Spelunker Party Arrives On The Nintendo Switch And PC On October 19, 2017

In Japan, Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker was one of Square Enix’s Nintendo Switch launch games. Now, it is getting a North American and European release as Spelunker Party. The game will receive a Nintendo Switch demo in both regions on October 7, 2017, followed by a full release on both the Nintendo Switch and PC on October 19, 2017.

Spelunker Party is an updated version of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita Spelunker World. (North America received the PlayStation 4 iteration back in 2015.) While the previous release was a free-to-play game with both solo and online six-player multiplayer, the Nintendo Switch and PC versions will be $29.99 and offer single player and offline and online four-player multiplayer. The gameplay in both versions is identical, however. You send a frail Spelunker into over 100 stages, attempting to clear each one. There are goalposts along the way that provide oxygen and a place to pick up in the event your avatar dies. If all goes well, you can collect Litho-stones that provide you with things like equipment and pets.

Spelunker Party launched on the Nintendo Switch in Japan on April 20, 2017.