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Revision as of 23:18, 19 November 2017

Cave Story+
Cave Story+ cover
Developers
Nicalis
Release dates
Windows November 7, 2011
macOS (OS X) December 13, 2011
Linux December 13, 2011
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Cave Story+ guide on StrategyWiki
Cave Story+ on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).
Cave Story
Cave Story 2004
Cave Story+ 2011
Cave Story's Secret Santa 2021

This page is for the enhanced remake. For the original game, see Cave Story.

Key points

Three versions of the soundtrack plus two graphics modes.

General information

Unofficial Cave Story Wikia
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

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System Location
Profile.dat stores save game data.
The game supports XDG on Linux, but crashes when the value is set.
The Steam save games on OS X and Linux are not compatible with the DRM-free and Steam for Windows versions.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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In-game general settings.

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Input settings

300px
In-game control settings.

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Audio settings

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Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background[citation needed]
  1. Download Special K.
  2. Copy SpecialK32.dll to the installation folder.
  3. Rename to OpenGL32.dll.
  4. Run the game and exit.
  5. Edit OpenGL32.ini in the installation folder.
  6. Find [Window.System].
  7. Change MuteInBackground=false to MuteInBackground=true.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese

Issues fixed

Game will not start, or crashes on start

Disable triple buffering[citation needed]
  1. Go to Graphics Settings
  2. Disable triple buffering

Triple buffering can also be disabled in Catalyst Control Center, among other graphics card programs.

Instructions
Instructions
On linux: disable all monitors but one[citation needed]

There is a known bug that only happens with systems using multiple monitors, crashing the game on launch.

Black screen

If the game loads to a black screen in Windows 7, setting the game to compatibility mode may fix the problem.

Run in Compatibility Mode for Windows XP SP3[citation needed]
  1. Right click the CaveStory+.exe file and select Properties
  2. Select the Compatibility tab
  3. Check the box Run in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (Service Pack 3)

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Solo Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 64 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM 128 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8, 10.6.3 10.6
Processor (CPU) Intel only, PowerPC not supported Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz and above
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 64 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM 256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Solo Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 64 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM 128 MB of VRAM

References