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Lead a dwarf through procedurally generated caves, shaping weapon talents and fighting enemies and biome bosses solo or in co-op.
Released 10 Jul 2023
Keep Torches Burning
Build Weapon Talents
Fight Biome Bosses
Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.
Developed by Heroic Pyxel LLC · Published by Heroic Pyxel LLC
Play as a dwarf searching underground caves for treasure, armor, weapons, potions, and other items. Caves are randomly generated, with changing biomes, enemies, and rooms to explore.
Fight with weapons, spells, talents, and perks, using weapon-specific abilities and stat choices to shape each character’s build. Discover equipment and rewards as you explore, including in trapped rooms.
Each biome has a themed boss whose fight must be overcome to reach the next biome. You can crawl alone or with up to nine other players, but the caves grow more powerful with a larger group. Torches provide limited light, and a dead character is permanently lost.
Players often enjoy exploring caves with friends, the chaotic co-op runs, and the freedom to build characters around different weapons and talents. Reviews also praise the discovery and challenge of the runs, though some find bosses tough, content variety limited, or a fallen teammate’s wait to be revived frustrating.
In Cave Crawlers you and your friends play as Dwarves searching for glory, power, and loot in the form of armor, weapons, potions, and items hidden underground from the world above. Your player has a fun, complex talent and stat system that you will use to fight powerful bosses and enemies. You'll find all kinds of mysteries along your journey, exploring different biomes, mobs, and items along the way.
As a dwarf searching for treasure and glory, you'll find that your journey can be quite tough without some allies at your side. Each player uses their own personalized talents, spells, and items to help defeat treacherous bosses.
Crawl through the caves alone or with a group of friends! Cave Crawlers supports up to 10 players in one game. You must rely on the great strength and wit of your teammates to defeat the threats deep in the caves. Be careful though, the power of the caves grows as more dwarfs adventure together.
As you explore, players will find complete environment changes, new enemies, and new items in each biome. In these biomes, you may stumble upon trapped rooms that contain magnificent rewards.
Biomes will include their own themed boss. Each boss has its own challenging mechanics that must be overcome to gain access to the next biome. Bosses drop their own unique loot.
At the beginning of your journey, you create a new character and begin that character's journey. Each character has its own set of items and expertise talents. When a character dies, they are permanently dead.
The caves are extremely dark, players must make use of their limited light. Torches burn out over time, yet players may use their flint and steel in the darkest of situations.
Choose your character's path with over 100+ weapon-specific talents at your disposal. Will you ravage enemies with an axe? Swing extremely fast with a dagger? Heal allies with a torch? Become a tank and block attacks? Try each path and forge your own builds.
Many unique and powerful items can be found throughout your journey. Each weapon has its own unique talent effect tied to it, helping you defeat increasingly difficult enemies.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 44 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
