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The Cave
Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“peak, but thats to be expected from the psychonauts devs”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“An overall excellent point-n-click adventure puzzler that will probably get you hooked. The more I played it the more I found myself liking it. There are definitely a few cons that can discourage players during their first tries [spoiler](dying too easily in spots, a bit of…”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“doesnt load and im tired of trying to get it to work”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:43 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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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.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Platformer · Puzzle · Local Co-Op · Comedy · Co-op · Local Multiplayer · Indie · Funny · Singleplayer · Dark Humor · Puzzle-Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.doublefine.com/games/the-cave |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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