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Caveblazers

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A roguelike platformer with one daily cave, the same for everyone, and a single try at it.

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A Caveblazers cave of brown rock with wooden scaffold platforms, the player in a blue hat and pixel-art enemies nearby

Caveblazers is a roguelike platformer from Deadpan Games: you fight down through a cave of orcs, goblins and bosses with whatever weapons and items you find. Each day a Daily Challenge Run generates one adventure for everyone, with a fixed loadout and traits, and you get one chance at it.

About Caveblazers

Caveblazers is a roguelike platformer from Deadpan Games, published by Yogscast Games on Steam in May 2017 and on Nintendo Switch in January 2019. You play an adventurer heading down into a newly found cave said to hold great power. Every run generates new levels full of orcs, goblins and other monsters, with a large pool of weapons, potions and equipment to find, and a boss between each area. Death is permanent, potion effects are shuffled each run, and the game puts weight on close combat with fast, fluid fights.

The Daily Challenge Run is a separate mode. Each day the game generates one adventure that is the same for every player, with a fixed starting loadout and a set of traits that change how the run plays. You only get one chance at it, so the daily is about making the most of a single attempt rather than learning the layout. Each day's run has its own leaderboard, which starts again with the next day's cave.

The main game also has local co-op for two players, and challenges that unlock new items, weapons and perks. Caveblazers suits players who like roguelikes such as Spelunky and want a daily run where one careful attempt counts.

How to play Caveblazers

  1. Start Caveblazers and choose the Daily Challenge Run from the menu.
  2. Read the day's starting loadout and traits before you go in.
  3. Fight down through the cave, picking up weapons, potions and items, and choose which to keep.
  4. Beat the boss at the end of each area to go deeper.
  5. When the run ends, check your place on the day's leaderboard. There is only one attempt per day.

Screenshots

A Caveblazers cave of mossy green rock where the player stands between two pools of lava, with spike launchers on the walls

Tips

  • You get one try, so play the first floors carefully rather than fast.
  • Potion effects change every run; test unknown potions when you are at full health.
  • Practise in normal runs first to learn the bosses before you spend a daily attempt.

Questions

Is the Caveblazers daily run the same for everyone?

Yes. Each day the game generates one adventure with the same loadout and traits for every player.

How many tries do I get?

One. The Steam page says you only get one chance at each daily challenge run.

Is there a leaderboard?

Yes, Caveblazers uses Steam leaderboards.

Can I play the daily on Nintendo Switch?

Yes. The Switch version, released in January 2019, lists the same Daily Challenge Runs as the Steam version.

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