Double Fine · Double Fine Productions^*

The Cave

2013 2.5D platform game · action-adventure game · adventure game^* +2^*

At a glance

Genres

2.5D platform game
action-adventure game
adventure game^*
platform game^*
puzzle video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

Double Fine
Double Fine Productions^*

Publishers

Double Fine Productions^*
Sega^*

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Platforms

Players by platform

PlayStation 3^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*
Wii U^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
3^*
Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
3^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*
ESRB · Wii U^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
18^*
Community confidence
moderate^*

System requirements

Linux · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, fully updated^*
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz dual core CPU^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon HD 2000, or Intel HD 4000 Graphics Open GL: 2.1^*
Storage
1.5 GB HD space^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later.^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core Duo Processor^*
Memory
2 GB of RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
ATI HD 2600 / NVIDIA 8800GT / Intel HD3000 or better card with at least 256 MB VRAM^*
Storage
4GB minimum hard drive space Leopard is not supported^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows XP SP3^*
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz dual core CPU^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 2000 Graphics DirectX®: 9.0c^*
Storage
1.5 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Graphics alternatives
512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
1 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
French^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Audio languages

English^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Shared/Split Screen^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on TV^*
Remote Play Together^*
Family Sharing^*
Local co-op^*

Store genres

Adventure^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from The Cave

Screenshot 2 from The Cave

Screenshot 3 from The Cave

* Provisional data