Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
- Platformer (606)
- Metroidvania (553)
- Indie (535)
- Great Soundtrack (469)
- Pixel Graphics (392)
- Action (383)
- Adventure (342)
- 2D (322)
- Singleplayer (279)
- Retro (275)
- Classic (258)
- Exploration (198)
- Replay Value (160)
- Difficult (142)
- Story Rich (135)
- Shooter (107)
- Remake (85)
- Cute (77)
- Sci-fi (74)
- Anime (55)
Release Date | Nov 22, 2011 |
Price | $ 14.99 Top 15% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 92.5% (very positive) Top 20% / 93% Top 15% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 89.1% Top 5% / 90.1% Top 3% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 4.4K Top 5% / 7.2K Top 4% |
Curators | 506 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 12.1 hours Top 15% |
Play Time per Dollar | 49 minutes Top 30% |
Followers | 16.1K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 965.4K Top 3% |
Copies Sold | ± 448.6K Top 4% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 4.8M Top 3% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Cave Story+'s Steam rating and reviews from November 2011 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 98.8% (May 2013) and 93% (December 2023).
Cave Story+ is an AAA level success, with 7.2K reviews Top 4%. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Cave Story+'s reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (77%), followed by Spanish - Spain (4%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Cave Story+ depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 26 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 8 hours) could mean that Cave Story+ crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 92.5% rating Top 20% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Cave Story+'s review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.