Colossal Cave

Colossal Cave is a first-person 3D adventure set in a massive, magical cave system. You explore its labyrinthine corridors, use a lamp, collect and manage items, and solve sprawling, logic-driven puzzles while uncovering a mystery at the cave’s heart. The game is built around unhurried exploration rather than timers or action challenges.

Explore the cave

You can walk, look, interact with objects and pick things up using classic point-and-click controls. A series of magical maps tracks the rooms you have visited and marks where you have dropped items. Your inventory is limited, so choosing what to carry affects how you approach puzzles and routes through the cave. You can revisit earlier rooms with new ideas, try unusual solutions and follow your curiosity to uncover discoveries.

Creatures and discoveries

The cave contains mischievous dwarves with sharp daggers and tempers, a grumpy red bridge-guarding troll, flickering hinkypunks and other strange inhabitants. A giant is noticeably absent, and a handsome pirate may be around. You can also find hidden treasures, strange artifacts and places that seem more magical than natural. Some encounters are charming; others are dangerous, but the adventure stays in fantasy and mystery rather than horror.

Customize your adventure

Colorful environments, shadowy silhouettes and bats contribute to the game’s old-school adventure atmosphere, with an emphasis on finding clues through exploration. Customization options include comfort settings and snap turns, and you can turn off the narrator. The game can be played with a controller, mouse, headset or keyboard.