Cave Crawler 2

Side-scrolling precision platformer with cave hazards and four-direction shooting

Evan Youssef · Released Oct 9, 2024

Action Adventure Casual Indie Free To Play

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 181
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Oct 10, 2024
Minimum PC: 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Cave Crawler 2?

A free, single-player 2D platformer about escaping creature-filled caves. You jump past obstacles and shoot enemies through 15 linear levels across three worlds, including boss fights. A built-in editor lets you create levels and import or export them to play, share, and edit community creations.

For you if...

+you enjoy short platforming games with simple combat

Not for you if...

−you want a relaxed game without tough boss fights

What players say

90% of 181 reviews are positive

Players praise the improved movement and greater enemy and level variety compared with the original. Recurring complaints focus on turrets that feel unfair.

Screenshots and trailer

Cave Crawler 2 system requirements

Minimum: 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Cave Crawler 2?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

Storage: 200 MB available space

Does Cave Crawler 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Cave Crawler 2 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
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 4
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Cave Crawler 2 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