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Cave Story

2004 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1051853
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Summary

Cave Story is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cave Story's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Daisuke Amaya wrote the screenplay for Cave Story[4].
  • Cave Story's composer is recorded as Daisuke Amaya[5].
  • Cave Story's composer is recorded as Danny Baranowsky[6].
  • Cave Story's composer is recorded as Nicklas Nygren[7].
  • Cave Story was published by Nicalis[8].
  • Cave Story was published by Daisuke Amaya[9].
  • Cave Story's genre is Metroidvania[10].
  • Cave Story's genre is platform game[11].
  • Cave Story's genre is shooter game[12].
  • Cave Story's genre is science fiction video game[13].
  • Cave Story's developer is recorded as Daisuke Amaya[14].
  • Cave Story's copyright license is recorded as freeware[15].
  • Cave Story's designed by is recorded as Daisuke Amaya[16].
  • Cave Story's platform is recorded as Linux[17].
  • Cave Story's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Cave Story's platform is recorded as Wii[19].
  • Cave Story's platform is recorded as Xbox[20].
  • Cave Story's platform is recorded as Nintendo DS[21].
  • Cave Story's platform is recorded as macOS[22].
  • Cave Story's platform is recorded as Nintendo Switch[23].
  • Cave Story's platform is recorded as Nintendo 3DS[24].
  • Cave Story's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[25].
  • Cave Story's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[26].
  • Cave Story was distributed by digital distribution[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Nicalis[8] and Daisuke Amaya[9]. Daisuke Amaya wrote the screenplay for Cave Story[4].

Publication

Publication dates include December 20, 2004[28] and December 10, 2010[29]. Cave Story's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[26]. Genres include Metroidvania[10], platform game[11], shooter game[12], and science fiction video game[13]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[27] and digital download[30].

Why It Matters

Cave Story ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,510 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Cave Story+ computer keyboard gamepad Japan Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Nicalis

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . GameFAQs. Retrieved . gamefaqs.gamespot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . GameFAQs. Retrieved . gamefaqs.gamespot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . nintendo.com. Retrieved . nintendo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Cave Story+
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: Cave Story+, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790846661412"
  2. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Cave_Story
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Cave_Story, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 22w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gamestar id → —
    Epic games store id → cave-story-plus
    Stopgame id → cave_story
    Moegirlpedia id → 洞窟物语
    + 118 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Platform: Nintendo 3DS, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778934501689"
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