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2022PC, Steam Deck verified95 % positivefree

Cave Crawler is a short 2D side-scrolling action platformer that sends you through caves full of varied enemies and playful platforming challenges. Its appeal lies in a tight, compact loop of action and jumping.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Fantasy setting
  • Fast pace
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In short: Games like Cave Crawler

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cave Crawler special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Turok

87 %Match

2015USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable93 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Cave Crawler: jumping and platforming, action-packed real-time combat as well as a fantasy setting.

A classic first-person shooter in which the time-traveling warrior Turok fights through a savage land full of dinosaurs and strange enemies. The mix of shooting, platforming and exploration defines it.

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Hocus Pocus

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