As a result, there are now many Mods available for the PC version. The PC game is Freeware, being available for download on the official Spelunky site, Spelunky World.īeing written in Game Maker confers advantages and disadvantages common to other Game Maker games.Īs of the latest release, V1.1, the full source code is now available, allowing modding to be done by anyone with a registered copy of GameMaker 8. The first public release was on the 21st of December 2008 for Windows.
The original game was created by Derek Yu using the Game Maker engine. The community on Slant collectively agreed that the game provides an interesting challenge by heavily relying on increasing your skill. The game received generally favorable reviews, scoring an average of 87/100 on the reviews aggregator Metacritic. Spelunky has also had numerous mentions in blogs, forums, and social media, and many game developers cite Spelunky as an influence on their work.
Listed in the Top 10 of The Edge awards of 2012.Listed as Destructoid's Console exclusive of the Year.Spelunky was nominated for three awards at the Independent Games Festival, and won the award for Excellence in Design.Spelunky has won multiple awards and accolades from many high-profile sources. Death is permanent, rapid and frequent - everything is lost upon death and the player must start over from the beginning with only the stock equipment of bombs, ropes and hitpoints.ĭerek Yu is involved in the independent game development culture, and draws from some of their traditions in his game design, such as metagaming elements like Speedrunning challenges. The player must navigate these in real time, using skill and reflexes, as well as resource management and strategy to gather treasure and fight monsters. The levels are procedurally generated with innumerable combinations, producing unique caves on every playthrough, with varied terrain, enemies and items spawning in each one. Spelunky is a 'Rogue-lite', a sub-genre of Roguelikes.
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