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Caves of Lore

Caves of Lore

I created Caves of Lore because of my deep love for RPGs. This project took me 6 years to make and I learned a lot about coding, art, and storytelling. If you reach the end then be sure to let me know! Caves has deep combat, classic-styled pixel art, and (of course) LORE! 📖

Released Jan 21, 2023 Developer by Mike Robins Platforms Windows · Mac RPGStrategy RPGCRPGDungeon CrawlerExploration
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

92.3%positive440 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Straightforward old school CRPG. Don't be fooled by the retro graphics, it has a fair level of depth.”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game is scratching a gaming itch I've had for a while. Interesting world with fun combat and an engaging magic system.”

— a player, Steam review · 64 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Played all the way through and really enjoyed this game. I probably won't replay but would highly recommend.”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

100all-time peak
0 25 50 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 47 avg · Jan 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

36achievements
1.0%median completion
0.2%rarest: Chatty
41.4% of players 24.9% of players 20.6% of players 16.6% of players 11.3% of players 7.7% of players 6.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 41.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
41.4%Wanderer — Walk 1000 Tiles
24.9%Making Friends — Talk to every character in Kalindraur.
20.6%You Monster! — Break all of Callor's pottery.
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Chatty — Hear every unique conversation from playable characters and NPCs.
0.3%Hardcore Survivor — Win the game without any characters dying.
0.3%Indomitable — Begin and finish the game on Nightmare Difficulty without changing it.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$6.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-14
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

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

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-13 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

May 20, 2026
New Game Plus!

Caves of Lore is now updated with New Game Plus Mode, giving you more ways to continue, rebuild, and replay after completing the game. After finishing the game, you can restart with bonuses from your

Aug 23, 2025
New "Travelling" Spellbook!

+ Added new Spellbook! + 6 New Spells! + Fixed a very old bug with a blank slot in combat inventory after fighting a certain something that shall go unnamed + Fixed a bug in the Fungal Shelf with a ro

Mar 25, 2025
Unique Weapons Update

The time has finally come to make Unique weapons more unique. I've also added a few new bows and a potion. Another requested feature is allowing other characters to purchase starting abilities that La

Mar 21, 2025
Prep and bug fixes

This update is a small patch meant to precede the next update that will add more content. It provides important bug fixes and paves the way for more content. +1.7.5.0 (prep for a bigger patch coming s

Oct 15, 2024
Item Updates and Bug Fixes

10/15/24 +1.6.8.0 + Fixed an issue with Adventurer's Helm + Fixed some inaccuratedisplay with spell level when using items with lots of level boosting enchantments + New Weapon: Broadsword + New Uniqu

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsRPG · Strategy RPG · CRPG · Dungeon Crawler · Exploration · Mystery Dungeon · Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Top-Down · 1980s (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Official sitehttps://www.cavesoflore.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: 10 Processor: Dual 2.3 GHz or better Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with at least 512MB of VRAM. DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 700 MB available space