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Revision as of 19:14, 17 January 2021
This page is for the original game. For the enhanced remake, see Cave Story+.
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| Developers | |
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| Pixel | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 20, 2004 |
| macOS (OS X) | February 10, 2017 |
| Linux | February 10, 2017 |
| Reception | |
| IGDB | 83 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Metroidvania, Platform |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Cave Story |
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| Cave Story | |
|---|---|
| Cave Story | 2004 |
| Cave Story+ | 2011 |
| Cave Story's Secret Santa | 2021 |
Warnings
- This game is only playable in English with a fan translation (see Localizations for details and other supported languages).
Key points
- Multiple language translations available.
General information
- Cave Story (Doukutsu Monogatari) - A Tribute Site
- Unofficial Cave Story Wikia
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
Freeware. | |
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| Publisher website | |
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| Publisher website | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Config.dat[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Profile.dat[Note 1] |
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 50 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Only a few keys can be changed. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Game only allows for a limited number of buttons to be changed and does not support D-pad or analog triggers. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Spanish | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Simplified Chinese | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Traditional Chinese | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Dutch | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| French | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| German | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Italian | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Japanese | Use the original Japanese version. | |||
| Korean | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Lithuanian | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Polish | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Portuguese | Use the unofficial translation. | |||
| Russian | Fan translation by «Шедевр Translations». |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | 64-bit requires NXEngine-evo | ||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux | Requires NXEngine-evo |
Modifications
NXEngine-evo
- A complete open-source clone/rewrite of Cave Story. NXEngine-evo is the upgraded/refactored version of original NXEngine.
- Large amount of bugfixes.
- Proper widescreen support up to Full HD.
- Animated character portraits.
- Modern main menu.
- Custom soundtrack support, including the "New" and "Remastered" soundtrack of Cave Story+. See here for details.
- Incompatible with other mods of the game.[1]
- Random crashes may occur at certain parts of the game.[2]
Booster's Lab
- An open-source Cave Story level editor. A successor of the Cave Editor.
- Feature rich compared to the Cave Editor.
- Can be used to create mods for both Cave Story and Cave Story+
- Version 5.0.0.0 does not support CSE2.[3] Either compile from the latest source or download the nightly version.
Jenka's Nightmare
- One of the oldest, most well-known mods. It has been in development for over 7 years
- It is one of the best mods for Cave Story and is considered to be its unofficial sequel.
- A CSE2 compatible version can be found here.
- Full length, comparable to the original game.
- Allows the importing of the save file of the original game's true ending.
- Has an extreme difficulty curve. It is recommended to finish the original game first before playing this.
Rave Story
- One of the more popular mods of Cave Story.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).