Cave Story+ Major Upgrade!
Nicalis, Inc.
The long-awaited public release is here! Cave Story+ 2026 is now available to all players by default, with no need to opt-into a special branch. Once again, a huge thank-you to everyone for providing invaluable feedback and bug reports, which helps to give Cave Story the polish that it deserves!
Fixes:
Organya soundtrack fixes
Some songs using the wrong percussion
Notes ending prematurely upon the song loopingBoss Attack fixes
Music fading out at the start of the Igor battle
Player spawning on the wrong side of the Red OgreBoulder Chamber Balrog spawning in the wrong spot
Corrects him jumping early when initially running directly to the left
Moved 'switch 2P controllers' hotkey from F12 to F11
This way, it does not conflict with Steam's default screenshot hotkey
Made 'speed-up' and 'disable lighting' cheat codes usable outside of Developer Mode
The time counter is now correctly sped-up whilst the corresponding cheat code is enabled
Player character not wearing the Mimiga Mask in the save selection menusWrong open door sprite in the Plantation's Rest Area
Would appear when the door is opened by the Mimiga
CPU usage being far higher than it should be
Should reduce CPU temperatures, fan noise, and battery usage
Game running too fast
Would occur when the PC has not been rebooted in the last 49 days
Reduced frame-pacing latency from 1-2ms to 0.00005msInconsistent colours in the 2x Halloween dialogue portraitsInconsistent naming of 'Egg No.XX' roomsMods folder is automatically created if it does not exist
This announcement was originally published by Nicalis, Inc. on Steam on Jun 9, 2026.
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