About The Game
Navigate 68 caves, collect treasure, avoid hazards, and escape with the highest score.
Every game with the same numeric seed produces the exact same cave layout. This allows players to share their seeds and challenge friends to beat their high score on the exact same map!
Origin Story: The Caves was originally designed and programmed by James Surber DBE for the HP-41C and HP-42S programmable calculators. This iOS 26 version was redesigned and developed by Seth Surber, built natively with Swift 6 and modern iOS design principles.
Key Features
Deterministic & Seeded
Play the same 68-cave map as your friends by sharing seeds. A perfectly balanced challenge.
Resource Management
Manage items like Water, Lamps, and the mystical Cape to survive hazards like dragons and bottomless pits.
Wizard Sight
Find the Wizard to gain a color-coded vision of nearby caves and the Magic Word to escape with your score.
Liquid Glass UI
Built exclusively for iOS 26, featuring edge-to-edge native glass materials and dynamic over-lays.
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