Underplayed Gems

Cavebound (2021)

Cavebound cover
Developer
Ariel Spry
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
2.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 16 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

Navigating dark mines under constant threat of a monster, balancing work with survival.

tenseatmosphericsurvivalstealthcooperativemonster avoidanceretro pixel

What players say

Players are split on Cavebound. Some praise it as a polished and challenging survival game, but others report that the multiplayer is broken, with crashes and inability to relaunch, and criticize the retro pixel art as a lazy excuse for poor design.

Screenshots

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