Cave Crawler

Buy85%

Very Positive · 586 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Technomancy Studios · Horror · Apr 18, 2023

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$1.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Cave Crawler?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 586 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Cool environment, somewhat interesting story, nice worldbuilding, and a mostly satisfying ending.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some games leave you on too much of a cliff hanger and don't really provide enough information for you to piece together theories, but this one allows for so much theory-crafting!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I didn't have any lag or issues with graphics, sounds, or movement other than these entire game crashes.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The horror aspect is entertaining and the sound design is quite nice in relation to that.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story51 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
20% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$1.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.39.

8 points recordedtoday · $1.99

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