Spelunky Diving into PC This Summer

Spelunky may have found a pretty comfortable living space on the Xbox Live Marketplace last year, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t just a little bit homesick. The original "roguelike platformer,” as you may remember, originated on the PC as a freeware game back in 2008. Its new life on the Xbox 360 allowed a whole new generation of players to experience the dangerous exploration game in all its HD glory, and now, the developers will be putting the best version of the game on PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita.

The news comes from the Spelunky World website, where the bright minds behind the game discuss how this is really a coming-home party for the indie title.

“The original ‘roguelike platformer’ is returning to the place where it all started,” the post reads. “This summer, PC owners will be able to play the XBLA reboot of Spelunky that won the 2012 IGF ‘Excellence in Design’ Award, as well as Game of the Year Awards from publications like Gamespot and Edge. Spelunky will launch on Steam and GOG, followed shortly by the Humble Store.”

The news of the PlayStation ports of the game came a couple of months ago, and yes, that’s great for those who want to take this underground adventure on the go. However, the “core” audience that’s followed designer Derek Yu for quite some time will be most excited when the game finally digs into the Steam library. Look to pick it up on these new platforms sometime this summer.