Cave Story+

November 22, 2011ShooterESRB E10+

Available on

Linux PC Nintendo Switch macOS

Genres

Shooter Platformer Adventure Indie Action

Overview

About Cave Story+

A young amnesiac hero discovers a hidden land and vows to protect the defenseless creatures who live there! Can he stop the mad doctor and learn the truth about his own past? Highly polished and addictive, Cave Story+ uses retro-game stylings to deliver an all-out action/adventure extravaganza that’s both charming and deadly!

Story setup

You wake up in a dark cave with no memory of who you are, where you came from or why you're in such a place. Uncovering Mimiga Village you discover that the once-carefree Mimigas are in danger at the hands of a maniacal scientist. The Mimigas’ only hope rest squarely on the shoulders of a quiet, amnesiac boy who can't remember his own name.

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At a glance

Released: November 22, 2011
Platforms: Linux, PC, Nintendo Switch, macOS
Genres: Shooter, Platformer, Adventure, Indie, Action
Play modes: Single Player, Local Couch Co-op
Age rating: ESRB E10+
Time to beat: 2 hours
Multiplayer: By platform

Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Cave Story+.

Typical: 2hoursStory plus some extras

Playing together

Multiplayer by platform

How Cave Story+ supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.

Multiplayer capabilities for Cave Story+ by platform. Capabilities with no published information are marked "not documented".
Platform	Local	Online	LAN	Split-screen	Co-op campaign	Drop-in/out
Nintendo Switch	Yes, up to 2 players	No	No	No	No	No
PC	Yes, up to 2 players	No	No	No	No	No
Linux	Yes, up to 2 players	No	No	No	No	No
macOS	Yes, up to 2 players	No	No	No	No	No

Supported (a number is the player cap)
Not supported
Not documented for this platform

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Cave Story+. Open a board for its content descriptors.

CEROB

Violence

CLASS_IND10

Violência (Violence)

ESRBE10+

Fantasy Violence
Mild Language

GRAC12+

Violence

PEGI12

Also in our guides

Often listed alongside Cave Story+

Titles that appear in the same guides on this site. Grouped by where they show up, not by recommendation.

Coverage

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#13

Cave Story is one of those games that gets cited as an indie milestone so often that it is easy to forget it is still genuinely good to play today. The action platforming is tight, the weapon upgrade system has real decisions in it, and the story earns its emotional moments. It runs on hardware that would struggle to play a YouTube video smoothly. The reason it sits in the honorable mentions rather than the main list is that Celeste and Terraria cover the platforming and exploration lanes with more depth for most players. Cave Story remains an excellent recommendation if those are full or if you specifically want something more concise.

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