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Spelunky

2008 video game
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Spelunky

Summary

Spelunky is a video game[1]. Spelunky ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (383 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spelunky received the Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design[3].
  • Spelunky received the PC Gamer Game of the Year[4].
  • Spelunky's instance of is recorded as video game[5].
  • Spelunky's composer is recorded as Eirik Suhrke[6].
  • Spelunky was published by Mossmouth[7].
  • Spelunky's genre is action-adventure game[8].
  • Spelunky's developer is recorded as Derek Yu[9].
  • Spelunky's part of the series is recorded as Spelunky[10].
  • Spelunky's copyright license is recorded as freeware[11].
  • Spelunky's platform is recorded as Q48263[12].
  • Spelunky's platform is recorded as PlayStation Vita[13].
  • Spelunky's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[14].
  • Spelunky's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • Spelunky's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[16].
  • Spelunky's platform is recorded as Q19610114[17].
  • Spelunky's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[18].
  • Spelunky's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[19].
  • Spelunky's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[20].
  • Spelunky's language of work or name is recorded as English[21].
  • Spelunky's language of work or name is recorded as French[22].
  • Spelunky's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[23].
  • Spelunky's language of work or name is recorded as German[24].
  • Spelunky's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[25].
  • Spelunky's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[26].
  • Spelunky's software engine is recorded as GameMaker[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Spelunky was published by Mossmouth[7].

Publication

Publication dates include December 21, 2008[28], August 8, 2013[29], July 4, 2012[30], July 5, 2012[31], August 27, 2013[32], and August 28, 2013[33]. Languages include English[21], French[22], Italian[23], German[24], Spanish[25], and Japanese[26]. Spelunky's genre is action-adventure game[8]. Spelunky's part of the series is recorded as Spelunky[10]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[34] and digital download[35].

Subject and Themes

Spelunky's part of the series is recorded as Spelunky[10].

Reception

Awards received include Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design[3] and PC Gamer Game of the Year[4]. Reviews include 88/100[36], 87/100[37], 92%[38], and 89/100[39].

Why It Matters

Spelunky ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (383 views/month).[2] Spelunky has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Spelunky receive?

Honors received include Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design[3] and PC Gamer Game of the Year[4].

Related Entities

Andy Hull computer keyboard Microsoft Windows Mossmouth PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita United States video game controller

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . destructoid.com. destructoid.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . pcgamer.com. pcgamer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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