- Guy Spelunky Joins Fraymakers! - 21 May 2026
So excited to share that Guy Spelunky has joined the cast of Fraymakers, the marvelous indie platform fighter! They did an amazing job incorporating his items into a unique, fun moveset that really captures the spirit of the games. His pixels have never looked better!New to Fraymakers? It's a platform fighter featuring a wide array of beloved characters across indie gaming. Guy joins the playable cast that includes Impostor from Among Us, Welltaro from Downwell, The Watcher from Slay the Spire, and more, with an even larger selection of indie buddies who can be called as assists. You'll be able to bring this colorful cast together in CPU battles, local multiplayer, online multiplayer with rollback netcode, and training mode. On top of that, Fraymakers comes with editor tools that allow you to make your own content for the game.The attention to detail that Team Fray lavishes on each char…
- Spelunky creator comes out against god modes in brutal games like his because 'The amount of satisfaction one gets from succeeding eventually is incredible' - 9 July 2024
The question of difficulty is a bizarrely high-voltage third rail in videogame discourse. You can barely mention finding an Elden Ring boss a bit tough on social media without sparking some sort of global diplomatic crisis: Fathers denounce sons, sons denounce brothers, daggers are drawn and before you know it everyone is intensely angry and accusing one another of trying to kill videogames forever... Read more.
- Plants Vs Zombies creator's new game is about stacking wombat poo - 24 April 2023
Knowing that wombats' dump is little stackable cubes was one of the fun facts I learned at school (it was either a rhetorical proof for or against the existence of God; I forget which). This knowledge comes in handy for understanding the game Hardhat Wombat , coming from George Fan (of Plants Vs. Zombies fame), with Andy Hull (of programmer on Spelunky fame). Out later this year, it's a combination puzzle-platformer and conscruction game in which you play a wombat, wearing a hard hat, who constructs increasingly complex things out of his own feces. That is no way to make a skyscraper, wombat. Read more
- Great moments in PC gaming: Killing Spelunky's shopkeeper - 13 November 2022
Great moments in PC gaming are bite-sized celebrations of some of our favorite gaming memories. .. Read more.
- Best browser games 2024 - 21 May 2022
What are the best browser games ? Modern computers are so powerful that you don't need a beefy rig to play great games. As long as you have access to a stable internet connection, there's a massive library of games that can be played from the comfort of your web browser. It can be difficult to coordinate with several friends to find a game that everyone owns. Gone are the days of worrying about your friend's empty Steam library or your low-spec PC - instead you can simply fire up these top browser games and start playing right away. Whether you're looking for a game to play for a few minutes before your lunch break ends or something to sink your teeth into after work, these free PC games have got you covered. Our list of the best browser games contains a mix of genres to ensure there's something for everyone. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Spelunky speedrunner shuns gold a…
- Long-standing Spelunky speedrun record revealed as fraudulent - 12 October 2021
In 2012, a player named BarryMode completed Spelunky Classic in two minutes and 30 seconds. Since then, this time has stood as the world record, and no other speedrunner has come close. Now, BarryMode's speedrun has been revealed as fraudulent. Read more
- Spelunky world-record speedrun exposed as a fraud after eight years - 12 October 2021
Over eight years ago, speedrunner BarryMode (a completely unknown figure in the scene) shattered the Spelunky speedrunning community by beating Spelunky Classic in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Veteran speedrunners have spent years trying to best that time to no avail—and for good reason... Read more.
- 1.47 Update! - 30 September 2021
Hey, everyone! This update isn't exactly massive, but I feel like it qualifies as major, since the last update was in... lemme see here... 2014! 7 years ago! Big thanks to BlitWorks for the patch, which adds a variety of languages and fixes a number of long-standing bugs related to the window and resolution. If you need to access the previous version, it will be kept in a public branch called "version1_4", which you can access by right-clicking the game in your Library and going to Properties -> Betas. Thank you for all of your support over the years! We hope you enjoy Spelunky 1.47! Patch Notes Added Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, and Portuguese translations. Added fullscreen borderless mode. Fixed a crash when using Alt + TAB. Fixed an issue when closing the game with Alt + F4. Fixed a crash on changing the resolution of the game.
- Cracking adventure Phantom Abyss has whipped into early access - 22 June 2021
Phantom Abyss ’ early access opened last night five minutes before my bedtime. Two hours later I was sleepily stumbling through the game’s procedurally generated temples, watching as the ghosts of those who played before me stumbled and fell. The ego-driven concept of only one player being able to complete a temple before it’s closed forever is surprisingly moreish, though I think they need to take another crack at the controls. I haven’t claimed a temple yet, but the temples have claimed me. This is news and not a review, but indulge me a little. The structure and temple design are the highlights right now. Starting amidst the ghosts of previous players lets you grasp a little of what you’re up against. You can follow along, keeping track of where people perished when a floor flipped around, or where spikes sprung up and kneecapped them. You’re challenged by them, but you also learn fr…
- Spelunky 2 is OUT NOW! - 29 September 2020
"Spelunky 1 did a lot with a little, and Spelunky 2 does a lot with a lot. It remains better for its additions, and no less elegant. The variety in Spelunky 2 is a pure thrill." -Rock, Paper, Shotgun "I’ll let you know up top that I adore this game. If you’re a fan of the original, I expect you’ll fall in love, too." -Polygon A disclaimer before we send you to the Spelunky 2 store page: we decided not to release with online co-op so that we could spend some extra time improving the experience, as well as add a pretty cool feature: cross-platform play between Steam and PS4™! It shouldn't take long for us to put online back in - a few weeks at most. Plenty of time for you to get acquainted with the new world of Spelunky 2 before you invite a few Steam or PS4™ friends to join you! So without further ado... it's time to go to the Moon! ːspelunkyː https://store.steampowered.com/app/418530/Sp…
- Spelunky 2 is now out on PC too, and yup it's great - 29 September 2020
After plumbing the depths of PlayStations for a fortnight, Spelunky 2 arrived on PC today. Grab your whip and hat, and hit the Moon to explore new dungeons full of monsters, treasures, and ways to die while doing something you initially thought was quite clever. Online multiplayer isn’t in at launch, mind, so you’ll have to before you can experience the comfort/mischief/catastrophe of playing with a pal not within punching distance. (more…)
- Spelunky 2 is Releasing on Steam on September 29, 2020 - 18 September 2020
Spelunky 2 is almost here! On September 29th, the long-awaited sequel is arriving on Steam. The game has already been well-received by gaming publications like Polygon, IGN (10/10), Game Informer (9/10), and Edge (9/10). The consensus seems to be that Spelunky 2 feels familiar but also different (and bigger!), so fans of the first game will find a lot to love about it. On the other hand, curious players who have yet to experience the fun will find no better time to join in – you’ll be learning the ins and outs of Spelunky 2 alongside the rest of the world and enjoying all of the new features, including many that were designed with new players in mind. For more information about Spelunky 2, check out the store page. Add the game to your wishlist to be notified as soon as it's available: https://store.steampowered.com/app/418530/Spelunky_2/
- The 10 best hells in PC games - 20 March 2020
One Off The List is our weekly list feature. Is there something you think doesn t deserve to be on this list? Comment with your reasons why, and next week it may be struck off. Hell is other people, wrote Jean-Paul Satre. But also my favourite level in Doom. He was a smart man, and he probably lives in hell now, on account of all the atheism. But listen, hell doesn t seem that bad. Bit hot. Bit demonic. You could do a lot worse than a trip to the underworld, is what I m saying, and as luck would have it, we have the perfect means for you to go there without singeing your eyebrows or being dunked in a toxic lake for eternity. That s right: videogames. It s always videogames. Here are the 10 best hells you can visit on PC. (more…)
- The 9 unluckiest characters in games - 13 March 2020
One Off The List is our weekly list feature. Is there something you think doesn t deserve to be on this list? Comment with your reasons why, and next week it may be struck off. It s Friday the 13th, the day of Saint Badluck, patron saint of ladders and casinos. And it is a fabulous holiday. Out there, parades are getting ready to be rained on, and children are looking forward to tonight s shenanigans, when they will dress up as mirrors and knock on doors, declaring: sweets or I ll smash myself . I love Friday the 13th. So many cherished memories. So many splinters of reflective glass. So, Happy Bad Luck Day. Here s a list of the 9 unluckiest characters in videogames. Spoilers for pretty much every game mentioned. So, watch out. (more…)
- Best free games for 2020 - 11 February 2020
When you’re looking for the best free games on PC, what are you looking for? We think we’ve got you covered with our selection below, whether it’s browser games you can start playing instantly, free-to-play games to rival anything you’d spend money on, or downloadable games that you can play for a lifetime. (more…)
- The best co-op games ever made - 24 January 2020
Every game is better with friends, but some games are the most betterer of all. These are the best co-op games you can play on PC in 2020. Whether you want to survive against zombie hordes, fell giant monsters, or fling your physicsy forms across chasms, there’s a game for you below. (more…)
- The best games of the decade on PC - 6 December 2019
It’s been an eventful decade for PC games, and it would be hard for you to summarise everything that’s happened in the medium across the past ten years. Hard for you , but a day’s work for us. Below you’ll find our picks for the 50 best games released on PC across the past decade. (more…)
- Games of the Decade: Spelunky is an endless, mechanically perfect remix - 30 November 2019
In hindsight, and with all apologies, Spelunky is like smoking. I got into it in part because it's what all the cool kids were doing at the time. It was embarrassingly easy to get wrong at first, but quickly became a soothing, easily-consumed daily habit. This lead to an effortless-seeming fluency, internalising both the basic routines and the nuanced flourishes that come from years of increasingly instinctive repetition. And it kills me. Death is certain, usually accidental but never escaped - if you reach either of the game's endings, something it took me about three years and perhaps five hundred hours' play to be able to do more than one in every twenty tries, the final score screen lists cause of death as "old age". The magic comes from the ingredients being so simple. At heart, it's a roguelike disguised as a basic and sweetly-styled platformer: you run, you jump, you have a simpl…
- The best platform games on PC - 27 November 2019
The biggest names in platforming used to live only on console, but it’s on PC now that the genre is thriving. Indies have taken the simple ingredients and spun them off in umpteen directions (but still normally from left to right). Below you’ll find a collection of the very best platform games on PC – including puzzle platformers, physics platformers, platformers with roguelike elements, and platformers about absolutely nothing but pixel-perfect jumping. (more…)
- UFO 50, the compilation from the makers of Spelunky and Downwell (among others) is out soon - 25 September 2019
The compilation UFO 50 is a gaming concept album from the makers of Spelunky , Downwell , and Catacomb Kids . It’s a collection of 8-bit inspired games that were “created by a fictional 80s video game company that was obscure but ahead of its time.” It was announced way back in 2017 , and skipped its 2018 release window. Who knew 50 games would take a while to make? Good news, though! It’s just popped up on Steam and is listed as “coming soon”. (more…)
