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Spelunky cover art

Spelunky

Mossmouth · 2013-08-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreXbox

Indie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

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.

86
playing now
92%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
91/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (188 ratings)
85h
to beat · rushed 55h · completionist 138h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

86 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 86 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 4% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 666k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,654 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$14.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 18 of 26 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

117302026-08-06 21:00 — 75 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 51 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 71 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 100 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 66 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 83 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 117 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 61 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 73 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 106 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 76 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 87 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 64 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 92 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 64 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 55 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 98 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 65 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 62 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 75 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 71 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 59 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 91 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 71 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 44 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 76 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 86 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-06-05 — best price $2.992015-06-16 — best price $2.992015-12-01 — best price $14.992016-03-18 — best price $14.992016-08-12 — best price $14.992016-12-02 — best price $14.992017-04-10 — best price $14.992017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-11-22 — best price $1.492018-04-02 — best price $2.242018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-09-13 — best price $11.692018-12-20 — best price $2.992019-06-25 — best price $2.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-04-29 — best price $2.992020-07-29 — best price $2.242020-11-25 — best price $2.992021-02-11 — best price $2.992021-06-24 — best price $2.992021-10-28 — best price $7.492022-01-14 — best price $2.542022-04-22 — best price $4.492022-11-22 — best price $3.742023-03-16 — best price $3.742023-06-29 — best price $2.992023-10-16 — best price $4.492023-12-21 — best price $3.742024-03-13 — best price $4.492024-06-11 — best price $3.742024-07-20 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $2.992025-06-26 — best price $3.742025-09-29 — best price $3.742026-03-19 — best price $3.742026-08-12 — best price $3.752026-08-18 — best price $3.752026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2451262026-05-31 — 194 pageviews2026-06-03 — 146 pageviews2026-06-06 — 178 pageviews2026-06-09 — 167 pageviews2026-06-12 — 192 pageviews2026-06-15 — 170 pageviews2026-06-18 — 137 pageviews2026-06-21 — 178 pageviews2026-06-24 — 146 pageviews2026-06-27 — 168 pageviews2026-06-30 — 158 pageviews2026-07-03 — 150 pageviews2026-07-06 — 184 pageviews2026-07-09 — 183 pageviews2026-07-12 — 174 pageviews2026-07-15 — 151 pageviews2026-07-18 — 133 pageviews2026-07-21 — 149 pageviews2026-07-24 — 227 pageviews2026-07-27 — 243 pageviews2026-07-30 — 191 pageviews2026-08-02 — 166 pageviews2026-08-05 — 202 pageviews2026-08-08 — 163 pageviews2026-08-11 — 176 pageviews2026-08-14 — 167 pageviews2026-08-17 — 169 pageviews2026-08-20 — 191 pageviews2026-08-23 — 174 pageviews2026-08-26 — 192 pageviews2026-08-28 — 173 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.

Player tags

2DIndieActionArcadeAddictiveAdventureDifficultPlatformerRogue-likeLocal 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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