Spelunky
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This page is for the 2013 remake. For the original freeware game, see Spelunky Classic.
Developers | |
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Mossmouth | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 8, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 90 |
OpenCritic | 87 |
IGDB | 91 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Platform, Roguelike |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Spelunky |
Spelunky | |
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Spelunky Classic | 2009 |
Spelunky | 2013 |
Spelunky 2 | 2020 |
Spelunky is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view and scrolling action, platform and roguelike game in the Spelunky series.
General information
Availability
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | Game does not contain any microtransactions. |
Version differences
- Only the Steam version includes the Daily Challenge and Achievements.
- The Steam version received a v1.47 update that added languages, a fullscreen borderless mode, and bugfixes. The GOG version has not received this patch.
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\config.txt[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/239350/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\spelunky_save.sav[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/239350/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:9 (narrower aspect ratios are letterboxed); see Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | Aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Artwork scaled from 1280x720. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Only available in v1.47 (Steam version). | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
- Changing the resolution to something wider than 16:9 crops part of the image
Changing to resolutions not available from the menu[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput only. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Axes can't be remapped. | |
Controller sensitivity | Digital movement. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | SFX, Music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Only available in v1.47 (Steam version). | |||
Traditional Chinese | Only available in v1.47 (Steam version). | |||
Esperanto | Fan translation. Nexus Mods GitHub | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Only available in v1.47 (Steam version). | |||
Korean | Only available in v1.47 (Steam version). | |||
Polish | Fan translation. | |||
Portuguese | Only available in v1.47 (Steam version). | |||
Russian | Only available in v1.47 (Steam version). | |||
Russian | Fan translation | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op, Versus |
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LAN play | Co-op, Versus Use Frozlunky. |
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Online play | Co-op, Versus Use Frozlunky. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 3D graphics card DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/239350/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (239350) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.