CAVE Interactive

CAVE Interactive at a Glance

CAVE Interactive operates out of Japan and has been active since 1995. The company released 41 games through 2023, with every single title listed as a developer release while also publishing ten of them. Their catalog spans four decades, showing a clear shift in output volume over time. They produced ten games during the 1990s and expanded to twenty-one titles in the 2000s. That momentum slowed significantly in the 2010s with only seven releases, and the 2020s have seen just three new entries so far. The studio focuses heavily on shooter games, which make up twenty-eight of their total forty-one titles. They also produced fifteen arcade games and four racing titles. Their platform presence is dominated by arcade cabinets, accounting for twenty-six releases. They also built a significant library for mobile devices with nine iOS games and four Android titles. Consoles like Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 each host nine of their games, while the Sega Saturn holds three. Quality trends show a generally positive reception among the ten titles that have received ratings on IGDB. The average score sits at 76.4 out of 100. There are four great titles scoring above 80 and six good titles ranging from 60 to 79. No rated games fall into the mixed or poor categories. Their highest-rated work includes Mushihimesama, which scored 84.6 in 2004, followed by Espgaluda II at 83. DonPachi from 1995 holds an 80.4 score, and Princess Debut reached 80 in 2008. DoDonPachi DaiOuJou also achieved a strong 78.5 rating. Recent activity includes Touhou Gensou Eclipse released in November 2023. Before that, they put out Crimson Katana Exa Label in early 2022 and Dodonpachi True Death exA Label in late 2020. ESP Ra.De. Psi arrived at the end of 2019. Their work has maintained a specific niche within the arcade shooter market for nearly thirty years, though their yearly output has decreased as they moved past the height of their production in the 2000s.

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