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Cave Story+

92% positive of 5,256 Steam reviews

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Released
2011
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Epic, Amazon

Made by Nicalis, Inc., Studio Pixel. Published by Nicalis, Inc..

About the game

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Difficult
  • Old School
  • Platformer
  • Multiple Endings
  • Shooter
  • Anime
  • Sci-fi
  • Retro
  • Exploration
  • Cute
  • Story Rich

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Do NOT get the Steam achievements. Worst mistake of my life. Anyways, cool game though I hated the game at first, but as I got better I began to have a love for this game and the large importance for indie games as a whole. This game isn't a cakewalk and will punish new players (probably why I hated it at first). I mean, most people on Steam never even got the true ending (had to look it up); the story on the…

    67 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    This is one of the first indie games that was huge. I still remember when I beat Cave Story for the first time, a free downloadable game, that felt like a very polished metroidvania experience. The term wasn't so widespread back then but it helped to cement it. You play as a rabbit like creature with a gun, soon enough you find a village full of people and a villain, called The Doctor, who kidnaps one of the girls.…

    25 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    A cute fun game, but the final boss just completely ruined the whole experience for me

    13 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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