Caves of Lore

Name: Caves of Lore
Price: 7.99 USD
Rating: 4.9 (181 reviews)
Author: TILTGames

By: TILTGames

Solo Dev RPG

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Features & Capabilities

Caves of Lore is a turn-based, pixel-art fantasy CRPG that blends environmental exploration, dialogue, and tactical grid-based combat. It’s a self-taught solo developer project built over six years while balancing a full-time job and family, progressing in five-minute daily sessions.

Explore a world full of humor and dark lore, with hidden secrets and highly customizable party options. With a 6-character party, 65+ spells, 65+ abilities, and 65+ traits, players will face 50+ monsters, meet 40+ NPCs, complete 30+ quests, and explore 20+ areas across hundreds of items and thousands of enchantment combinations for rich replay value.

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By:

TILTGames

Rating:

4.90

(181)

Version:

1.8.9 Last updated: 2026-05-20

Version code:

885920096

Creation date:

2024-01-30

Compatible devices:

Size:

700.20MB

Price:

7.99

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

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Developed by:

TILTGames

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/caves-of-lore/id6449979034

Website:

http://cavesoflore.com

User Reviews

Reviewers praise the game's deep lore, open exploration, and satisfying old-school RPG combat, boosted by a responsive solo developer and great replayability. Common drawbacks center on stability issues, a challenging UI/UX, and tedious stat management. Overall, strong world-building and commitment from the developer stand out, with technical hiccups and interface quirks as the main caveats.

Pros

Deep story and lore with rich world-building and dialogue/books
Open exploration with many secrets and quests
Fluid combat with multiple playstyles and spell-learning from books
Dedicated solo developer who is responsive to feedback and free of ads/microtransactions
High replayability and strong value with many ways to overcome challenges

Cons

Stability and performance issues (crashes, frequent exits) on some devices
Save/load problems and needing to back up progress around fights
Interface/controls and navigation can be unintuitive; learning curve and hidden interactables
Some players find combat progression tedious due to heavy stat management and lack of respec
Occasional device-specific problems and rough edges

Recent reviews

This has become one of my favorite games. It’s a bit rough around the edges, but from a solo indie dev who cares and supports the game. The story and lore are so deep. Great world building 10/10

by Da*****, 2026-03-31

While based on older titles and certainly drawing inspiration from them, Caves of Lore manages to set itself aside as an astonishing example of what a solo developer is capable of. From the story to the lore-rich world absolutely saturated with dialogue and even the dozens of books filled with actually interesting stories, Caves of Lore will keep you invested for days and then long after you’ve consumed the story as well. The combat in the game is fluid and very satisfying, with tons of ways to play. The unique system for learning spells from books also solidifies the importance of the lore filled world and the incredible efforts the dev had put into making it shine. If that wasn’t enough, the game also has incredible replayability. From testing yourself to finding new ways to overcome challenges or secrets you may have missed. Finally, the game’s Developer participates in active feedback with their community. If you haven’t played it, check it out!