Cave Crawlers

A dungeon crawler where your torch burns out underground

Heroic Pyxel LLC · Released Jul 10, 2023 · Early Access

Action Adventure Indie RPG Strategy Free To Play

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 4,019
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 52 in 30 days
Players: 15; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 week ago; Oct 19, 2026
Minimum PC: Integrated; 8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Cave Crawlers?

You play a treasure-seeking dwarf in a free-to-play, first-person action roguelike. During each run, you explore cave biomes, collect weapons and armor, and defeat bosses to unlock the next biome, alone or with up to nine other players.

For you if...

+you like shaping builds through talents, spells, and perks

Not for you if...

−you want to keep your character after dying

What players say

92% of 4,019 reviews are positive · 88% of 52 in the last 30 days

Players praise playing with friends. Recent complaints call for quality-of-life improvements, including saving, while a reviewer also criticizes solo boss balance and character leveling.

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Cave Crawlers system requirements

Minimum: Integrated, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: i3
Graphics: Integrated Graphics
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Does Cave Crawlers have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Cave Crawlers run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 54
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Cave Crawlers use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam