Games like Cavern Kings
If Cavern Kings is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vagante, Catacomb Kids and 30XX — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive skill based gameplay, fun even when abandoned and gravity flips mid combat. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Cavern Kings: Cavern Kings is an infinite action platformer designed to make every playthrough unique and interesting. Cavern Kings aims to explode with special effects in classical arcade fashion and create interesting synergies with its powerup system.
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Vagante
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cavern Kings.
Top pick for Cavern Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Catacomb Kids
WHY THIS
Shares procedural level generation with Cavern Kings.
Second-strongest match for Cavern Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
30XX
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cavern Kings.
Third-strongest match for Cavern Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Black Future '88
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Cavern Kings.
Ranked #4 for Cavern Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cavern Kings.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
A Robot Named Fight!
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cavern Kings.
Ranked #5 for Cavern Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cavern Kings.
Ranked #6 for Cavern Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Astral Ascent
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cavern Kings.
Ranked #7 for Cavern Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cavern Kings.
Ranked #8 for Cavern Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
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Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cavern Kings.
Reviewers of Cavern Kings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Super Crate Box
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cavern Kings.
Reviewers of Cavern Kings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
Downwell
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cavern Kings.
Reviewers of Cavern Kings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cavern Kings.
Reviewers of Cavern Kings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cavern Kings at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cavern Kings on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cavern Kings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cavern Kings.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Cavern Kings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cavern Kings.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cavern Kings on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Cavern Kings.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cavern Kings on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cavern Kings.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cavern Kings on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cavern Kings.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cavern Kings on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cavern Kings.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cavern Kings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cavern Kings.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Floating Point
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cavern Kings.
Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.
Trick & Treat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cavern Kings.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Wheelchair Wizards
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
Aimlabs
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Catacomb Kids
WHY THIS
Shares procedural level generation with Cavern Kings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Black Future '88
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Cavern Kings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cavern Kings.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
A Robot Named Fight!
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cavern Kings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cavern Kings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Astral Ascent
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cavern Kings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cavern Kings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cavern Kings.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Frequently asked about Cavern Kings
- How much does Cavern Kings cost?
- Cavern Kings is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Cavern Kings have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Cavern Kings supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Cavern Kings?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cavern Kings are Vagante, Catacomb Kids, 30XX.
- Who developed Cavern Kings?
- Cavern Kings was developed by VINE.
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