Cave Story+

by Nicalis, Inc.

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 22, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment93

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

6,127en

8,026 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 22, 2026

Released

Nov 22, 2011

Price

$14.99

Velocity

1.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈280K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$2.8M

Based on 8,026 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 6,112 post-launch reviews

81%453 rev

<2h

90%283 rev

2-10h

93%2,538 rev

10-50h

94%2,584 rev

50-200h

95%241 rev

200h+

92%13 rev

Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges — players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 54 similar games in the Action genre released in 2011.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 17%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 36%

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