Cave Engine

Stop Fighting Other Engines. Start Creating Games.

The easiest and fastest Python game engine for 3D.

Cave Engine is a lightweight 3D game engine for Windows and Linux, built in C++ and scriptable in Python or Visual Script, designed for fast indie game development with instant iteration, no royalties, and no shader or code compilation waits.

New in Cave 1.6: Logic Bricks Visual Scripting

Cave now includes Logic Bricks, a complete visual scripting system that lets you create real gameplay without writing code. It follows a familiar Blueprint-style workflow, but stays lightweight, fast, and fully integrated with Cave’s Python API.

What You Get:

Buying Cave gives you access to the engine, the demo project, documentation, updates for the included version line, and the right to release commercial games with no royalties.

The engine provides a Complete Editor and all the functionalities you may expect from a Commercial Game Engine. It gives you the tools to build 3D games faster, without fighting the engine or waiting on compilation:

• Easy Asset Importing Workflow (fbx, blend, obj, dae, ...)
• Entity Component based Architecture
• Fully integrated Python Scripting with fast C++ Backends
• Full Visual Scripting System: Create Games with NO CODE (if you want)
• Python Tooling to extend the Editor and your Workflow
• Particle and Rendering Systems
• Terrain System and Tools
• Game UI
• Timeline/Cutscenes creator System
• Bullet Physics, character controllers, vehicles, constraints, and rigid bodies
• Skeletal Animation, Physically Based Render Pipeline (PBR), custom shaders, and post-processing
• ...and much more!

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Is Cave ideal for your Project?

Cave Engine is ideal if you want to make basically any type of 3D games for Computer. It also provides a lot of premade systems to get you started in your projects:

• Ready for First Person Games!
• Ready for Third Person Games!
• Ready for Top Down Games!
• Ready for Vehicle/Racing Games!
• Ready for YOUR GAME!

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Getting Started

Cave is designed to be easy to pick up, and there are several official resources to help you start making games quickly.

Start with the Getting Started Guide, then go deeper with the Cave Learn Quests, Python lessons, Python API reference, and the Cave Engine Bible (a full book on the engine) included with the engine. We provide everything you need.

Join our Community

You can also join the Cave community on Discord to ask questions, share projects, and get help directly from the developer and other users.

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FAQ

Can I release commercial games with Cave?
Yes. You can make and sell your games anywhere you want, with no royalties.

What is the Minimum Requirements to run it?
Cave is a lightweight engine that works in any machine with OpenGL 4.3+ support.

What platforms does Cave exports to?
The engine is focused on Desktop development (Windows and Linux). Web export is under development

Does it have Documentation and Support?
Yes, documentation is included and you also get priority support by the developer.

Is Cave only for programmers?
No. You can use Python, visual scripting (Logic Bricks, a no code alternative), or both.

Does Cave support Windows and Linux?
Yes, Cave supports Windows and Linux natively.

Is this the same engine from uniday.studio/cave?
Yes. This is the official itch.io version of Cave Engine by Uniday Studio.