We had anticipated Spelunky 2 to reach in 2019 however, y’know, it didn’t. Now creator Derek Yu has given a small replace on progress, saying the plan is to launch it in 2020. Spelunky being one among the best PC games of all time, yeah, I’ll fortunately look forward to it for roguelikelike platformer’s sequel to be correctly completed. After Spelunky 2 is out, Yu says, UFO 50 will comply with. That’s the compilation of retro-styled games ‘made by’ a fictional 80s firm, that are actually being made by a handful of various indie devs.
Yu confirmed off a few of his artwork on Twitter final night time (becoming a member of the #artvsartist tag, the place artists present themselves and their work) and took the chance to present a progress report too.
“[Eirik Suhrke] and I are on both projects and at some point we knew we’d have to focus on one to finish it off before going back to the other,” Yu stated. “Well, that time has come and we’re going all in on Spelunky 2 to release it this year! We’ll holler when we know exactly when.”
Here’s a trailer from 2018 exhibiting off a few of the sequel’s newness, together with physics-y water and lava, some cute critters to journey, on-line multiplayer, and oh my that gun simply cloned a cat.
As for UFO 50, Yu notes that it “is still very active!” He stated that Jon Perry, Paul Hubans, and Tyriq Plummer “are working on it full time”, and identified that Plummer streams himself working on Tuesdays. “We’ll try to get a date this year, but the plan is to release post-Spelunky,” Yu stated.
UFO 50 can have games directed by all them and, final we heard, Downwell creator Ojiro Fumoto is concerned too. Presented because the work of an obscure however visionary fictional firm, they’ll journey throughout all types of genres with the aim to “combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design sensibilities.” Here’s a peek from again in 2017:
