Spelunky 2

Spelunky 2

Steam Deck Verified

Mossmouth · Platformer · Sep 29, 2020

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $6.99.

93%
Very Positive
22k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 22k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Runs can be quick, are often exciting to navigate, and allow for permanent progression when reaching new areas.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Sure, with some luck and practice maybe you can get to the "basic" ending (Tiamat) but if this is as far as you go you won't really get to dig into the secrets and the substance of spellunky.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Another positive, the game has multiplayer.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Great with friends for local co-op.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay28 reviews
Story and characters21 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty31 reviews
84%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.