Spelunky 2

Mossmouth · 2020 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade A

Estimated net residual revenue: $8.8k to $13.1k per month
Opportunity: $16.4k per month at x1.50 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 590.0k
93%% positive across 21890 reviews · 101.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 9 months ago
Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Last build shipped 3.8 years ago
Last discounted 1 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A brutally difficult roguelike platformer that refines the original Spelunky formula with procedural cave systems, cooperative multiplayer, and hundreds of failure states designed to teach mastery through repetition.

Spelunky 2 has generated $2.5M lifetime on 590K units at a quiet $11K/mo residual, with 93% positive reviews and sustained engagement (102 reviews/month average) nearly five years post-launch. The title shows no IP licensing encumbrance, stable community sentiment, and minimal developer communication, suggesting opportunity for a publishing partner to drive seasonal events, cross-platform bundling, or console port optimization without major technical debt. Best suited for acquisition by a platform holder or multiplayer-focused indie publisher seeking a catalog anchor with proven 100+ hour player retention. Most realistic play: acquisition.

Risk: Extreme difficulty curve filters mainstream audiences; 92.8% positive masks a real floor of players who bounce after 1-4 hours citing unfairness, limiting growth without difficulty-balancing modes.
Risk: Player reports unresolved co-op bugs (Steam overlay blocking area loads) despite 9+ months without dev updates, risking online session quality and retention.
Risk: No controller rebind support for mouse input flagged by players; minor but signals incomplete accessibility polish that could impede console or new-platform expansion.

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