviews2026-09-12 — 165 pageviews2026-09-16 — 186 pageviews2026-09-20 — 163 pageviews2026-09-24 — 199 pageviews2026-09-28 — 173 pageviews2026-10-02 — 184 pageviews2026-10-06 — 139 pageviews2026-10-10 — 158 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
74.5%
earned "So It Begins"
7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)42,2842%20
Xbox 360 (Xbox)22,1151%20
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)15,6875%13
Switch (Nintendo)2030%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

2DIndieActionArcadeAddictiveAdventureDifficultPlatformerRogue-likeLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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