PC
Cave Story ports
2 fan projects bring Cave Story to PC: all of them rebuilt engines. 2 of them are playable now. Each one needs game files from a copy you own.
Updated
The ports, side by side
| Project | Method | Status | Systems | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| doukutsu-rs | Rebuild | Playable | Windows, macOS, Linux | 1.0.0 Jun 2026 |
| NXEngine-evo | Rebuild | Playable | Windows, macOS, Linux | v2.6.5-1 |
Marked playable: doukutsu-rs and NXEngine-evo. Each port's page has its setup steps. Decomp vs recomp explains how the methods differ.
About Cave Story
A side-scrolling platformer in which a robot traverses a strange world that has been thrown into disorder due to its violent history and a doctor that is attempting to exploit the inhabitants to aid him in his own pursuit for power.
- Released
- 20 Dec 2004
- Genre
- Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Studio Pixel
- Publisher
- Oonaki WWW, Nicalis, Inc., Studio Pixel
Summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game.