Cavernus

About

Cavernus is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by frozenen and was released on July 5, 2016. It received negative reviews from players.

Action, adventure and exploration! Descend into the darkness below and find the treasure.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

graphics2 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Cavernus features a cute and vibrant art style, with a relaxing and ambient soundtrack that complements the game's environments.
The game offers a fun and addictive experience, allowing players to choose different playstyles, whether to engage enemies or rush to the exit.
Despite its flaws, Cavernus has no major bugs and maintains consistent controls throughout gameplay.

The controls are clunky and unresponsive, making gameplay frustrating and difficult, especially during combat and platforming sections.
The game suffers from a lack of variety in level design and enemy encounters, leading to a repetitive and boring experience.
There are significant issues with the game's mechanics, such as inconsistent jump physics and a poorly implemented camera, which detract from the overall enjoyment.

gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay is characterized by fast-paced movement and a reliance on quick reflexes, but it suffers from a lack of coherent direction, leading to frustration during exploration. Players often find themselves confused by controls and enemy encounters, resulting in a mixed experience that can be both enjoyable and challenging. Overall, while the game has its merits, it may leave players feeling indifferent after a short session.
- “In some areas, it feels easier, with the generous jump mechanics; in other areas, it feels much harder when the enemy numbers ramp up.”
- “Fun gameplay that I haven't seen in a while.”
- “Its intentions are earnest, and as a particularly cheap and small-scale game, there is little it can do to warrant any anger or frustration at it.”
- “Now, while the project advertises itself as including 'twitch gameplay', this is not entirely true, as the way that this is implemented relies on very fast movement from the player's hand and not much else.”
- “The entirety of my deaths, save for two while figuring out the mechanics of the game, resulted from me pressing 'Q' instead of '1' or '2', dropping my held item and leaving me with only a split second to figure out what was happening.”
- “The entirety of your gameplay will result in you scouring the bottom depths for the exit - enough of a pattern that the fun of exploration is taken from you, but not coherent enough that you will know where to go.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is described as cute and relaxing, complementing the ambient environments effectively. However, some users find the quality of the music lacking, and there are no options available to adjust the music volume or other settings.
- “It's a very cute game, the soundtrack is quite relaxing and ambient, perfect for the environments in the game.”
- “The music is not very good.”
- “There is no options menu to change settings like music volume and others.”
- “The music.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game generally offers a positive experience, but users report encountering several bugs and glitches, including a significant game-breaking issue that causes freezing during loading screens. While these stability issues can be frustrating, they do not overshadow the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “There has only been one game-breaking glitch I have seen, and it's when starting the game or after you die. It shows a loading screen, it loads to the end but then freezes and won't finish loading.”
- “Freezes at opening at times.”
- “I really like this game, I really do. There are bugs and glitches, but the game is really nice.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is criticized for its lack of complexity, as players primarily focus on a straightforward mission to find exits in a limited number of locations, resulting in a repetitive experience rather than an engaging narrative.
- “The story feels like a repetitive cycle, where your mission is simply to 'find the exit' in one of a few predetermined locations, making it less of an intricate maze and more of a slow descent.”
- “The narrative lacks depth, often reducing the experience to a series of predictable tasks rather than an engaging storyline.”
- “Character development is minimal, leaving players feeling disconnected from the story and its outcomes.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are praised for their adorable and vibrant style, featuring fun pixel art and a variety of themed caves that enhance the overall visual experience.
- “The graphics are adorable, silly, and vibrant. I like the varied caves and themes that go with them.”
- “Fun pixel graphics.”