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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.
“The Cave is made up of seven different stories, featuring seven different characters, including one set of twins. Depending on who you bring with you, you'll get to explore their respective, dedicated parts of the cave. In there you'll search for their one desired object. These…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“I recommend it but with some significant caveats. The puzzles are very easy, so it is best thought of as a diversion than than a challenge. The game needs to be played a minimum of five times through to see every ending for every character, and long, slow ladder-climbing…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“The Cave is an ambitious adventure game that has quite a lot going for it: Beautiful cartoonish art design. A twisted yet charming sense of humor. Quality voice work. Fun puzzles and scenarios that are interesting and just the right difficulty. Several playable characters, each…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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.
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 (2026-10-23). 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 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
| 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