Spelunky, Spelunky 2 Releasing On Switch Later This Month
After being announced this past December during a Nintendo Indie World Direct presentation, Spelunky developer Mossmouth Games announced that bothSpelunkyand Spelunky 2are heading to the Switch later this month. The duo of roguelike dungeon-divers will be available in just two short weeks, on August 26.
It should be noted that the August 26 release date for the games only applies to North America, Europe, and Australia. Release dates for SpelunkyandSpelunky2in other regions will come “soon,” according to a video posted this morning by Mossmouth.
Spelunky was originally released in December 2008 and quickly became a cult classic. The game received an HD re-release in August 2013 and was released yet again on the PSN in October 2014. Spelunky 2launched over a decade afterSpelunky, hitting PC and PlayStation 4 this past September. On Switch,Spelunkywill support local multiplayer, whileSpelunky 2will support both online and local multiplayer.
Spelunky and Spelunky 2′s arrival on Switch will potentially leave it as the best platform to play either game on. Because both titles are roguelikes — and difficult ones at that — players can end up starting multiple runs quickly. Having the option to take them both on the go fits their overall quick gameplay loop.
WhileSpelunkyandSpelunky 2are set to release in just two weeks, neither game is currently present on Nintendo’s eShop. For now, it’s not clear how much it will cost players to pick up the games, either. IfSpelunkyandSpelunky 2follow their Steam releases, though, they should be $15 and $20 to purchase, respectively.
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