Game Information
Overall Rank: 795
Average Rating: 3.8/5
# of Ratings: 3
US Release Date: 01/15/2013
Platform: PC (Steam)
Genres: Adventure
ESRB Rating: T
Multiplayer: Local
Developer: Double Fine Productions
Publisher: Sega
Synopsis: An adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion - choose from three unlikely adventurers from a group of seven - each with their own personalities and stories - as they spelunk their way to a ginormous adventure that leads to a subterranean amusement park, castle and even a nuclear ICBM missile. Includes local coop ability.
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4/5
A Cave Worth Exploring
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/28/2014
A three-player local game (kind of an interesting choice) The Cave is short, sweet and pretty well put-together with plenty of (not-to-difficult) puzzles, some platforming and an interesting angle to the story. It doesn't surprise me this came from the minds that brought us Maniac Mansion - as it has a nice, twisted feel about it - from the booming "Cave" narrator to the visual style. It's a fun diversion - good enough to play alone or with friends - and if you get it at a good price, it's worth the time to work through each scenario.
Presentation: The colors are quite vibrant and there is plenty of variety to the settings (from a medieval castle to an amusement park, a museum of the future, a temple, an island, a creepy mansion and more) so nothing ever feels stale. The game has a …
Rating of
4/5
Wait… I’m NOT Confused?
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 12/23/2014
“The Cave” is the brain child of Ron Gilbert, a game writer known primarily for his work on old LucasArts Adventure games, like “Maniac Mansion” and the ‘Monkey Island’ franchise. More recently, however, Gilbert has been associated with misbegotten ventures, such as the first two Penny Arcade “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness” episodes from Hothead games and the tragedies of ‘Putt-Putt,’ ‘Freddi Fish,’ and ‘Pajama Sam’ from Humongous Entertainment. Fortunately, “The Cave” is much more within Gilbert’s wheelhouse, and he temporarily joined former LucasArts colleague, Tim Shafer’s, DoubleFine Productions for the sake of creating this one game.
Presentation
“The Cave” is a 2.5D Adventure game for up to three players. While the graphics …
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