The Cave
Side-scrolling puzzle adventure with three explorers and character-specific stories
Double Fine Productions · Published by Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios · Released Jan 23, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 2,589
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Jan 11, 2021
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Cave?
The Cave is a side-scrolling puzzle adventure set in a connected underground world, with locations including a medieval castle and an amusement park. Choose three of seven explorers, switch among them to solve puzzles, and uncover their reasons for entering the cave. Different choices open up character-specific stories, areas, and puzzles. You can play alone or in local co-op.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark comedy in puzzle adventures
- +you like replaying games for different character stories
- +you want local co-op built around solving puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you dislike backtracking between puzzle locations
- −you want online co-op instead of shared-screen play
- −you prefer fast, precise platforming
What players say
87% of 2,589 reviews are positive
Players praise the dark humor, narration, character stories, and puzzles. The most common complaint is slow backtracking while moving characters between puzzles. Some also report stiff platforming, co-op or controller setup problems, bugs, and loading failures.
How many players finish The Cave?
34% of Steam players have unlocked «What You Always Wanted», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
The Cave system requirements
Minimum: HD 2000, 1 GB RAM, 1.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Cave?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP3
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz dual core CPU
- Graphics
- 256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 2000 Graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1.5 GB HD space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz
- Graphics
- 512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1.5 GB HD space
Does The Cave have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does The Cave run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain.
Does The Cave 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Puzzle
- Local Co-Op
- Comedy
- Co-op
- Local Multiplayer
- Indie
- Funny
- Singleplayer
- Dark Humor
- Puzzle Platformer
- Atmospheric
- 2D
- Controller
- Casual
1 DLC available.
