Underplayed Gems

Cavesweeper (2018)

Cavesweeper cover
Developer
bankbank
Publisher
Wainstop James
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 16 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 21 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a strategic puzzle game where each run feels tense and methodical as you carefully reveal tiles and manage loot, with a darkly comedic tone and a steady push to improve your score.

puzzlestrategicroguelikeaddictivechallengingdarkly funnyrepetitivecompetitive

What players say

Players describe it as a clever mashup of Minesweeper logic with dungeon-crawling combat and storytelling, creating an addictive puzzle-RPG. Many praise its mobile origins and say the PC version retains the charm, but some complain it relies too much on forced guessing rather than pure logic, and that the low-resolution window is frustrating.

Screenshots

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