Cave Story +

 Switch
  • Publisher: Nicalis
  • Release Date: Jun 20, 2017
  • Also On: PC
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 181 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 136 out of 181
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 181
  3. Negative: 23 out of 181
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  1. Sausage22
    Nov 8, 2017
    7
    I liked few hours that I spend in this game, but I can't really see anything special, I'm stil impressed that it was created by one person. It's just solid 2d platformer.
  2. beeco
    May 1, 2018
    7
    Slightly overrated in my opinion. The story is great, and the characters are cute, but thats about as far as it goes for my pros. the combat system is meh at best, not a fan of four direction shooting, and the enemies are not memorable except for that cute little robot, but maybe thats just cause hes my keychain now. I guess to each their own
  3. quanta
    Jul 16, 2018
    6
    Rather overrated game. Sure, it's a remake and that's fine but it cannot score similar to, say, Hollow Knight.

    Cons: combat is pretty lackluster, especially boss fights; controls are laggy and jumping has lots of inertia and sucks; visuals are okey -- not great like some make you believe -- and the showing the damage every time anybody gets hit sticks out like a sore thumb Pros:    Rather overrated game. Sure, it's a remake and that's fine but it cannot score similar to, say, Hollow Knight.

    Cons:
    combat is pretty lackluster, especially boss fights;
    controls are laggy and jumping has lots of inertia and sucks;
    visuals are okey -- not great like some make you believe -- and the showing the damage every time anybody gets hit sticks out like a sore thumb

    Pros:
    the story and its delivery are actually good    … Expand
  4. Daisuk
    May 26, 2020
    5
    Not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, just very forgettable. It's extremely annoying at times. You sometimes need to do very long stretches of the game over and over if you die - which is fine in games where you feel you learn something by doing it again and again - but in this one it just felt like a grind most of the time. Controls are a bit floaty, and although a lot of theNot a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, just very forgettable. It's extremely annoying at times. You sometimes need to do very long stretches of the game over and over if you die - which is fine in games where you feel you learn something by doing it again and again - but in this one it just felt like a grind most of the time. Controls are a bit floaty, and although a lot of the enemies are cool, the level designs aren't particularly interesting, in my opinion. Overall, I felt a lot more frustrated than satisfied with this game.… Expand
  5. Horrible_Goblin
    Jun 4, 2022
    6
    I played a ton of Cave Story when I was younger, and I was fully expecting to have a rollicking good time revisiting it on Switch, but I can't help feel like some of the soul is missing with this release. Perhaps it was due to Nicalis' meddling, or maybe I'm just getting old and jaded, but I can't see myself recommending this game to many people when there are so many other great actionI played a ton of Cave Story when I was younger, and I was fully expecting to have a rollicking good time revisiting it on Switch, but I can't help feel like some of the soul is missing with this release. Perhaps it was due to Nicalis' meddling, or maybe I'm just getting old and jaded, but I can't see myself recommending this game to many people when there are so many other great action platformers out there nowadays. Also, this is definitely my age showing, but the original soundtrack is the way to go.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

7
#7 Best Switch Game of 2017
43
#43 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2017
25
#25 Most Shared Switch Game of 2017

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. FNintendo
    Sep 1, 2017
    90
    Cave Story+ may have already been around in other formats before but it's such a delightful game to play that it's still recommended to everyone, this time with the added bonus of including all the soundtracks of the game's previous versions. Its finely designed difficulty curve will set everyone on their course and the magnificent boss fights only make this even more of a timeless classic.
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  2. XGN
    Aug 11, 2017
    80
    This game is fun to to play. The gameplay is addictive. However, 50 euros is way too much for an old game.
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  3. COGconnected
    Aug 1, 2017
    90
    Cave Story+ is an excellent port and it feels right at home on the Nintendo Switch.
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