Custom Engines
doukutsu-rs
by Alula
A remake of Cave Story in rust designed as either a portable modding framework or vanilla cave story with enhancements.
A Doukutsu Demake
by The Doubtful Solution Brothers
The First Cave section of Cave Story remade for the Pico-8 fantasy console.
Geobox Engine
by Fluffball
An engine for games similar to Cave Story. Supports added features like dynamic lighting, ambient sound, and multiplayer.
Multicave
by Anonymouse
An engine built for multiplayer Cave Story.
Cave Story (TI-Calc)
by Jack Eisenburgerham
More a game in its own right due to the medium's limitations.
CSE2
by Clownacy and cucky
An engine built around near strict accuracy to the original game. Sadly, it was subject to a DMCA takedown.
CSEngine
by Noxid
An engine built for the once Cave Story mod "King: Strife and Sacrifice" when it fell into fangame territory.
NXEngine
by Caitlin Shaw
Built as an open source replacement for the Cave Story engine for the sake of portability.
- Website
- Download NXEngine v1.0.0.6 Source Code
- Raspberry Pi Port by Shea Silverman
- Raspberry Pi Port Source Code by Shea Silverman
- Gamecube Port by bearteam
- Windows NT 3.51/4 Port by gameblabla
- TI Nspire Port by gameblabla
- TI Nspire Port Source Code by gameblabla
- AROS Port by Szilárd Biró
- AROS Port Source Code by Szilárd Biró
- Dreamcast Port by histat
- EXL Fork: Website
- EXL Fork: Dingoo A320 Port (English)
- EXL Fork: Dingoo A320 Port (Russian)
- EXL Fork: Ritmix RZX-50 Port (English)
- EXL Fork: Ritmix RZX-50 Port (Russian)
- EXL Fork: Linux 32-bit Port (English)
- EXL Fork: Linux 32-bit Port (Russian)
- EXL Fork: Linux 64-bit Port (English)
- EXL Fork: Linux 64-bit Port (Russian)
- EXL Fork: Windows Port (English)
- EXL Fork: Windows Port (Russian)
- EXL Fork: MotoMAGX Port (English)
- EXL Fork: MotoMAGX Port (Russian)
- EXL Fork: MotoEZX Port (English)
- EXL Fork: MotoEZX Port (Russian)
- EXL Fork: Source Code
NXEngine-evo
by isage
A fork of NXEngine with various features such as widescreen support.