Cave Story
Shares rank 5 of 11 platformers by recommenders
People recommend it as a classic platformer that runs well in unusual setups, including full-screen remote rcpu sessions, and can be played all the way through.
People recommend it as a classic platformer that runs well in unusual setups, including full-screen remote rcpu sessions, and can be played all the way through.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Runs perfectly in remote sessions
“It plays perfectly over an rcpu session at full screen”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “I love software rendering” Playable all the way through
“with the final scheme I was able to play all the way through”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “DOS Zone” Cited as a classic benchmark
“If the Touhou games or Cave Story were released today”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “Train SIM Created by Just One Person Is Being Called the Best Ever Made”
Other platformers people recommend
The four most recommended other platformers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Persia | 37 | 4 | 90% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Super Mario 64 | 37 | 7 | 84% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Celeste | 19 | 3 | 86% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Flashback (1992 video game) | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
| Cave StoryThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It plays perfectly over an rcpu session at full screen”
“If the Touhou games or Cave Story were released today”
“with the final scheme I was able to play all the way through”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.