Rank 01Games like Cave Crawlers
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Cave Crawlers: UnderMine, Barony, Arboria, Hammerwatch, and Gatedelvers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Hammerwatch
Why this: Shares permadeath and co op multiplayer with Cave Crawlers.
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Gatedelvers
Why this: Shares build crafting and co op multiplayer with Cave Crawlers.
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Legend of Dungeon
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Cave Crawlers.
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Why this: Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Cave Crawlers.
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Shares talent trees and build crafting with Cave Crawlers.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Heroic Pyxel LLC
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 94% of 2,534 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Co op up to 10 players ramps up chaos
- Free with no pay to win mechanics
- Over 100 weapons with unique talent trees
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Mysterious
About Cave Crawlers
The closest matches to Cave Crawlers: UnderMine, Barony, Arboria, Hammerwatch, and Gatedelvers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cave Crawlers is your kind of game, the closest matches are UnderMine, Barony and Arboria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and mysterious, and single out its build crafting and co op multiplayer. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Cave Crawlers: Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.
Is Cave Crawlers worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 94% of 2,534 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Co op up to 10 players ramps up chaos
- Free with no pay to win mechanics
- Over 100 weapons with unique talent trees
- Torchlight management changes combat drastically
Frequently asked about Cave Crawlers
Can I run it?
Does Cave Crawlers run on Steam Deck?
Cave Crawlers is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Cave Crawlers free to play?
Yes — Cave Crawlers is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Cave Crawlers have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cave Crawlers supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Cave Crawlers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cave Crawlers are UnderMine, Barony, Arboria.
Who developed Cave Crawlers?
Cave Crawlers was developed by Heroic Pyxel LLC.