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Cave Crawlers

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2023

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Quick resume

Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.

Global score

93/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access

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    Pros

    • Free to play
    • Fun and challenging combat
    • Supports up to 10-player multiplayer
    • Large skill and talent trees
    • Active developer support and frequent updates

    Cons

    • Limited cosmetic customization currently
    • Some repetitiveness in cave design
    • Lack of public matchmaking or random lobbies
    • Early access with limited content
    • Minor bugs and occasional clunky controls

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players can freely choose classes, builds, and customize skill trees with respec options, allowing personal control over playstyle."

      Capsule for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

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    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      4

      "The game offers challenging combat and boss fights that require learning patterns and skillful execution, rewarding mastery."

      Capsule for Odallus: The Dark Call Odallus: The Dark Call

      "The game offers challenging combat, boss fights, and skill progression that rewards mastery and learning."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -3

      "Focus is on cooperative play and personal progression rather than competing against others; no ranked or leaderboard modes mentioned."

      Capsule for What the Fog What the Fog

      "Focus is on cooperative play and personal progression rather than competing against others; no ranked modes or leaderboards mentioned."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      4

      "High replayability with procedural generation, modding, and emergent events encourage long play sessions and habitual engagement."

      Capsule for Survivalist: Invisible Strain Survivalist: Invisible Strain

      "High replayability with procedural generation, meta progression, and frequent updates encourage habitual play and long sessions."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      5

      "Supports up to 10-player co-op with shared resource management and tactical teamwork."

      Capsule for Granvir Granvir

      "Supports up to 10-player multiplayer with strong emphasis on teamwork and shared objectives."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      3

      "Players can customize builds and talents for each character, experimenting with different upgrades and playstyles."

      Capsule for Ravenswatch Ravenswatch

      "Players can customize builds and talents extensively; some cosmetic customization planned but limited currently."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -4

      "Interactions emphasize equal participation and mutual respect rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

      Capsule for inZOI inZOI

      "Interactions emphasize equal participation and cooperation rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "Players use the game as a fun, immersive fantasy experience to relax and escape real-life stress."

      Capsule for Lost Castle 2 Lost Castle 2

      "Players use the game as a fun, immersive escape with engaging fantasy elements and stress relief."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment; no indication of obligation or pressure."

      Capsule for Bastion Bastion

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment; no indication of obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      4

      "Encouraged by multiple weapons, builds, challenge modes, and respec options allowing players to try new strategies."

      Capsule for Void Sols: Prologue Void Sols: Prologue

      "Encourages trying different weapon builds, talents, and strategies with respec options and diverse playstyles."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      3

      "Procedurally generated levels and secret rooms encourage discovery, though environments are somewhat repetitive."

      Capsule for Neon Chrome Neon Chrome

      "Procedurally generated caves and secret rooms promote discovery, though some repetitiveness noted."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      2

      "Players can customize characters with skills and equipment, but limited cosmetic or avatar personalization options."

      Capsule for Darkstone Darkstone

      "Limited cosmetic customization currently, but players can personalize characters and unlock accessories."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      4

      "Set in a fantasy world with dwarves, orcs, magic, and mythical elements, providing an imaginative experience."

      Capsule for Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot

      "Set in a fantasy cave world with dwarves, monsters, and roguelite elements creating an imaginative experience."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      4

      "Strong community aspect with multiplayer, shared achievements, and social play."

      Capsule for Cinderwake Cinderwake

      "Strong community aspect with multiplayer, shared achievements, and social interaction."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      4

      "Players develop skills, learn enemy patterns, and improve through repeated runs and meta progression."

      Capsule for Voidigo Voidigo

      "Players develop skills, learn enemy patterns, and improve through talent trees and meta progression."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -4

      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related mechanics."

      Capsule for Far Cry® 5 Far Cry® 5

      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related mechanics."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires active attention and continuous engagement during runs; not a casual or background game."

      Capsule for Nunholy Nunholy

      "Requires focused attention and active engagement during runs; not a casual or background game."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      2

      "Social interactions mainly through cooperative multiplayer; some emotional bonding reported between players."

      Capsule for Serious Sam II Serious Sam II

      "Social interactions mostly with friends in multiplayer; some emotional bonding through shared experiences."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -2

      "Players collaborate as equals; no strong leadership or authoritative roles."

      Capsule for Toodee and Topdee Toodee and Topdee

      "Players collaborate as equals; no strong emphasis on leadership or authoritative roles."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      5

      "Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and meta progression across runs."

      Capsule for Sephiria Sephiria

      "Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, talents, and meta progression across runs."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      2

      "Provides flow and fun but also intense combat moments with challenge and tension."

      Capsule for Trickster VR: Co-op Dungeon Crawler Trickster VR: Co-op Dungeon Crawler

      "Offers moments of flow and fun but also includes tension and challenge, especially in boss fights."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable visual and auditory effects with intense combat and voice acting enhance sensory experience."

      Capsule for Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® – Winter Assault Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® – Winter Assault

      "Enjoyable audio-visual style with satisfying combat sounds and voice acting enhance sensory experience."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -3

      "No social ranking or recognition systems; focus is on personal and cooperative achievement."

      Capsule for EXOME EXOME

      "No social ranking or recognition systems; focus is on personal and cooperative achievements."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      2

      "Some narrative elements and voice acting exist but gameplay is mostly focused on dungeon crawling and combat."

      Capsule for VR Dungeon Knight VR Dungeon Knight

      "Some narrative elements and voice acting add context, but gameplay is largely focused on dungeon crawling."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      4

      "Requires tactical thinking, planning, and problem solving in combat and resource management."

      Capsule for Hell is Others Hell is Others

      "Requires tactical thinking in combat, build planning, and resource management."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      3

      "Challenging combat and permadeath create suspense and excitement."

      Capsule for One More Dungeon One More Dungeon

      "Challenging combat and permadeath create suspense and excitement."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      5

      "Free to play with cosmetic purchases; generous unlock system; players feel good value for time and money."

      Capsule for Soviet Jump Game Soviet Jump Game

      "Free to play with optional cosmetic purchases; players feel good value for time invested."

    • Violence

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      3

      "Combat against monsters and bosses is a core element, involving defeating enemies and destruction."

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      "Combat against monsters and bosses is a core element, involving melee and ranged attacks."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      4

      "Players must manage resources, avoid death, and overcome threats in challenging environments."

      Capsule for Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG

      "Players must manage threats, health, and resources to survive increasingly difficult caves."

    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Competition.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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