Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Cave of Fire starts out with a clever gamechanging mechanic - most of the unfriendlies are made of lava, and they revive after a few rounds.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Maybe having anticipated my lines above, SqEM significantly ramped up the difficulty in the first extra episode, and as a result, the levels are very satisfying almost without exception.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Aesthetics The visuals are simple and low-poly in a fixed-camera isometric perspective, the animations are smooth, and the soundtrack minimal and atmospheric.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Massively adding to the atmosphere are the excellent sounds like gates crashing down behind, underlining the impossibility of going back, or the restrained soundtrack that's maybe more a soundscape.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck tip: set resolution to 2560x1600 and linear scaling; it still runs at 60fps but antialiasing is much better.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It gets bonus points for the rotating menu screen and the iconic Lara Croft animations.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay87 reviews
Difficulty72 reviews
Graphics56 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Steam Deck18 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Linux compatibility7 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes75% still recommend
Bugs67% still recommend
Combat100% still recommend
Players complain
Controls84% still recommend
Story100% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.
7 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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