When we talked to Mossmouth’s Derek Yu, he spoke to how much he wanted to make this new game’s world feel alive with new interactions and choices throughout. It’s not the first time we’ve heard Spelunky 2’s creators talk about the aforementioned priority. You can see the new gameplay in action in the trailer just below. Developer Derek Yu of Mossmouth explained that the goal is to give players more access to create their emergent stories in their ongoing runs in the game. The first was entirely local co-op, but Spelunky 2 will allow players to link up online to challenge the new randomized levels and challenges the game has in store for us. Moreover, Spelunky 2 will be getting online multiplayer. One of the biggest reveals during the entire trailer was that it’s coming to PlayStation 4 on September 15, 2020.

The new Spelunky 2 gameplay trailer was shown during the PlayStation State of Play presentation on August 6, 2020. During the showing, we learned that not only is the game launching in September this year, but it’s also getting new online multiplayer so you can adventure (or betray) with your friends whether together or online in addition to a multitude of other fun features. The world has expanded in other ways, too, with branching paths and multi-layered levels adding a third dimension to the classic 2d platforming gameplay.It’s been a while since we heard anything about Spelunky 2, but the procedurally generated action platformer had a surprise showing during the PlayStation State of Play. Spelunky 2’s world is even denser than the one in the original game, offering more areas, characters, traps, and items, as well as new ways to interact with them (and for them to interact with each other). Explore the game alone, play locally with up to four players, or, for the first time, join up with friends online to unravel its mysteries together (or battle it out in competitive Arena modes). Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family. To stay or flee, to kill or rescue, to shop or steal… in Spelunky, the choice is yours and so are the consequences! You’ll have complete freedom while you navigate the fully-destructible environments and master their many secrets.

Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure. Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomly-generated, fully-destructible levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. In the meantime, here are synopses for both games below: Spelunky We’ll report back as we hear more in the future. Spelunky will be priced at $9.99 USD, while Spelunky 2 will be priced at $19.99 USD. The Switch eShop has updated with a release date for both games – revealing that they will release on 26 August 2021. Earlier this year, Mossmouth revealed that both Spelunky and Spelunky 2 will be heading to Switch.

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