It's really not much like Lode Runner at all. Lode Runner itself was a "clone" of Space Panic much more so than this is a "clone" of Lode Runner. In both cases,

It's really not much like Lode Runner at all. Lode Runner itself was a "clone" of Space Panic much more so than this is a "clone" of Lode Runner. In both cases, there is clear inspiration drawn from the earlier game, but they are very much original works. I wrote a shareware Lode Runner clone on the Amiga 20+ years ago. Mine was definitely a clone, no bones about it. Spelunky is barely related.