Cave Hopper
Crystal-cave platformer. Three hand-built levels of one-way ledges, springs, lava, swooping bats and slimes that beg to be stomped.
How to play
- Left/Right move
- Space/Up jump
- Down drop through
- P pause
- Enter or tap to start · M to mute
Touch controls appear automatically on phones and tablets. Your best score is saved in this browser and only reaches a leaderboard if you submit it (privacy). Press the fullscreen button for the full cabinet effect.
About this game
Cave Hopper is a side-scrolling run through glowing caverns: collect crystals, ride moving platforms and reach the exit door before the timer runs out. Jumps are forgiving, with a short grace window after leaving a ledge, and holding the button longer sends you higher.
Goal: Reach the door at the end of each level, collecting crystals and stomping enemies for points along the way.
Cave Hopper is an original platformer built for the browser in the style of 1980s arcade cabinets: pixel art, a chiptune soundtrack and CRT scanlines, all generated in code. It is free, has no ads and needs no download or account.
What’s inside
- 3 levels: Glow Grotto, Bat Hollow and Magma Depths
- A 5-minute timer on each level
- Lantern checkpoints
- Spikes, lava, springs, moving platforms, bats and slimes
- 3 lives, plus one more for every 50 crystals
- Players
- 1 player
- On a phone
- Left and right buttons sit at the bottom left, Jump and Drop buttons at the bottom right, and tapping the bar at the top of the screen pauses.
- Round length
- A level takes about 2-4 minutes, and all three take roughly 8-12 minutes.
Tips
- Each second left on the timer is worth 10 points at the door, and collecting every crystal in a level adds 500.
- Land on a bat or slime from above for 100 points; touching it from the side costs a life.
- Walk through every lantern you pass, because you restart from the last lit one.
Questions
How do I drop down through a ledge in Cave Hopper?
Stand on a thin one-way ledge and hold Down (or S) on a keyboard, or press the Drop button above Jump on a touch screen.
What happens if the timer runs out?
You lose a life and restart from your last checkpoint with a fresh 5 minutes.
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Scores are highest first. Your best is read from this browser when you submit; three initials, arcade style.
