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Cavern of Dreams
Developer Bynine Studio
Embark on a magical quest as Fynn the dragon to rescue your unhatched siblings from the mysterious Cavern of Dreams in this N64-style 3D platformer. Gain new abilities, meet unique characters, solve puzzles, and beware of the mysterious villain. From the Steam store page
320 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
182 positive · 23 negative
95% range 84–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 182 | 23 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 43 | 1 | 54 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,304 of 1,406 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
89% recommend · 175 yes, 22 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 197 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,453 of 1,572 positive).
Players praise the game's nostalgic N64-era charm and cozy atmosphere. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the controls and camera frustrating, especially during boss levels. [4][5][6] A few players note the game becomes tedious and lacks guidance in later stages. [7][6][8]
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Representative posts
- [7]
Cavern of Dreams is a charming 3D platformer/colltectathon game. The game starts off strong and bold, you are immediately thrown in a universe that is very reminescent of Banjo-Kazooie. The game has great music, a lovely art style and good characters (although there are too few of them.) The first three worlds are great and the hub world is also vast and well made. You have to save your siblings by rescuing their …
- [10]
I NEVER 100% games, it's just not worth my time, but I completed this one because I literally couldn't stop playing. Such a fun game, I hope I'm able to make a 3D platformer with half the amount of charm this one has some day
- [4]
Cute 3D platformer with N64-style graphics. Has plenty of puzzles. I played with an Xbox One controller and got both achievements. I had to look up some videos on YT to solve some of the puzzles and had some frustrations, but that's mostly a skill issue on my part. I wasn't a fan of the boss level, the camera really didn't help much in that level. I think a few checkpoints on the boss level would've been nice. I …
- [13]
LOVE LOVE LOVE this game. The controls feel great and the momentum of the roll is especially fun. The way new abilities are represented by Fynn growing new features (the ball on the end of his tail for attacking, the wings for the flutter/glide, the horn for the groundpound, etc.) was a really nice detail. The visuals are incredibly charming, the music sets the atmosphere very well, and the characters and writing …
- [1]
this game tickled the corners of my bad childhood aah brain and talked to my inner child that i felt so disconnected to, it feels like every little aspect of this game was designed specifically to make you feel as if youre being held like a baby . in theory this is just an n64 3d platformer but thats not the way i feel. i have no idea what this feeling is called but i describe it as probably babyfur. (edit from the …
Summarised from 34 of the 304 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
89% of the 197 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Cavern of Dreams. The complaint that keeps coming up: controls can be janky or imprecise. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 320 · most liked firstGot done playing Cavern of Dreams. Nice game, I like them characters and Fynn, they cute :D I will miss them <w>)
positive · AI labelView post →Do you critters have any indie game recommendations for Steam (ive got Webfishing, Atlyss, Super Lesbian RPG and Cavern of Dreams on my wishlist so far)
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for 3D Platformer recommendations on sale on Steam. I love 3D Platformers, but Steam does not seem to have many good recommendations for that tag (lots of non-3D platformers in the mix for some reason). Maybe there just aren't that many out there. What can you recommend? Here are some that I have already played and want more similar to these: -Cavern of Dreams -Castle on the Coast -A Hat in Time -Demon Turf -Frogun -Sapo 3D -New Super Lucky's Tale -Yooka Laylee -Toree series…
neutral · AI labelView post →plushie commish for @whateverxequals.bsky.social !! little dragon from Cavern of Dreams :> (you should play it btw it's a cute game) #plushie
neutral · AI labelView post →Cavern of Dreams is a charming 3D platformer/colltectathon game. The game starts off strong and bold, you are immediately thrown in a universe that is very reminescent of Banjo-Kazooie. The game has great music, a lovely art style and good characters (although there are too few of them.) The first three worlds are great and the hub world is also vast and well made. You have to save your siblings by rescuing their eggs from Luna, you have some cards to collect and plenty of little mushrooms…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week, I wanna highlight a more recent retro throwback. Cavern of Dreams is a game taken from the collective subconscious of everyone who experienced the Rareware N64 era. It's a nice, short, low energy platformer with tons of secrets and smooth controls, but not without its challenges.
positive · AI labelView post →BooM Shoots(or Quakensteins for the savvy among us) are my fav genre but I have no nostalgia for them my nostalgia is classic survival Horror PSX JRPGS and 1st gen 3D platformers so Cavern of Dreams feels like the greatest game 9 year old me never got to play until now its so so soooo much fun!
positive · AI labelView post →🔴WE ARE LIVE🔴 We're falling back into Cavern of Dreams! A Low-Poly platformer game being played by a Low-Poly Loser (it's me) Come hang out! We're getting Costco Dogs! Art: @glasdale.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/dooper
neutral · AI labelView post →This week's winner is.... Me FINALLY beating LunarLux and THEN we dive into the N64 style game Cavern of DREAMS! Thursday or Friday will change depending on Blooper's work schedule so we can do a collab of sorts! SEE YA THEN! www.twitch.tv/dooper
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're feeling nostalgic for the days when 3D platformers ruled, this is your game. Cavern of Dreams brings back all the fun gameplay of that era, though it also carries some of its flaws (the camera can mess with you) #indiegame #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Found a really nice little dragon game. The game's called Cavern of Dreams! I really like dragons, but I tend not to enjoy most games that they appear in because the games are either too grimdark (Dark Souls), make dragons too rare/emphasises killing them (BG3), or doesn't give us intelligent dragons. Anyways, this little game isn't super serious or difficult or anything, but I absolutely loved it so I wanted to share it here! Maybe you guys have games of your own that you like and want to…
positive · AI labelView post →Grabbed about half of my wishlist. Disappointed that Dark Souls Remastered isn't on sale at all, but it can wait. Frogun Mail Mole + Xpress Deliveries Toree 3D Toree2 Pseudoregalia Heckabomb Alwa's Awakening GRIS Spyro Reignited Trilogy Macbat 64 A Hat in Time - Nyakuza Metro DLC Cavern of Dreams Tails of Iron Super Kiwi 64 Lunistice Now begins the summer of platforming
neutral · AI labelView post →Live now playing more Cavern of Dreams, a cool retro style 3D platformer. Later, could today be the day we finish pachinko? I need less money than my highest earning stream, so it's possible! We are in the end game twitch.tv/thabeast721 youtube.com/@Thabeast721
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's a piece I did after I played Cavern of Dreams for the first time. That game was great! I hope they make a sequel or something cause that game really resonated with me 😭 #Art #CavernOfDreams
positive · AI labelView post →That’s 100% on Cavern of Dreams 🥲 Playtime was 6.5 hrs. Absolutely delightful gameplay throughout - there was a level of complexity to the last areas I hadn’t expected at all. I felt there was a fairly sharp difficulty spike late game, which was a plus for me but some may not love. Game good!!!
positive · AI labelView post →Did you miss Cavern of Dreams on Day 1 of #FrostFatales? The VOD is up on YouTube! youtu.be/cdIZ9iINnEw 🥚 Honestly it’s such a cute game, please check it out! Huge thanks to @mouseshy.bsky.social for having me on commentary 💜
neutral · AI labelView post →Cavern of Dreams is a great little game, I played it a few months ago. The controls felt a little imprecise (on the PC version anyway) but the graphics absolutely nail the N64 look.
neutral · AI labelView post →this game tickled the corners of my bad childhood aah brain and talked to my inner child that i felt so disconnected to, it feels like every little aspect of this game was designed specifically to make you feel as if youre being held like a baby . in theory this is just an n64 3d platformer but thats not the way i feel. i have no idea what this feeling is called but i describe it as probably babyfur. (edit from the future: it's actually called age regression and it's related to uuuuh stuff i've…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know it's already a crazy week for new game releases, but imma take the opportunity to note that Cavern of Dreams (a really charming N64-style indie 3D platformer) is out on Steam now! ^^ store.steampowered.com/app/2059660/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Cavern of Dreams - Switch Announcement Trailer.
neutral · AI labelView post →I NEVER 100% games, it's just not worth my time, but I completed this one because I literally couldn't stop playing. Such a fun game, I hope I'm able to make a 3D platformer with half the amount of charm this one has some day
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Penny's Big Breakaway Frogun Glover Lil Gator Game Cavern of Dreams Smushi Come Home Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Bakeru A Hat in Time Spyro Reignited Trilogy (kinda) SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Croc and the Legend of the Gobbos
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished Cavern of Dreams last night. Wonderful, sweet game with beautifully realized worlds. Exploring post game was unexpected delight. Easy recommendation for any 3d platformer or collectathon fans
positive · AI labelView post →surprise (kind of) new game tonight, we're checking out Cavern of Dreams. don't really know much about this one, other than that it's an n64 inspired 3D platformer full of collectables, so that sounds pretty cool : ) Lil' Baby Dragon Looking For Eggs - Cavern of Dreams twitch.tv/ojaxer
neutral · AI labelView post →Cavern of Dreams comes out of the gate strong, but after about the first hour it starts to fall flat. I played mostly in offline mode, so my recorded playtime isn’t accurate, but my initial impressions were very positive. I really enjoy the early 3D platformer aesthetic the game is going for. Unfortunately, that’s also where things begin to unravel. For a platformer, the movement needs to feel tight and responsive, and here it just doesn’t. Controlling the little dragon can be frustrating,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good 3D platformer / collectathon! Its atmosphere is somewhat lonely, but also very dream-like. I adored how colourful the worlds were, and how abstract much of the scenery felt. However, although this game may lure you with its cozy nostalgic look, it's not exactly a cakewalk. I felt that a lot of the puzzles were challenging, but solving them also left me feeling like a genius lol. I think a lot of these new-age retro games tend to be real short and thus feel like demos that leave me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this Cavern of Dreams game is SO cute, it's like Glover but with a cute little dragon...
positive · AI labelView post →A couple projects at the moment. A 3D platformer/adventure, my "dream game", which I realized the scope exceeds my capabilities for now until I learn more. I'm taking some inspiration from games I've been playing like Cavern of Dreams and Pseudoregalia and will be simplifying it eventually to be closer to those. [Here's a little demo video of the character hopping around a level and solving a puzzle](https://youtu.be/vY-IXEop6FA) A 3D rogue-lite made from the bones of the project above.…
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴LIVE NOW with a cute game that @onewolfmanpack1.bsky.social gifted me called CAVERN OF DREAMS over at twitch.tv/caboosetheelf! Looks like Spyro's cousin and gives big PS1 feels. Come get nostalgic with me! #twitch #retrogaming #playstation #elf #classic #sundayfunday
neutral · AI labelView post →Made some fanart of Cavern of Dreams. This game is SO GOOD! Y'all need to play it, it's this cute 3d platformer that is seriously underrated! #art #fanart #3dplatformer #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →Of all the N64-inspired platformers I've played so far, this one felt the most magical to me :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Going to probably power through my last several backlogged reviews over the next few weeks so the transition away from scores is cleaner, so here's another one I wrote about a while ago: the incredibly adorable and charming Cavern of Dreams! olivigarden.ca/2026/09/21/c... #gamereview #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Cavern of Dreams is a pretty game
positive · AI labelView post →Cavern of Dreams review. A platformer full of eggs? Sadly, it's not the Indie reboot of Dizzy the Adventurer but rather Cavern of Dreams: a 3D platformer very attuned to the Nintendo 64 salad days of the genre. Am I not already playing enough of those this year? No. The answer is no.
neutral · AI labelView post →Cavern of Dreams started strong and rapidly declined around the halfway mark. Way too many symbol recognition puzzles, many of which are hard to even notice, let alone interpret - an odd thing to lean on when emulating low res textures of 90s games. By the third world, I found myself feeling lost after every other puzzle. The game doesn't naturally guide you towards many of the objectives. It even confuses things by incorporating multiple locked doors/gates in each level with a hint "there…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdRf... Heya folks, I've released a First 10 vid on the new channel! With the help of a few friends, I developed 2 unique thumbnails for my vids, but I need more data to know if they work or not. So, you get an early video. #cavernofdreams #videogames #indiegames #gameplay
neutral · AI labelView post →Cutesy 3D platform game, fairly difficult / a little challenging. But if you really like 3D platforms this is worth checking out. Price tag seems a little high for the quality of it, maybe rec. waiting for a sale to hit to grab it. Sometimes can be glitchy and launch you beyond the world into the air, lol.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tentative Anniversary Stream Schedule 10:00 AM - ZZZ (Testing, not a voting option) 11:00 AM - Cavern of Dreams 12:00 PM - Slime Rancher 1:00 PM - Lunch Break & Drinking games 2:00 PM - Uma Musume 3:00 PM - Superliminal 4:00 PM - Unbeatable 5:00 PM - Clips showcase + voting for game winner
neutral · AI labelView post →Really lovely old school 3d platformer. Very whimsical and fun level design, with core progression around exploration and collecting your stolen dragon siblings. As far as I can tell you can access essentially everything with clever parkour even before skill upgrades, and the game is also full of secrets to find both during and after the main story. I got it through Humble Choice a few months ago and really enjoyed it even though I don't play 3d platformers very often; even if you don't think…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disappointed by this game. 1) You never quite know where you are, what to do or how to do it. They have those "mini levels inside a level" and its coming as f. Super hard to hunt some eggs. 2) Controls are below part, in some cases VERY approximative, jumps is unsatisfying 3) Game is boring as f. 4) Is there really anyone who chooses that blur option? Lol.. I admire the effort but I just didn't enjoy my time with this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't played much yet so I can't say if the game is good or not but whatever you do DO NOT connect a PS4 controller for this game. It doesn't just not support that controller it becomes violently unplayable. Somehow just being connected while the game is running causes the camera to wildly spin and the MC to use every move at once all with micro inputs making it impossible to jump or go anywhere. To make matters worse if you try to fight any of this by actually pressing buttons on the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute 3D platformer with N64-style graphics. Has plenty of puzzles. I played with an Xbox One controller and got both achievements. I had to look up some videos on YT to solve some of the puzzles and had some frustrations, but that's mostly a skill issue on my part. I wasn't a fan of the boss level, the camera really didn't help much in that level. I think a few checkpoints on the boss level would've been nice. I think the boss level is the one thing in the game I can say I really didn't like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: + Perfect design. The developer obsessively worked to get the *exact* N64 look and paid attention to every detail of the characters and environments. + Sometimes, you'll find that it might hit that cozy feeling that reminds you of the safety of being a young child. + Easter eggs galore if you look around past the point of playing to 100%. Some of the things I found are things that I would be surprised to find more than 5% of players have run into. + The card collectibles do the same thing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heya folks, here's a videograph featuring Cavern of Dreams by Bynine Studio and Super Rare Originals I didn't do any Re-Shade settings for this one since the game is meant to look old. It's a fun game too, and well worth checking out #cavernofdreams #videogames #indiegames #platformer #videography
positive · AI labelView post →Play Smushi Come Home Its a great platformer game thats indie. Came out a few years ago and its honestly a great game. Not hard at all and just relaxing Also Cavern of Dreams, another good indie platformer thats great
neutral · AI labelView post →simple doodle to get back into things, Fynn from Cavern of Dreams! go check the game out its gooood
positive · AI labelView post →Cavern of Dreams coming to Switch this month. Banjo-Kazooie and Spyro the Dragon haven’t had brand new entries in years. Because of this, some developers have attempted to bring back the Nintendo 64/PlayStation 1 era of 3D collect-a-thon…
neutral · AI labelView post →Take a look at [Haunted PS1](https://hauntedps1.itch.io/), the games they published or that are in their compilations are usually close to that era of visuals. For individual games you have stuff like, [Anodyne 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/877810/Anodyne_2_Return_to_Dust/), [Cavern of Dreams](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059660/Cavern_of_Dreams/), [Zortch](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2443360/Zortch/), [Worlds](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304850/Worlds/),…
neutral · AI labelView post →A game with absolutely immaculate N64 vibes (visually, at least) that is unfortunately torpedoed by utterly mutilated controls and clumsy level design, both of which combine to create an experience that has no earthly idea what it wants to be: a Banjo-esque collect-a-thon, a Mario 64 styled sandbox for platforming, or a speedrunner's game focused on movement tech. What you get is the worst of all these worlds. There's a part of me that really wants to finish this, since it feels, from the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic 3D platformer with fun movement and an engaging atmosphere :) There were some frustrating quirks and backtracking in some places; a guide was required to find the remaining collectibles but all-in-all very enjoyable! Finished it (100%) in just over 6 hours on a Sunday, well worth the price
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a really cute and fun 3D platformer, reminds me a little bit of Spyro, with the egg collecting. The graphics definitely feel like early N64 graphics. My only complaint is that controls are a bit janky and to do a double jump is a bit troublesome, but other than that, it's a superb little game made with clear passion. (Also, if the dev sees this, can you make toggle options for camera bobbing/jumping etc etc? I am prone to motion sickness real bad and I could not play any longer due to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game mainly focused on setting you in its atmosphere. I have replayed through this game probably about a dozen times at this point. It's quiet and gentle in a way I don't think many games with somewhat challenging platforming and puzzles manage to achieve. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What I liked: - The puzzles were fine - The platforming was fine Where I think the game took the wrong lessons from n64 games: - Backtracking across multiple rooms on death. - Awkward double-jump mechanic - Enemies become single-hit death to increase difficulty as the game progresses - Requiring too large a percentage of puzzles to be solved before being able to move on. I tried playing through this to completion, but by the time I hit the last level (Gallery of Nightmares) I realized i just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is it a good platformer? Yes, Will i recommend it? No No graphic options, i don't like the default experience with the blur even if i can just disable it. Plenty of glitchy stuff, tutorial text disappearing before you can read it just because you were already moving around, getting stuck in switches animations and getting flung into the void and many more.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have no words to describe how much I liked this. Besides the fact that it's a Nintendo-64 styled game (which already by itself makes it super worth it), the game in my opinion is flawless. Accessibility (no "dying"), vibes, great sound cues, lore, enviroment, upgrade system, characters, post-game secrets... Man, what the hell! Cavern of dreams also offers a rather long gameplay and I'm sure this would be fun for speedrunners too. It's just THE game. I've had a great time, I kind of miss it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LOVE LOVE LOVE this game. The controls feel great and the momentum of the roll is especially fun. The way new abilities are represented by Fynn growing new features (the ball on the end of his tail for attacking, the wings for the flutter/glide, the horn for the groundpound, etc.) was a really nice detail. The visuals are incredibly charming, the music sets the atmosphere very well, and the characters and writing and thematic elements of the little story are way better than I was expecting from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This and Cavern of Dreams to me are the poster games of "they nailed the N64 aesthetic and game feel"
positive · AI labelView post →Finished playing Cavern of Dreams by @bynine.bsky.social I really liked it! It's a very cool little platformer that looks like it would've been at home on the N64. Controls feel a lot better than an N64 game tho. I'd recommend it to fans of 3D platformers!
positive · AI labelView post →Im LIVE with more Cavern of Dreams! Lets chill with this adorable game HOWISITSODAMNCUTEEEEE!!! www.twitch.tv/shadycornerl...
positive · AI labelView post →THE COFFEE IS STILL HOT SO HOP ON IN! If you love old school N64 games like Banjo or DK this game was made for you! Thanks to BynineB for a key to Cavern of Dreams! Grab a snack, take a seat, and get comfy! —(=◉ᆽ◉=)—— See ya at the cafe! twitch.tv/graycatcafe
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