Spelunky 2 is a brutally difficult game. Making your way all the way from 1-1 to level 6 is hard. In fact, there’s even an achievement on Steam for doing so — something of which only a handful of players have unlocked. Since you start over again every time you die, there’s little room for error. Finishing the whole game in one run requires some serious skills. Thankfully, developer Mossmouth has provided some much-needed shortcuts to make your journey far less stressful.What are shortcuts?
There are three shortcuts that can be unlocked in Spelunky 2. These shortcuts allow you to permanently unlock later levels. In other words, you can skip the earlier levels every time rather than starting from the beginning.
The shortcuts in Spelunky 2 unlock three different levels from which to start each run. These are 1-4, 2-4, and 4-4. Given that there are only six core levels in Spelunky 2, not including side content, being able to skip all the way to world 4 can save a lot ...