Platform

The Cave

Single PlayerCo-op

Critic · Metacritic

3.6

Users · RAWG

2013

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateJanuary 22, 2013

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🏷️ Game Details

Genres

PlatformPuzzleAdventure

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About this game

SEGA of America Inc. and Double Fine Productions have joined forces with legendary game designer, Ron Gilbert, to create The Cave. In this 2D puzzle action and adventure game, players will assemble a team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, each with their own unique personalities and stories. From there, you will descend into the mysterious depths to explore locations including a subterranean amusement park and a medieval castle, not to mention a fully armed and ready-to-launch nuclear tipped ICBM. The Cave awaits.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Dark humor shapes the narration and character interactions.
Three-character selection creates different personalities, story segments, and routes.
Talking cave and unusual locations define the game's setting.
Local cooperative play supports shared character switching and puzzle solving.
Stylized art, character designs, and varied environments shape presentation.

Cons

Puzzles often rely on simple solutions or trial and error.
Cave traversal repeatedly sends characters back to earlier locations.
Platforming and character controls are imprecise in shared areas.
Main route is short for its price; full cast requires replaying content.

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