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Cave Story+

Cave Story+

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

Released Nov 22, 2011 Developer Nicalis, Inc., Studio Pixel Publisher Nicalis, Inc. Platforms Windows · Linux PlatformerMetroidvaniaIndieGreat SoundtrackPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.9%positive7,644 reviews
Recommended · 38 found this helpful

“Over a decade later, and the Devs cooked up a fat update including coop??? they spoil us. Please play this game, its a phenomonal piece of history”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 34 found this helpful

“Recently got majority or all the exclusive console/portable console ports (Switch co op and lighting for example) and the rad jukebox. Didn't think they would do it ever since they announced it but here we are.”

— a player, Steam review · 167 hrs played
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“"Future content updates" was not a lie. I wasn't expecting it in 2026, but it's a welcome surprise.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

59playing at last check
10424-hour peak
924all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 198 avg · Jul 2012

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

76achievements
13.6%median completion
0.7%rarest: Sanctuary S Rank
87.3% of players 67.7% of players 64.6% of players 61.0% of players 59.8% of players 55.9% of players 49.7% of players 44.7% of players 41.6% of players 40.7% of players 38.6% of players 37.6% of players 36.8% of players 36.2% of players 36.0% of players 35.0% of players 34.7% of players 34.0% of players 33.8% of players 33.4% of players 33.0% of players 32.1% of players 31.4% of players 30.2% of players 28.7% of players 27.5% of players 27.2% of players 26.0% of players 23.8% of players 23.2% of players 22.5% of players 20.2% of players 16.6% of players 16.3% of players 15.7% of players 15.0% of players 14.9% of players 14.8% of players 13.6% of players 13.5% of players 13.2% of players 12.5% of players 12.4% of players 12.2% of players 11.7% of players 11.3% of players 10.9% of players 10.8% of players 10.1% of players 8.4% of players 7.6% of players 6.2% of players 5.2% of players 4.8% of players 3.9% of players 3.4% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 87.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.3%Pea Shooter — Obtained the Polar Star!
67.7%Don't Get Lost — Obtained the Map System!
64.6%Magic Missile — Obtained the Missile Launcher!
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Sanctuary S Rank — Hidden achievement
0.7%Boss Attack S Rank — Hidden achievement
0.8%Wind Fortress S Rank — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 01, 2026
Cave Story+ 260630 Update

Welcome to the Cave Story+ Community hub blog update. New build is up with lots of little improvements. See changelog below! In addition to the usual bugfixes, this update brings improved performance

Jun 09, 2026
Cave Story+ Major Upgrade!

The long-awaited public release is here! Cave Story+ 2026 is now available to all players by default, with no need to opt-into a special branch. Once again, a huge thank-you to everyone for providing

Apr 11, 2026
Cave Story+ Update 2026

The branch and password needed to access all the new content is:Branch name: ModdersDelight Branch Password: ModPizzaParty Oh Yeaah!!! The massive Cave Story Steam update today, adds a ton of new feat

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsPlatformer · Metroidvania · Indie · Great Soundtrack · Pixel Graphics · Action · Adventure · 2D · Singleplayer · Retro · Classic · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements76
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.nicalis.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Core Solo Memory: 128 MB RAM Graphics: 64MB RAM Hard Drive: 200 MB HD space