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Meta Quest / PSVR 2 “Cave Crave” developer calls for help, as the optional horror mode turns out “too scary for most testers”

“It’s too real”

3R Games, the studio behind the bestselling "Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street" and upcoming physics sandbox builder “Besiege VR” calls for help with their soon-to-be-released title: spelunking simulator “Cave Crave”. Apparently, the optional player-requested mode of running-from-monsters-in-tight-tunnels thing is a bit too much for some testers.

“When we showed the first footage of the game, we were flooded with ADD MONSTERS requests” - says Piotr Surmacz, game director and 3R Games CEO - ”I never wanted the game to be mostly horror, so we decided monster mode would be completely optional and not related to the main game. Even so, some of our testers keep saying things like, ‘I can test anything, but not horror mode.’ ”

Piotr Surmacz, 3R Games CEO

It's not just the cramped spaces making it hard to escape; the monsters move super realistically too.  The developer used algorithmic space recognition, so that the monsters' legs react naturally to the uneven cave walls. That's enough to trick your brain into thinking these creatures are seriously dangerous!

As a reminder, “Cave Crave” offers the most realistic VR experience of cave exploration, complete with crawling, climbing, squeezing through tight corridors and using tools to clear a path.

GENRE:
Action Adventure Simulation

RELEASE DATE:
June 2025

PRICE:
$ 14,99

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The early pre-release build will be available for media shortly before the release. If you’re interested in checking the game - let us know at office@3r.games


Gameplay Highlights
 

  • Immersive, realistic environments: Explore irregular, unpredictable spaces with hundreds of strange kinks and unusual terrain situations. Forget “cave03.png” textures in usual, square tunnels - “we’re doing the real thing” says 3R Games.

  • No map: Need some navigation hints? Make them yourself! Using chalk, you can leave your own navigational clues on cave walls.

  • Destructible obstacles: Encounter roadblocks? Break smaller stalactites with a hammer and clear larger boulders by scraping cracks in them and blasting through them with proper tools.

  • Full environment interaction: The whole world in front of you is touchable and you can try to climb it - with your hands alone or with tools.

  • Breath management: Use a breath control mechanic to manage your chest size and slip through super tight places - or avoid drowning!

  • Simplified simulation: Maintain your gear to ensure its reliability. Without it, you could find yourself in a no-win situation.
    Engaging story: Follow in the footsteps of your lost father, a famous spelunker, and learn the twisted history of his family - start with the mission pack available for release, then dive deeper (literally!) into next story chapters coming as free updates shortly after the release.

  • Tourist mode: Enjoy visiting the caves at your pace, without time pressure & dying headlamp battery and other deadly factors.

You like checking out secret space stuff? Into exploring caves? Wanna face your fear of tight spaces and maybe even chuckle about it? Or just feel like grappling your way up a dark wall? If you feel Cave Crave might be your game, you can now preorder it to get the better price.
 

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We are the creators of the best-selling game “Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street” for Meta Quest, with 350,000 units sold. More titles on their way! :)