Rising Caves

Deep below the stone, something is rising; and the only way out is up.

Rising Caves is a tense vertical climbing game. You play as Remy, an explorer stranded at the bottom of a forgotten mine. From the dark below, the depths are rising steadily, and faster than you'd like. Your only escape is the wall of glowing crystals above you. Climb. Don't look down.

How to play

The cave wall is a ladder of crystals. Above the next crystal a key combo flashes - one or two letters. Press the right keys and Remy hauls himself up to it. Chain the combos together and climb, crystal by crystal, all the way to the surface.

But every second counts. Hesitate or fumble a combo and the rising deep below closes the gap. Reach the top and you escape - get caught, and the cave keeps you.

• 👀 Watch the label above the next crystal
• ⌨️ Type the combo; a single key, or two keys at once
• 🧗 Keep climbing; 24 crystals stand between you and daylight
• ⏱️ Mind your stamina and the clock - this is a race, not a stroll

Difficulty

Choose your challenge from the start screen:

• Makkelijk (Easy) - the rise is gentle; learn the wall
• Normaal (Normal) - a fair race to the top
• Moeilijk (Hard) - the deep surges upward; only quick hands survive

Same cave, same crystals - the higher the difficulty, the faster the rise chases you.

Features

• A hand-built underground world - mine rails, lantern light and glittering crystals
• Reaction-and-typing climbing: easy to pick up, tense to master
• Three difficulty levels, for first-timers and speedrunners alike
• A full run loop: start screen, the climb, a victory climb to the surface - or a death screen if you're too slow

Controls

Just your keyboard - press the letter keys shown on screen. No combo is ever the same twice.

Credits

Made by Timo, Jace, and Bas.