The Cave

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Ouya

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Wii U

• Android

Genres

• 2.5D platform game
• action-adventure game

• adventure game^*

• platform game^*

• puzzle video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

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^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*

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^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  179^*

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  122^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  116^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  85^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  73^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  54^*

• Local Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  45^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  43^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  39^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  33^*

• Dark Humor^*

  Votes · historical

  32^*

• Puzzle-Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  31^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  25^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  25^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  21^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  20^*

• 2.5D^*

  Votes · historical

  15^*

• Female Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  14^*

• Side Scroller^*

  Votes · historical

  12^*

• Point & Click^*

  Votes · historical

  11^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Double Fine

• Double Fine Productions^*

Publishers

• Double Fine Productions^*
• Sega^*

• 2013-01-22

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2013-01-23 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-01-23^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2013-01-22 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2013-01-22^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2013-01-22 · Wii U^*

  Release date

  2013-01-22^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii U^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 23, 2013^*

Detailed specifications