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Colossal Cave
A cozy 3D Adventure from Roberta Williams, creator of King's Quest — explore a vast magical cave, solve clever puzzles, and uncover its mystery.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“"YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE" Argh argh argh argh ARGH!!!! It took me *days* to map out that area in the original game (played on a Caltext LSI/3 in 1983) and I carefully hoarded that paper map for years. This was a rush back through time but with…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This really is a fun and great game and the creators have only improved it since it was first released... it has a lot of replay potential and some seriously challenging puzzles. Highly recommend this and suggest you all find all the secrets and aim for the high score.”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Perfect for a cozy night after being worn out from work. I look forward to conquering the full cave!”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.
Latest official news
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Fifty years ago, a single lantern and a few lines of text lured a whole generation underground — and gave birth to the entire adventure genre. Now that legend is yours to walk through in full 3D, reim
Colossal Cave updates with new "Explorer" mode!
We’ve just released a fun new option, with a new approach to Colossal Cave. We’ve added an “Easy” mode, for those simply looking to wander the halls without random, pesky attacks from the wandering dr
Colossal Cave 2.0: The Enchanted Edition
From the Desk of Roberta Williams … I am very proud to announce our updated Colossal Cave 2.0, our new ‘enchanted cave’ version! I have always admired this historic text adventure, referring to it as
SteamVR now available!
Today marks a momentous occasion, a confluence of technological innovation and a nostalgic nod to the origins of digital gaming. After months of relentless labor, an avalanche of creative thinking, a
Historic Update - Retro TV, Tips, & Documentary Added
Howdy, Colossal Cavers! Over 300,000,000 years ago, water started tricking through some limestone, eventually carving what is currently known to be the longest known, connected cave system on the plan
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual |
| Player tags | Point & Click · Adventure · Exploration · Atmospheric · Puzzle · Walking Simulator · Fantasy · Strategy · Choices Matter · First-Person · Inventory Management · Choose Your Own Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · VR Supported · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Thai, Arabic, Korean, Russian * |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Official site | https://www.colossalcave3d.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4590/AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 12 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR, OpenXR Additional Notes: For Oculus headsets it’s recommended to remain in the Oculus OpenXR runtime. Also note, Colossal Cave currently does not support older Vive controllers (and a few older Windows headsets) with limited buttons.