The Cave App Reviews

I love the narrators voice and the dialogue is hilarious. It fits. The characters are really adorable, my fav is the twins. The setting and graphics are amazing and beautifully done. However I have no idea how to play this game. I get as far as the underground flaming monster who kills you and the snack area on lower lower level, no fuses. Searching around the forum and web for a hint or walk thru. Any suggestions?

I’m not much for games, but after reading a few reviews decided to give it a chance. Definately worth the money!!!

Definately worth the price! Its so much fun. This is the first game ive played and thought deserved a 5 star review. I reccomend you get this game!!!

Love the concept- the controls- the graphics. Does anyone know of a good walk through site for when you’re stuck?

The Cave includes unique stories of seemingly unrelated characters that allows for differentiating combinations of characters to solve meaningful puzzles. Each character comes with a story that has a valuable lesson behind them, and the puzzles are not very difficult, but they are just enough to be somewhat challenging. They have similar mechanics to one another, but the layouts and settings of them are different, making them exciting to explore. The order inwhich you solve the puzzles follow the story lines, allowing them to be understood easier. Also, the graphics display a beautiful style which works well with the grotesque-yet comedic-Narrator, that speaks directly to you. It may be hard to play at first, because the controls are not explained. Once youve completed the game with a character, there is no point in replaying the game, unless to complete it with another character. There also have been times where Ive experienced some very VERY minor glitches with characters getting stuck... Although these minor factors did not take away from my enjoyment of the game. All in all, this game is very unique and was enjoyed thoroughly in its entirety.

Bought this game when it was on sale for $1.99. After playing this game 3 times through it is easily worth $10. No other game is quite like this. Been trying to find others with no luck. Hoping for a sequel or maybe a Maniac Mansion remake to this level of quality. Good job Double Fine.

and i haven’t slept figuring out what to do.

I admit that I love games like this that involve critical thinking. Big fan of the Monkey Island games as well. The Cave is beautifully rendered and the tasks are sufficiently challenging to provide a few hours of stimulating gameplay. What really ruined this game for me was the pitiful controls, or should I say the lack thereof. For those used to games where you can do something like jump over an object or a pit full of spikes (for example), be prepared to spend several minutes trying to do the same thing in The Cave. I became frustrated beyond belief by the fussiness of the controls and having to navigate over obstacles. The game is cool, the controls are the worst I’ve seen of any game available in the Mac App Store. Before buying, consider whether you’re willing to deal with this major shortcoming.

Paid for. Downloaded and installed. Will not run. Lame.

I love, love, love this game. Great graphics, great storylines, snarky narrator, super easy controls and you HAVE to replay it at least twice. Some of the puzzles were a little tough and I got lost a few times and had to rely on a walkthrough to untangle myself. However, the 2nd and 3rd (and probably 4th) time through I spent a lot of time looking at the backgrounds. There is a wealth of images and a lot of humor to be found. I wish there was a sequel since I came to this pretty late. Guess I’ll just have to replay it.

Super fun side-scroller puzzle game. Not for the light-hearted. This game is super dark and creepy but makes you think. The puzzles are very clever and most of the time not very obvvious.

I found everything well done in this game. Graphics, game play, narration, story line etc. The only negative thing is that it is a little short and I don’t think there is much replay value. I am going though it a second time with a set of different characters and it does look like this changes the story line slightly and opens up character specific scenes which is cool. However, once this is done I really don’t think I will play this over and over like some games. But at the same time, for $5 or what ever it was, it was a great game. Good job Double Fine Productions!

While I can understand some of the reviews that are critical because of the controls of this game, just go to the menu when you first start and click “help” it gives you all the controls for whatever device you’re playing on so you don’t have to waste time figuring them out. This game was awesome! Fun, great theme of adventure and insight. Replayable with different characters and their individual levels. Buy this, you won’t regret it.

The best game I’ve ever played. It was awesome and fun. My favorite character is the scientist. - Caroline, age 6

I’m totally hooked. I just beaten the game (with all the characters) and I wish there was more of it. Great job! It’s just the right mix of funny and puzzling.

Cute characters to be choosen when you start the game and keeps you thinking through out the game. Good one!

I really appreciate this kind of games. It’s well designed and interactive, and I especially like the fact that you’ll never know what’s gonna happen next!

This game is worth the $4.99, why? Positives: ~Challenging obstacles to solve in order to continue the story ~Dark and/or sarcastic humor via narrator throughout the entire story ~Different characters have different challenges, so it can be replayed maybe once or twice more ~Beautiful Graphics ~Satisfied a very picky gamer and kept me intrigued ;D Negatives: ~no hints ~no tutorial at the beginning, so you start from the first seconds on your own… and you have to pause then go to help to see how to move the characters. (recommended)

I have been a fan of adventure and puzzle games like this one, since the days of Infocom and text-only games. This game is as enjoyable, or more, than many classics I have played int he past, such as Zork or Myst, although the puzzles are much simpler. The controls are super-easy, so I don’t understand why people complain about them. You just use a few keys to control almost everything: Numbers 1-2-3 to select a character, arrows to move it, space bar to jump, c to grab/release objects or let go when you are hanging form a rope or an edge, e to engage with or activate an object, and q to invoke the powers of the character you are controlling. That’s it. The only thing I don’t know how to do with the mouse is make a character push/pull a movable object. You can use the mouse to move as well, but I don’t like it. The graphics and music are great, and the narration is very funny. My girlfriend and I are having a great time playing this game together.

This version works fine on my Mac running OS 10.10.2. Game is fun to look at the the sound track is entering. Just finished my first run thru. As you change characters the game adds new bits you haven’t been thru before. As i find with many games of this type, for me anyway, some of the puzzles can not be solved or the game completed without a walk thru. Doesn’t hurt my feelings to resort to this kind of help, just a fact. Also a pleasure not having to deal with the need to collect stars/flowers/bones, etc. in order to advance thru. I’d buy it again and recommend it. :)