Spelunky / Items and shops guide
Spelunky items and shops guide: jetpack, cape, gloves and equipment risk
Choose Spelunky HD gear for the route and understand why theft follows you.
Edition covered
Spelunky HD: the 2012 remake, released on PC in 2013. These are Mossmouth’s HD Steam screenshots. The 2008 freeware game and Spelunky 2 have different routes, equipment behavior and secrets.
6 items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Items & Shops
Main benefit: Cling to walls
Climbing Gloves
Control note: Wall contact changes falling behavior.
Main benefit: Stronger stomps and improved ice footing
Spike Shoes
Control note: Still check the landing.
Quick notes
- Buy mobility that you can control. The jetpack and cape solve different movement problems.
- Read equipment side effects. Spring Shoes change jump height and Climbing Gloves change wall interaction.
- Keep the shopkeeper calm. Stealing, attacking or damaging a shop can anger its keeper and affect later exits.
- Match the weapon to the terrain. A shotgun is powerful but recoil and accidental hits matter.
Read equipment side effects
| Shop action | Likely consequence | Safer choice |
|---|---|---|
| Pay for an item | Normal transaction | Keep enough money for the planned purchase |
| Take an unpaid item out | Shopkeeper hostility | Buy it before leaving |
| Bomb near a store | May damage the keeper or merchandise | Choose a different excavation line |
| Shoot through the counter | Can start a fight | Clear the firing lane first |
| Enter a later hostile exit | Keeper may guard it | Scout before dropping into view |
Useful tip
This is HD equipment behavior; Spelunky 2’s exploding backpacks and other changed rules do not belong in this route.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Spelunky publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Spelunky HD Hell route reference | spelunky.fandom.com |