
A brutally challenging physics-horror caving game. Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system where every hold pulls you further into the darkness. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...
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The Cave Diver is equal parts rage-game, psychological horror, and folklore nightmare.
A rage-inducing descent into darkness, built around unconventional hand-based controls and a story buried deep beneath the earth.
The suffocating rocks of the caves are slowly closing in to claim another soul.
Keep crawling... You're almost there...
Cave dive through a labyrinth of crushing stones and constricting passageways. Branching tunnels will lure you into claustrophobic passages where turning back seems physically impossible.
Hammer crude signs into the stone to track your descent into the caves. With every new body, the cave grows familiar. The marks of those who came before remain…
The caves are no place for the living. Getting stuck means dying alone, entombed in rock. No one is coming to save you. When you return as a new cave diver, you might stumble upon your predecessor's decayed remains - if you can reach them.
Master the movement and grip of your two hands to carefully navigate obstacles and overcome physics puzzles. Every movement is perfected through failure. Only the obsessive, the patient, and the insane make it deeper.
For generations your family has told stories of a rare flower that grows at the bottom of these caves. They say the flower can cure any ailment - even paraplegia of the legs . But every man who's entered the caves has failed to return... Some say the cave itself takes them... Others speak of something ancient that stirs below - an evil older than man himself...
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English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
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imagine if baby steps had an overwhelming dread of being stuck in a crack miles under the earth with no way out
very good, tense atmosphere and a relatively robust physics engine that lets you get out of most pickles you find yourself in given enough time and effort. very spooky so far, 5 stars (:
This game is very hard, but very beautiful. Scary and wonderful. The message is clear and speaks volumes. When a time comes in life where you find yourself in the pitch black pit, you can either dig and burrow into that darkness, or cling and climb out into the light. God bless you.
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Its getting up but scary and caves
Интересная игра. Если вы боитесь замкнутых пространств, вроде тех же узких пещер, то Вы явно испытаете кучу эмоций))) Для меня же игра стала чем-то расслабляюще-вызывающим, хотя я и не прошла её до конца на данный момент Механика специфичная, но быстро привыкаешь
The game is great, I wouldnt call it a "rage game" alot of those games, when you mess up you lose your progress, not here. The game does a good job of letting you experience cave diving in the early levels. As you progress in the story it changes alot but its refreshing. The dev, Ovsko, held an open playtest in their discord so most of my hours are there. If you enjoy those cave videos, you know the ones, pick this up. If you enjoy games with foddian like controls, pick this up. If you're looking for something replayable or an engaging story, this might not be the game for you.
This is by far one of the most frustrating experiences I've ever had. Honestly the worst hardship I've ever subjected myself to. I would sooner eat rocks with a side of glass then pick up this game again. Please Heed my warning. 6/10
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Very good
нудно скучно говно
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