Spelunky and Spelunky 2 launch for Switch on August 26 via the Nintendo eShop, indie developer MossMouth has announced today.
While Spelunky and Spelunky 2 launch for Switch on August 26, the previously announced ports will cost $9.99 and $19.99, respectively. The Switch ports for both include local and online multiplayer.
While Spelunky was originally released for Windows PC way back in 2008, it was later ported to Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita, and PS4. Spelunky 2 was released for both Windows PC and PlayStation 4 in September of this year.
Here’s a rundown on both games:
The classic “roguelike platformer” that paved the way for other roguelike-inspired indie titles.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomly-generated, fully-destructible 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. You’ll have complete freedom while you navigate the fully-destructible environments and master their many secrets. To stay or flee, to kill or rescue, to shop or steal… in Spelunky, the choice is yours and so are the consequences!
Spelunky returns in this greatly-expanded sequel to the original roguelike platformer!
Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family. 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. 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’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). 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.
