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Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!

The Cave is a adventure, platformer and puzzle game developed and published by Double Fine Productions.
Released on January 23rd 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 5 languages: English, German, French, Italian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 2,809 reviews of which 2,456 were positive and 353 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 12.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Cave into these genres:

Adventure Platformer Puzzle Local Co-Op Comedy Co-op Local Multiplayer Indie Funny Singleplayer Dark Humor Puzzle-Platformer 2D Atmospheric Controller Casual 2.5D Female Protagonist Side Scroller Point & Click

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *:Windows XP SP3
  • Processor:1.8 GHz dual core CPU
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 2000 Graphics
  • DirectX®:9.0c
  • Hard Drive:1.5 GB HD space
  • Sound:DirectX Compatible Sound Card
MacOS
  • OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later.
  • Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB of RAM
  • Graphics: ATI HD 2600 / NVIDIA 8800GT / Intel HD3000 or better card with at least 256 MB VRAM
  • Hard Drive: 4GB minimum hard drive space
    Leopard is not supported
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, fully updated
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz dual core CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon HD 2000, or Intel HD 4000 Graphics
  • Open GL: 2.1
  • Hard Drive: 1.5 GB HD space

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
The Cave is one of my all-time favorite games ever. I've been playing this game for years & remember my dad getting it for me & I'd play it for hours- maybe even days straight- on my tablet. We'd go to a cabin in the summer & my chronic migraine/undiagnosed autistic brain just needed funny spooky puzzle game to scratch that itch- & it still continues to do so, for whatever reason. The humor has stuck with me all this time, & I've actually memorized a large majority of the game's script. I drew fanart for it once & hope to again, & I still gush about it to my friends. idk how Double Fine, Ron, or the rest of the gang feel abt it now, but please know this game has meant the world to me over the years. I think I technically got into this before Undertale, so it may be one of those games that really properly got me into gaming all-together. I started learning how to speedrun & use shortcuts, finding walkthroughs when I needed them (which helped me understand that it's okay to ask for help; smth I struggled with a lot.), & technically achievement hunting, too. I was interested in Psychonauts because I saw the devs had made one of my favorite games ever, & it's now possibly a special interest for my now-husband & I. I know I'm just rambling at this point, which is fine. I think younger me would have freaked out/pos having seen I finally got to leave a review for this game as an adult, 100% it, & got to share this special interest with his husband. I love the art style, I've memorized a lot of the music, too- & the stories & lessons have stuck with me to this day. I still get spooked sometimes, & the Twins & Hillbilly segments continue to get me overly emotional today. If you're not the devs & made it this far: play Double Fine games.
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Dec. 2024
This game is really good. It's not Mario World, the jumps are pretty easy and players can't die. Great deal of replayability because there are 140 different parties you can take through the cave. If the party changes the Cave changes too so that the puzzles for those guys are available. Great graphics and overall pleasant moods.
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Dec. 2024
I played this game for the first time as a young kid on xbox 360 and found myself seeking it out again over and over for years. This game is very fun and memorable with a lot of replay value and also funny! One of my favorites.
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Sept. 2024
Wonderful, beautiful, and humorous game about 7 individuals (I guess technically 8) with questionable pasts and personalities. Comedy is ever-present both in dialogue (well, mostly monologue) and the environment, with little details here and there, and I find that the best thing about the game. The puzzles are pretty good too, all of them being logical. It may take a while, but nothing's impossible to figure out without Google. 100%-able in like 16 hours. Some of the achievements are sort of hidden.
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Aug. 2024
i played this a lot when i was younger, and going back to it was a total blast! the puzzles are engaging enough to where on repeat playthroughs you won't get bored (mostly, there's like one segment i don't like), and there are a lot of good jokes, details, and characters! the artstyle is one of my favorites because of how specific and unique it is, and the character animations are super cool as well. personally i think it's worth the money, but you can wait for it to go on sale if you think it's too expensive as is (which is how i got it). either way i completely recommend this game :D
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Cave is currently priced at 12.99€ on Steam.

The Cave is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.99€ on Steam.

The Cave received 2,456 positive votes out of a total of 2,809 achieving a rating of 8.40.
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The Cave was developed and published by Double Fine Productions.

The Cave is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Cave is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Cave is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Cave offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

The Cave offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There is a DLC available for The Cave. Explore additional content available for The Cave on Steam.

The Cave does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Cave supports Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The Cave is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Cave.

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The Cave
12.99€
8.4
2,456
353
Game modes
Features
Online players
1
Developer
Double Fine Productions
Publisher
Double Fine Productions
Release 23 Jan 2013
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