PC
Cave Story
Runs natively on PC through NXEngine-evo.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art from IGDB.
- Original console
- PC
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Method
- RebuildA new engine that recreates the game without its original code.
- Status
- Playable
- Latest release
- v2.6.5-1 ↗
- Last update
- No release yet
Listing updated .
Cave Story port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Cave Story?
- Yes. NXEngine-evo needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Cave Story port finished?
- Yes, the project calls it playable, with no release so far.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. NXEngine-evo is a new engine that loads the original game's data, so no emulator is needed.
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