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Cave Crawlers
Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fun co-op with friends” (12 of 94 reviews) and “Exploration, combat, and events” (7); the most common complaint is “Punishing bosses and steep challenge” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
What the most-helpful reviewers agree on
12 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“It has good gameplay, mechanics, and is really fun with friends or by yourself.”
“You have to play about 1000+ times, get the best of luck with RNG, have to constantly hop around and spam attack. as a Solo, It's a Grind akin to working 5 Lifetimes in the Mines, you can't revive, you can't raise your…”
“ok so i know that i didnt play for a long time but i have finished the game and i can tell u that this is the best free game to play with your friends its a fun and not that long game. and its the most fun i had in a…”
7 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“It has good gameplay, mechanics, and is really fun with friends or by yourself.”
“Cave Crawlers is a fun game that’s easy to jump into and enjoy. There’s a nice mix of exploration and action, and it kept me entertained without making things overly complicated. Definitely worth giving a shot if you’re…”
“The game has a learning curve that can scare away new players or cause them to instantly dislike the game. If you do not like the rougelike/rougelite genre overall you might have a hard time getting used to the game.…”
6 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“It is incredibly fun with a lot of replayability, plus the only areas where you have to pay in this free to play is cosmetics, which you could get by playing anyways.”
“ok so i know that i didnt play for a long time but i have finished the game and i can tell u that this is the best free game to play with your friends its a fun and not that long game. and its the most fun i had in a…”
“This Game Could Be Better, but luckily it’s free!!! I Do love that, Once you die, You are dead for good and lose ALL of your progress. Definitely Worth Picking up if you are looking for something to play with a large…”
3 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“funny pixel game”
“amazing game, a bit lacking in areas like more bosses and mobs and rooms and items, but they're slowly getting there, love the goofy graphics, keep it up !!”
“stylish in the caves”
10 of the 94 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“You have to play about 1000+ times, get the best of luck with RNG, have to constantly hop around and spam attack. as a Solo, It's a Grind akin to working 5 Lifetimes in the Mines, you can't revive, you can't raise your…”
“Runs surprisingly well on my potato setup, which was already a huge win. The voice acting is honestly one of my favorite parts, and watching your friend get absolutely folded by a random bat is comedy gold every single…”
“very good game although rage is to be expected. CAVE CRAWLERSSS”
6 of the 94 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“You have to play about 1000+ times, get the best of luck with RNG, have to constantly hop around and spam attack. as a Solo, It's a Grind akin to working 5 Lifetimes in the Mines, you can't revive, you can't raise your…”
“The game is really only good for solo or having more than 2 people if its just you and a bud you're not going to have a good time. my main reason for saying this is because if either of you go down you will not be able…”
“Fun game, a bit repetitive and some of the bosses are very unforgiving. I only made it to the final boss once. The skill tree is a nightmare to look at and it would be cool if you were able to get more than stat boosts…”
5 of the 94 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“You have to play about 1000+ times, get the best of luck with RNG, have to constantly hop around and spam attack. as a Solo, It's a Grind akin to working 5 Lifetimes in the Mines, you can't revive, you can't raise your…”
“Runs surprisingly well on my potato setup, which was already a huge win. The voice acting is honestly one of my favorite parts, and watching your friend get absolutely folded by a random bat is comedy gold every single…”
“Fun game, a bit repetitive and some of the bosses are very unforgiving. I only made it to the final boss once. The skill tree is a nightmare to look at and it would be cool if you were able to get more than stat boosts…”
5 of the 94 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is really only good for solo or having more than 2 people if its just you and a bud you're not going to have a good time. my main reason for saying this is because if either of you go down you will not be able…”
“The gameplay is quite fun, but all players lost connection to the host repeatedly after rougly 30-45 minutes of playing. We swapped host and the issue persisted. Being disconnected from the host counts as a successful…”
“Horrible connection playing online multiplayer. Was never actually able to play the game due to high latency unfortunately. Maybe change how latency effects gameplay.”
4 of the 94 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Sometime between now and when i last played, they broke controller support, not even the built in, but steam input controls, it either refuses to read your button inputs, or has each face button activate multiple…”
“I BUY DlC WHY NO GIVE ME DLC HUH HUH HUH I INSTALL IT SAYS NO OWN SAYS NO HAVE GIVE ME MY DLC WITH DA FUNNY DWARF BEARD GAME WHERE IT AT HUH IT AT LOST AND FOUND HUH HUH HUH? WHERE TF IS IT AT IMA REFUND THIS FREE GAME…”
“just a fan of the game all around i would have to say the only thing i don't like is saving the game kicks you out and you have to reenter. other then that small discomfort the game is great”
Counted across 94 English reviews (the 94 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-26
“This game is like if minecraft and deep rock had a down syndrome baby”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Great game but I've been waiting on the sex update for far too long, might as well just play the jenny mod in minecraft atp :(”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I can really relate to this game on another level, the main charatcers of this game are white short bearded men just like my friend Maciej, the whole game is about penetrating small spaces which reminds me of tall tomboy muscled oily sweaty futanari women with sour armpits…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 0.91.5: Halloween Content, 6 Exclusive Items, Breakable Pumpkins, Candy
Uploaded build 0.91.5 to default branch Discord: To stay up to date on what we're actively working on, feel free to join our Discord, where we post regular development updates in our #development-upda
Hotfix 0.91.2: New Common Belt, Bug Fixes, Minor Axe & Ranged Balancing
Uploaded build 0.91.2 to default branch Items: Added new common belt Linen Sash, which can be found within the Dwarven Caves. Reduced Zephyrstrike item proc damage from 40->20% lightning weapon damage
Major Update 0.91: Crossbows & Bows, Lanterns, Crystal Beetle, Perks, Out NOW!
Uploaded build 0.91.0 to default branch Discord: To stay up to date on what we're actively working on, feel free to join our Discord, where we post regular development updates in our #development-upda
SNEAK PEEK into Update 0.91: CROSSBOWS, Bow Rework, Lanterns, New Mob, & More!
GREETINGS CRAWLERS! We have been a little silent here on Steam, but nonetheless hard at work on the game's next major update, Update 0.91! We are currently wrapping up development on 0.91 and are in t
Hotfix 0.90.10: 2 New Epic Items, Item Balancing, QoL Changes & Bug Fixes
Uploaded build 0.90.10 to default branch Items: New: • Added new epic bracers Wizard's Cuffs, which can be found within the Crystal Caverns. • Added an equip bonus to Cloak of Swiftness: Equip Bonus:
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Dwarves · RPG · Dungeon Crawler · Action Roguelike · Action · Adventure · First-Person · Multiplayer · Pixel Graphics · Voxel · Online Co-Op (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · In-App Purchases · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Official site | https://www.heroicpyxel.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: i3 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Storage: 1 GB available space