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The End

Caverns of Evil · published 18 Apr 2026, 02:36 UTC

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Caverns of Evil maybe reaching the end of its run.

In the near future I will be contacting Valve and requesting this game, Caverns of Evil, be removed from Steam.

With all the age verification laws being passed, laws the require application (including game) developers to poll operating system providers for age information, I can not afford the liability. I cannot afford such infrastructure, nor would it be justifiable for a game that isn't selling and the no one else seems to be playing any more.

Perhaps Valve will come to the rescue with an API that allows your app to piggy-back of the verification Steam will have to do, or maybe not, we won't know until they announce something. But I can't afford the risk, and this game does not have a player base or make any money to justify any risk.

Anyone who already has the game can continue to play; its DRM free, but I will no longer be selling or otherwise involved distributing it. For that matter, I currently plan to avoid developing or distributing any more games, or any other software, here or else where, commercially or free, closed or open source.

Creating this and releasing this as my vary own game was quite an experience, but all things have there ends, and so it is with this game and with my days in game development.

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Caverns of EvilGame update2 Sep 2026Version 2.1.0Big improvements to enemy collision and movement. Spectres now have attack, pain, and death sounds (they will never have idle/aggro sounds, as they are stealth mobs). Some UI beautification. (Unfortunately, winged imps still don't really fly :( ) Probably last update, at the very least for a while.Caverns of EvilGame update25 Aug 2026Added Save-ResumeProgress is now saved each time you complete a level, and can be resumed later if you stop playing (as long as you don't die, permadeath is still there). Just because I'm no longer selling this doesn't mean I want to leave obvious problem in the game for those who have it.Sale27 Apr 2026Final SaleAs mentioned previously, Caverns of Evil will be discontinued at the end of this month due to my inability to comply with the various age attestation and age verification laws that are being passed as a solo developer with basically no money. (Se the previous announcement for details). There will be one final thank you and goodbye sale, starting tomorrow, April 28, 2026, and ending April 30, 20…