Move the mouse to choose · release Q to use
The cave keeps moving · Esc pauses
Find the expedition camp. Recover its route notes. Reach daylight.
A successful expedition targets 10–15 minutes. No time limit.
W A S D walk · mouse look · C crouch / dive
low ceilings put you on your belly · space hop / surface / hold to climb a chimney
shift run · hold left mouse to charge the torch (blind while you do)
hold right mouse to focus the beam; release for wide
hold Q for tools: chalk, whistle, recover, stone · Tab survey
G drop glowstick; hold and release to throw · E use camp / rig rope; hold to retrieve or haul · P photograph (flash)
Q → Recover treats an injury with a medkit, or rests on dry ground. E opens camp and saves a checkpoint.
Severe falls can kill; a medkit treats injuries, not fatal impacts.
the water takes you if you run out of breath. the floor is not always there. the rock can hold you.
moving water goes somewhere. still air can be bad. the roof is not all attached.
esc pauses the game · headphones help
controller: sticks move / look · A hop / climb · B crouch / dive
hold X charge · hold LB focus · hold Y tools · RB glowstick
LT run · D-pad up rope (hold to retrieve / haul) · right-stick click photo
View survey · Menu pause
Preparing the cave…
Leave this cave? Your current attempt, remains, and chalk here will be replaced by a new cave.