Cave Crawler
Released Apr 2023
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
84% positive · 581 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $1.99
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Evaluation
Cave Crawler is explicitly described in its own store page as a "short prologue" of the Cave Crawler Series, meaning it launched as a self-contained, intentionally brief experience rather than a game expecting post-launch content. The developer released three bug-fix patches in the week following launch (April 20, April 23, and April 24, 2023) to address launch-day issues, but has posted no developer communications of any kind since April 24, 2023. There are no DLC listings, no roadmaps, no announcements of future updates, and no unreleased content on the store. Given that the game was designed and marketed as a short, complete prologue experience, it launched as a finished product. The post-launch activity was limited to standard bug fixing, and no further developer engagement has occurred since April 2023.
Evidence
Store description explicitly labels the game as a 'short prologue of the Cave Crawler Series,' indicating it was designed and released as a complete, standalone short-form experience.
Second patch released six days after launch, addressing performance and stability issues. This is the last developer communication on record.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Technomancy Studios
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Story
In this short prologue of the Cave Crawler Series, someone's gone missing in Rockwell Mining Group's newest cave system! Take control of the newly developed "Cave Crawler" drone to help in the search for the missing hiker, but be careful. Something isn't right in these caverns, and it's up to you to try and find out what in this analog horror inspired experience.
Features
Realistic Drone Controls
Many Objects to Scan!
Lifelike Caves!
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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