The Dark Cave

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The Dark Cave is a gritty pixel art turn-based roguelike where you fight tense battles in opposite 3x3 grids against wave after wave of enemies.
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About The Dark Cave

About this game

The Dark Cave is a gritty pixel art turn-based roguelike where you fight tense battles in opposite 3x3 grids against wave after wave of enemies. Choose between three heroes, each with different perks and talent trees: the sturdy knight, the quick fairy and the undead phantom. You will need to carefully consider every movement: your moves are limited and only recover between layers of the dungeon; when you run out of moves, every single step costs you health points. On top of that, every skill (and even walking!) has a cooldown time. You have the ability to see when and where the next attack of your enemies will land, though – so planning ahead is essential to make every movement count.

To aid you in your adventure you have up to 5 skills – some are aggressive, others are defensive. It would help if you considered where in the other grid your attacks will land, and plan your movement accordingly, keeping an eye on your enemies’ own attacks. You can also use potions to various effects: recover HP or moves, inflict negative status on your enemies… And finally, you can collect different relics that stay with you throughout your entire run and grant you positive effects. Between layers in the dungeon, different NPCs will give you the option to enhance your skills, get new ones (sacrificing your old ones in exchange), and buy more powerful gear.

As you advance through the dungeon, you will get experience points that let you buy talents that give you powerful new abilities that stay between runs. Use your best tactical thinking combining skills, relics, potions and talents to grow in power and survive the hordes of enemies, each of them with unique pattern attacks, skills and weapons, descending deeper and deeper into the increasingly dangerous dungeon of The Dark Cave.






  • Movement during battles is limited. You will need to carefully consider each move and anticipating monster movement positions is necessary.
    Movement during battles is limited. You will need to carefully consider each move: if you run out of energy you’ll start losing HP
  • Build a strategy that combines skills and movements to attack and defend yourself from enemies: anticipating the movement and attack patterns of every monster is key to your survival




  • Select a hero from 3 distinct characters, each with 20+ available skills that can be upgraded multiple times
  • With 20+ enhancement effects, 20+ potions, and 40+ relics, forge your combat style through combinations




  • After you finish a layer, the Blacksmith, the Angel and the Black Marketeer will bring you different items to help you on your journey. But sometimes you’ll have to sacrifice something in exchange for their boons…

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
July 15, 2024
Developer:
Leaves Games
Publisher:
2P Games
Rating:
ACB rating of 3
Supported Languages:
English
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Features:
Singleplayer
Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space

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Frequently Asked Questions

According to ACB, The Dark Cave is suitable for players aged 3 and above.
Yes, The Dark Cave is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that The Dark Cave is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
The Dark Cave was released on July 15, 2024
The Dark Cave is published by 2P Games
The Dark Cave was developed by Leaves Games

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