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Is Spelunky Hard? Difficulty Rating 9.0/10 | HDII

Spelunky

Remake (2012)

DIFFICULTY

9.0/10

Extremely Difficult

(1 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Players rate Spelunky as extremely hard, with punishing systems that demand precision, persistence, and mastery.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players often rate this game as extremely difficult because of several punishing design elements:

Tight movement and timing requirements throughout
Small execution mistakes can quickly cause failure
Success depends on consistency across long sequences
Failed runs reset progress and require starting over

Who Will Find It Difficult

Spelunky is likely to be punishing for most players, including many experienced ones. It is best suited for players who actively enjoy high-difficulty games and mastery-focused challenges. Players who rated games like Hyper Demon, Spelunky 2, and Noita at a similar challenge level may find Spelunky broadly comparable in difficulty.

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1 ratings

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Based on 1 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 9.0/10. Most players rated this game around 9.

Developer(s)

BlitWorks, Mossmouth

Publisher(s)

Microsoft Studios, Mossmouth

Genre(s)

Platform, Adventure, Indie

Platform(s)

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch

Keywords

exploration, roguelite, roguelike

About Spelunky

Spelunky (also known as Spelunky HD) is a remake of Spelunky (now known as Spelunky Classic), an open source indie platformer video game created by Derek Yu and originally released as freeware for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run through the game unique. Spelunky is one of the first examples of a roguelike-like, borrowing concepts from the roguelike genre, and was the influence for many later roguelike-like games.

Users also rated

Players who rated Spelunky also rated the games shown below, with Hyper Demon (9.0), Spelunky 2 (8.9), and Noita (8.7) being most similar in difficulty!