A world-record speedrun completion of developer Mossmouth’s cult favourite indie game Spelunky has been exposed as a fraud, after standing for almost a decade. Over eight years ago, BarryMode, a ...

Creator Derek Yu called it "the most major cheating situation I've heard of in Spelunky speedrunning". When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

BarryMode took several choice runs of these levels and spliced them together to create the final run. In this way he eliminated the luck and necessity of starting over that are an integral part of ...

The Spelunky speedrunning record has been shattered by the previous record holder. Breaking his own record by roughly six seconds, Spelunky God recorded an incredible time of one minute, 41 seconds ...

In most games, the point is to grow or acquire money, gear, and abilities before you cross the finish line. But a recent Spelunky playthrough eschews nearly everything for the sake of achieving a ...

In 2012, a player going by the name of BarryMode completed the original version of Spelunky in 2 minutes and 30 seconds — setting a speedrunning record for the game that lasted almost a decade. Now, ...

Developed by Mossmouth, the action-adventure game follows a nameless character known as the Spelunker, who explores tunnels and tries to gather treasure while avoiding traps and enemies. It features ...

If you've played Spelunky 2, you know that the game is absolutely ruthless. It throws level after level of procedurally generated enemies, traps and tricks your way to stop you from reaching its end.

And there's plenty of room for improvement. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.