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Cave Crawler

85% positive · 580 Steam reviews · released Apr 18, 2023 · by Technomancy Studios

HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DPsychological HorrorLinearRealisticSci-fi

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~25,839 (P10–P90: 10,336 – 56,846)

Gross revenue: ~$42,164 ($16,866 – $92,761)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Visuals & audio83% positive · 58 mentions
“Short game that made me shiver by its heavy atmosphere and few creepy events. Definitely recommend it.”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 1 h played
Price & value90% positive · 52 mentions
“Short and sweet horror experience that does something entirely unique to the genre. Very much worth both the time and price. Looking forward to what the developer comes up with next!”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 1 h played
Story & writing73% positive · 45 mentions
“short analog horror game!! it reminds me a lot of those cave diving horror stories. the store page description mentioned this is a prologue for a series, so i'm really looking forward to further installments :] really my only issue with it…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 1 h played
Gameplay & mechanics52% positive · 29 mentions
“Short and not so sweet. Wish there was more game play strictly to see more of the creepy atmosphere.”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 1 h played
Controls & UI77% positive · 22 mentions
“Short, and creepy. I made the mistake of playing without looking at the controls first, and was VERY confused. So I suggest giving that a glance before playing. Otherwise, very well done!”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 1 h played

300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Technology

3D

Art style

Realistic

Setting

Sci-fi

Structure

Linear

Mood & themes

HorrorAtmosphericDark

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

Full controller support

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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