- Price$0.99
- CategoryGames
- First releasedSeptember 22, 2015
- Versions2 archived
- Installable2 of 2
- AvailabilityRemoved from the App Store
- Bundle IDde.einheit-b.cavernaut
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
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Report an issuePilot your spaceship through a maze of caves on an alien planet. Try to reach the surface, while collecting luminum crystals which you can trade for upgrades. Watch out for hazards like mines or laser batteries, and keep an eye on your limited fuel supply.
Cavernaut is a cave flyer with its roots in classic arcade titles like Lunar Lander, reinvented for the iPhone and iPad: You steer your ship with simple touch and tilt controls through a cave that is randomly generated for every game. Each time you play, there's a new path through the caves, and all the items and landing pads are in different places.
"... it all comes together into a tense, surprisingly strategic experience" (Nathan Reinauer, TouchArcade)
"Cavernaut proves to be quite challenging yet satisfying." (Jennifer Allen, 148Apps)
"A perfect coffee break title that has the addictive components of games from the old days." (Andre Eriksson, Cubed3)
"With simple but addictive mechanics and a very efficient control system, Cavernaut is a small but truly enjoyable mobile game." (Fabio Palmisano, Multiplayer.it)
FEATURES
+ A randomly generated cave that’s different each time you play + Simple touch/tilt controls for super-smooth flying + Five areas with increasing difficulty to master + Lots of upgrades for your ship + Cool neo-retro graphics + Game Center leaderboard and achievements + Old-school pay once & play, no free-to-play
>>>>> Always running out of fuel?
Collect luminum crystals, the universal currency in this part of the galaxy, and use them to buy a bigger fuel tank for your ship. Or reinforced hull armor, better shields – *anything* will increase your odds for success in a place like this. But there's more to discover: You can find pieces of alien relics that are scattered throughout the caves. Collect all parts of a relic to add it to your collection of precious artifacts. Now that's something to brag about in the orbit terminal's bar!
>>>>> No in-app purchases. Ever.
Pay once, play as much as you like, all future upgrades included. No free-to-play mechanics, just old-school gaming.
If you need help or have suggestions, get in touch: http://www.cavernaut.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EinheitB
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 3 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2018 | — | ★ 4.7 | 23 | $0.99 |
| December 15, 2019 | — | ★ 4.7 | 29 | $0.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15This is a really fun game. The tilting is ok but sometimes I rather use buttons to control movement. It would make a great option as well as MFi control.
Controls really nice and perfect mobile rogue like
The simplicity of this game is the best feature Has so much content for its small game
For when you aren’t situated to be leaning left and right. Kind of a big deal for me and would love to suggest this to others but can’t without better control option. Also been abandoned by the dev but that wouldn’t be a big deal if they spent some time updating the controls.
No mini map, run out of fuel too often. Always go back to start. Very little effort making this game. Save your money. Don't do it.
Over eight years of buying/playing iOS games. There are certainly more feature-rich games out there, but the simplicity of this one draws me in and I keep coming back to play.
I wish this game had touch to throttle thrusters for steering instead of tilting your phone. Also it doesn’t feel right to play this game vertically instead of turning your phone sideways to play. I hope the team can add this change.
Very nice. Love the soundtrack.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.