This page is for the original game. For the enhanced remake, see Cave Story+.
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
Essential improvements
- An open-source decompilation project for Cave Story. It is the successor to Cave Story Mod Loader.[1]
- For an alternative engine rewrite, use NXEngine-Evo. It is not recommended to use both engines at once.
- It is recommended to get the enhanced release, also known as CSE2 Enhanced. The below points will refer to this version.
- Active development.
- Bug fixes and engine code optimizations.
- Various options, such as a toggle between 50 FPS/60 FPS and Vsync support.
- Modder friendly.
- Support various image (such as .bmp) and audio file formats (such as FLAC, Ogg and PxTone).
- Like its predecessor, it adds support for various soundtracks such as Ridiculon and Cave Story Arranged.[2]
- Improved widescreen and fullscreen support.
- Compatible with the latest version of Booster's Lab.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DirectDraw |
7 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Modifications
- 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.[3]
- Random crashes may occur at certain parts of the game.[4]
- 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.[5] Either compile from the latest source or download the nightly version.
- 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.
- One of the more popular mods of Cave Story.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
98, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
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System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 5 compatible |
Notes
References