Underplayed Gems

Crystal Caves (2014)

Crystal Caves cover
Developer
Apogee Software
Publisher
Apogee Entertainment
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Action
Rating
4.3 of 5, 122 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A fast-paced retro platformer where you jump and shoot through alien caves filled with traps and creatures.

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What players say

Players mostly return for nostalgia, calling it a faithful port of the 1991 DOS platformer. Several note screen-tearing in the DOSBox wrapper. The game has three episodes and requires collecting all crystals in each level to progress.

Screenshots

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