Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations.
- Price:$23.99
- Release Date:12/5/2024
- Franchise:Kitfox Games
- Developer:Freehold Games
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:7/3/2025
- Steam App Id:333640
Caves of Qud
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Caves of Qud has 469 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 84% lower than its previous all-time peak of 2,912 players achieved on 12/8/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Caves of Qud. It has received a total of 10,510 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 92 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Caves of Qud. Right now, it costs $23.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Caves of Qud and its growth over time. It currently has 46,421 followers on its community page.
About Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud is an Indie, RPG, Adventure, Strategy, and Early Access game developed by Freehold Games. On 12/5/2024, it was released on the Steam Store by Kitfox Games, and Freehold Games.
Players have rated Caves of Qud as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 10,510 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 10,004 positive reviews and 506 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating. Additionally, Caves of Qud has earned a metascore of 91 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $23.99 which is a 20% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Legendary Roguelikes, Qud and Ostranauts, Creative Combat Tactics, Dromad Deluxe Edition, Animal Antics Collection, Freehold Roguelike Bundle, Best Patch Notes Bundle, Economic Body Horror Bundle, Caves of Qud + Soundtrack, The Traditional Roguelikes Bundle, Shadows of Qud, and Kitfox Hidden Gems Bundle which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Caves of Qud - Pets of Harvest Dawn available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
According to Steam’s category system, Caves of Qud supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
- Steam Achievements
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Workshop
From the Steam community, Caves of Qud has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Strategy RPG
- Procedural Generation
- Lore-Rich
- Traditional Roguelike
- Turn-Based
- Perma Death
- Replay Value
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Sci-fi
- Open World
- Post-apocalyptic
- Strategy
- Indie
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- 2D
- Character Customization
- Roguelike
- Difficult
- Atmospheric
- Roguelite
- Tactical
- Story Rich
- Pixel Graphics
- Choices Matter
- RPG
- Transhumanism
- Retro
- Simulation
- Survival
- CRPG
- Early Access
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Combat
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Caves of Qud and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Caves of Qud is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Caves of Qud - Pets of Harvest Dawn | DLC | 12/5/2024 | View |
 | Caves of Qud Soundtrack | Music | 2/14/2020 | View |
Related Bundles
Caves of Qud is included in 12 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Legendary Roguelikes | 3 | 3 | $60.27 | View |
 | Qud and Ostranauts | 2 | 2 | $35.98 | View |
 | Creative Combat Tactics | 3 | 3 | $24.96 | View |
 | Dromad Deluxe Edition | 3 | 3 | $40.47 | View |
 | Animal Antics Collection | 3 | 3 | $34.18 | View |
 | Freehold Roguelike Bundle | 4 | 4 | $41.36 | View |
 | Best Patch Notes Bundle | 2 | 2 | $53.98 | View |
 | Economic Body Horror Bundle | 4 | 4 | $80.96 | View |
 | Caves of Qud + Soundtrack | 2 | 2 | $25.98 | View |
 | The Traditional Roguelikes Bundle | 7 | 5 | $36.51 | View |
Related Packages
Caves of Qud is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Caves of Qud | $17.99 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Caves of Qud data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 3). Caves of Qud on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 3). Caves of Qud. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/333640
- Metacritic. (2025, July 3). Caves of Qud for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/caves-of-qud
- Freehold Games. (2023, July 7). Caves of Qud. Caves of Qud. http://www.cavesofqud.com