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The Cave

📅 Jan 23, 2013
Double Fine Productions
Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!
87.3Rating
0Content
27Achievements

About This Game

The Cave is a adventure game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Double Fine Productions and released in 2013. With an estimated 201,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 2.9k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 87.3/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 4.88 hours, with side content bringing that to 8.06 hours, and a completionist run can reach 14.67 hours. Players commonly describe it as Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Local Co-Op and Comedy.

Media

User Reviews

87.3
Overall Score / 100
8.7/10
Steam (2878 rev)

Playtime Estimates

4.88h
🎯 Main Story
8.06h
⭐ Main + Sides
14.67h
💯 Completionist
Based on 12 player submissions

DLCs (1)

The Cave: Soundtrack
The Cave: Soundtrack
$3.99

Game Information

Release Date
January 23, 2013
Developer
Double Fine Productions
Publisher
Double Fine Productions
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$14.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
200.7K
(160.6K - 240.9K)
VRI ScoreLearning
65.9
Indicators are uncertain and suggest proceeding with caution.
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Adventure
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Shared/Split Screen
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
Tags
Adventure
Platformer
Puzzle
Local Co-Op
Comedy
Co-op
Local Multiplayer
Indie
Funny
Singleplayer
Dark Humor
Puzzle Platformer
Atmospheric
2D
Controller
Casual
2.5D
Female Protagonist
Side Scroller
Point & Click

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
Text Only
German
French
Italian
Spanish - Spain

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
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
Recommended:
  • OS *:Windows 7
  • Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics
  • DirectX®:9.0c
  • Hard Drive:1.5 GB HD space
  • Sound:DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Minimum:
  • OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later.
  • Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB of RAM
  • Graphics: ATI HD 2600 / NVIDIA 8800GT / Intel HD3000 or better card with at least 256 MB VRAM
  • Hard Drive: 4GB minimum hard drive space
    Leopard is not supported
Recommended:
  • OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later.
  • Processor: Intel Core i Series Processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI HD 4670 / Nvidia 285 or better with at least 512 MB VRAM
  • Hard Drive: 4GB minimum hard drive space
    Leopard is not supported
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, fully updated
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz dual core CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon HD 2000, or Intel HD 4000 Graphics
  • Open GL: 2.1
  • Hard Drive: 1.5 GB HD space

Legal Notice

The Cave, Double Fine Productions and the Double Fine logo are the exclusive trademarks of Double Fine Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. ©SEGA. All Rights Reserved. SEGA is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. SEGA and the SEGA logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation. FMOD Ex Sound System Copyright © 2001-2012 Firelight Technologies Pty, ltf. All rights reserved. Uses Scaleform GFx © 2012 Scaleform Corporation. All rights reserved.