The Cave Diver Crawls Onto Steam With Physics Horror
Individual developer Ovsko released The Cave Diver on Steam on August 13, 2026. The horror adventure game costs 1,350 yen, with a 10 percent launch discount bringing it to 1,215 yen until August 23. The player controls a protagonist with paralyzed legs who crawls through narrow caves using only their arms, searching for a flower said to bloom at the bottom and heal all illnesses. The caves are labyrinthine, with branching tunnels that lead to dead ends where turning back is physically impossible. Players can place signs to mark their route and warn of dangers. Characters and objects move via physics simulation, and some puzzles require physics-based actions, such as swinging from a collapsed platform to cross a gap. If the player becomes stuck, the protagonist dies trapped in the rock, and on restart, the corpse of a predecessor may remain at that spot. The game supports Japanese and is available on PC via Steam.