Spelunky 2 Reviews

Spelunky 2 is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Oct 14, 2020

As a result, Spelunky 2 isn't attempting to convert any who weren't fans of the first game. The game has a very specific approach and will not be for everyone, but those who adored the first game are guaranteed to feel the same about its sequel. At a time when gamers are less inclined to take risks with their purchases, Spelunky 2 offers the comfort of the familiar.

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87 / 100
Sep 28, 2020

Spelunky 2 doesn't advance the original's formula, but there's more stuff to sink your teeth into.

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10 / 10.0
Sep 14, 2020

Spelunky 2 is a masterpiece of procedurally generated platforming that stays true to the legendarily challenging original while also holding surprises around every corner.

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Essential
Sep 14, 2020

A legendary game gets a legendary sequel.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 14, 2020

No matter how many times I yelled in frustration, I couldn't wait to jump right back into the ever-shifting caves

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GameSpot
Top Critic
8 / 10
Sep 18, 2020

Spelunky 2 is a successful evolution of what made the original Spelunky work.

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Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
Sep 14, 2020

This isn’t a sequel. It’s yet another chance to play Spelunky with fresh eyes; everything is just a little different, another stroke that proves perfection is imperfect. Even the best can get better.

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Unscored
Sep 19, 2020

Like last time, your craziest failures in Spelunky 2 play out like lessons. Unlike last time, the number of crisscrossing variables has skyrocketed, so there's a lot more to learn and, hence, a lot more fun to have while dying in the name of treasure-hunting success.

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4.5 / 5.0
Sep 23, 2020

Mossmouth did the impossible with Spelunky 2 in managing to create a sequel to an incredible game that did not disenfranchise existing fans or turn off newbies.

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Unscored
Sep 29, 2020

Spelunky 2 makes Spelunky new again: a fancier strap, more cogs, a cuckoo popping out from a hidden compartment on the hour. The correct time, as delightful as the first time I learned to tell it.

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9 / 10
Aug 26, 2021

Spelunky 2 is a masterclass in great roguelite game design, expertly combining crushing difficulty with a steady drip of new secrets and lessons to keep you coming back for more. Some may be put off by the steep challenge-this is certainly a game you have to work for a bit-but putting in the effort is sure to reward you with plenty of thrilling memories. We'd give this game a high recommendation to any fans of roguelites or challenging platformers, and even if that doesn't describe you, this is still certainly worth a look.

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9.5 / 10.0
Sep 25, 2020

Spelunky 2 improves upon the original in every conceivable way, and if you can tolerate the difficulty is an absolute must-play.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 7, 2020

Spelunky 2 takes the ridiculously polished foundation from the first game and blows it out with new content, mystifying secrets, and big-time cave mole jerks.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 18, 2020

Spelunky 2 is an absolute gem. A game that preserves all the virtues of the original title, and which adds small tweaks to create an even more rounded experience. We can rarely play games that are so complicated and, at the same time, so fair to the player (or not). The point is that you will always want one more game. And when you play it, you'll be a little bit better. Just a little. Too bad that sometimes it seems more like an expansion than a sequel.

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Unscored
Sep 25, 2020

Can you be enamored with a game and downright horrible at it? I’m talking about being so bad that it’s a struggle to get past its opening set of levels? If “Spelunky 2” has convinced me of anything, it's that the answer is a perverse “yes.”

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Sep 18, 2020

An excellent sequel to one of indie gaming's most enduring stars, that changes just enough to keep things interesting without losing the magic of the original.

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9.2 / 10.0
Sep 24, 2020

A beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Spelunky 2 is all a sequel should be: polished, refined, bigger. A game of learning, a game of death, a game of emergent beautiful gameplay. Every second in this game is pure art: it will frustrate you, but in a positive way in which you will shout at the TV and then smile and retry. Just to die again, until you'll learn enough.

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87 / 100
Sep 21, 2020

Quotation forthcoming.

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9 / 10
Sep 14, 2020

Spelunky 2 is a treasure in every way, one you'll be glad you've discovered.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 14, 2020

Spelunky 2 is more Spelunky. It doesn't wildly reinvent the formula, and even brings back a lot of the same hazards and enemies that tormented you the first time around. But it innovates ever so slightly in so many ways to help give this sequel its own life. Either way, it sucked me back in.

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