Spelunker HD Deluxe Review (PlayStation 4)

by Jim Smale · August 6, 2021

One of the earliest cave exploring games is back – Our Spelunker HD Deluxe Review shows off the new shiny HD graphics and the challenging adventure in a world of caves and the mysteries they hold.

Spelunker HD Deluxe Review Pros:

Nice graphics.
1.05GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Works on Playstation 5.
Action-platformer gameplay.
Classic soundtrack.
Four game modes – adventure, competition, championship, and endless cave NEO.
Full stats screen and current player title.
Online leaderboards with filters for all modes, maps, and difficulties.
Adventure mode has solo play, group excursion online, and group excursion offline.
Graphics style – classic or 3D.
The game is all about collecting treasures, keys and getting to the exit.
Ghosts will appear and you use your fan to scare him off.
Competition has two types – online or offline.
Championship has three types – solo play, an online group excursion online, and group excursion offline.
Endless Cave NEO has three types – solo play, online group excursion, and offline group excursion.
The Endless Cave NEO is a score-based game mode, the levels are randomly generated and plays out as an auto scroller.
Classic graphics turn the game into an HD 8bit game complete with a Chiptune soundtrack.
Artifacts are the hidden Collectibles in-game.
Very difficult, any drop is death even a centimeter of depth will kill you.
Instant on-the-spot respawn.
Easy to read Hud.
In the Championship mode, you can save and quit.
Combines nostalgia and modern perfectly.
Easy to use emote system that can be used in either graphic style.
The music and sound effects are as hypnotic and memorable as they have always been.