2020 in Preview: Spelunky 2 promises surprises, chaos, and new opportunities to learn Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. 2020 in Preview: Spelunky 2 promises surprises, chaos, and new opportunities to learn Idol thoughts. Feature by Christian Donlan Features Editor Updated on 7 Jan 2020 16 comments Now that 2020 is here we're having a little look ahead at some of the year's new games that have us intrigued. Is that a turkey? A sloth? A shopkeeper with a key? A wall with teeth? I have watched the gameplay trailer for Spelunky 2 about a dozen times by this point, and it's weird. So much nes stuff - a new lead character, new environments, a rocket ship, that sloth who seems to have a quiff. And yet there's something very familiar. The pace is faster, but I know how to play this game - I itch for it a little. I watch the trailer and I'm sort of playing along in my mind, trying to make decisions, trying to keep up. Watch on YouTube A new Spelunky will be a familiar thing, then. But there's more than that, of course. Spelunky 2 will be an opportunity to learn again - new traps, new foes, new bosses. New fluid dynamics! Huge masses of water and lava dropping down from above! New connections, with these ghostly little doors that seem to take you between parallel spaces. New disasters, new surprising survivals, new stories to tell when it's all over and you're back, blinking in your living room or pressed up against the monitor for your PC. New Spelunky! I cannot wait. Want to hear our 2020 predictions and a preview of the year ahead? Give our podcast a listen through iTunes, Spotify, RSS, and SoundCloud: To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. 12 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 34 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store