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A chill, short single-player action-adventure of underground biome battles with unique weapons on a quest for the Ancient Strawberry.

Kaelaverse: Pemascape
A brief ~2-hour casual single-player platformer about exploring caves and dungeons as Pemaloe assistants to find a missing vtuber, with resource gathering and fishing.
2025-08-30
- Action
- Platform

Adventure

Indie

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Under The Island

A charming retro 2D action-adventure Zeldalike that mixes dungeon combat, puzzle solving, and a day/night cycle in a compact 8-9 hour experience.

2026-02-17

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Wheelborn

A short, atmospheric single-player adventure through a ruined kingdom of creepy-cute car creatures, with exploration, combat, and material gathering.

2025-02-17

Action
Adventure
Indie

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Zardy's Cave

A tense single-player puzzle-solving action-adventure through dark tunnels filled with monsters, with a short runtime of about 3.8 hours.

2024-11-20

Action
First person
Adventure
Indie

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Cave Crawler

A short, simple 2D side-scrolling action platformer in caves, with fun enemies and platforming, playable in roughly half an hour.

2022-01-23

Shooter
Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

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Cave Crawlers

A 1-10 player roguelite with randomly generated caves, spells, talents, and unique bosses, praised for being fun solo or with friends.

2023-07-10

Action
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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The Ice Caves

A short 2D action-adventure platformer on Death Mountain with gunplay, puzzles, a playful tone, and very positive early reviews.

2022-04-11

Action
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Hollow Floor

A short, single-player, relaxed exploration Metroidvania with optional hard challenges and secrets.

2024-08-26

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Incaved Runner

A brief single-player action-adventure of fleeing and then becoming a cave monster, with running, swinging, shooting, and upgrade transformations.

2024-08-30

Action
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Cavern of Mourning

A compact early-access survival RPG about fleeing tragedy and descending a magical dungeon, with adjustable difficulty and mouse-only support.

2026-04-03

Action
Adventure
Strategy
Role-playing (RPG)

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Cave Of Horrors

A short non-linear action-adventure where you explore a cave and document every monster, plant, ore, and point of interest in your logbook before you can leave.

2025-03-07

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Downcave

A roguelite 2D platformer about descending caves, fighting enemy hordes, and collecting artifact upgrades, with very short early review sessions (median 11 minutes).

2024-12-14