Cave Confectioner

Released: Mar 16, 2021
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Last updated: 15 Sep 2026, 07:58 GMT

Updates & announcements

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22 Aug 2023Developer post
New Soundtrack
2023-09-06 : An extended soundtrack is now available with all of the game's music, as well as bonus tracks that didn't make it into the game. Track listing: 1. CC Title 2. Win 3. Not Powerful Enough (PD track by Spring Spring ) 4. Cave Loop (PD track by Gichco ) 5. Jovial Medieva
07 Jul 2022Developer post
Version 0.7.11
Welcome to version 0.7.11. Like a convenience store, it feels like this project never closes. What changed in this release: Added a playable goat Fixed some game-breaking bugs in the menu system Enjoy!
Welcome to version 0.7.11. Like a convenience store, it feels like this project never closes.
What changed in this release:

Added a playable goat
Fixed some game-breaking bugs in the menu system
Enjoy!
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11 May 2022Developer post
Version 0.7.10
Hey, folks! This patch release focuses on improving the VN system, and it may be Cave Confectioner's last release for a while. Notice the version number is 0.7.10. I thought a lot about that decimal, and it seems a small patch - yes I said it - a patch is better than waiting for
Hey, folks! This patch release focuses on improving the VN system, and it may be Cave Confectioner's last release for a while. Notice the version number is 0.7.10. I thought a lot about that decimal, and it seems a small patch - yes I said it - a patch is better than waiting for a new major release with new content. Because the existing content still needed fixing.
VN system changes:

ADV-style dialogue advance
Reskinned the UI
Switched interaction to mouse-up
Bug fixes
Enjoy!
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01 Apr 2022Developer post
Rolling out another patch
Fixed some deficiencies on the main menu.
30 Mar 2022Developer post
Version 0.7.9 released
Patch time! There are no new caves to explore yet, but we can certainly plunge into that next go-around. What changed in this release: Rewrote the VN engine to support crisper graphics and image buttons (as seen on the English main menu) The right joystick now moves the mouse cur
Patch time! There are no new caves to explore yet, but we can certainly plunge into that next go-around.
What changed in this release:

Rewrote the VN engine to support crisper graphics and image buttons (as seen on the English main menu)
The right joystick now moves the mouse cursor, allowing any in-game action to be performed with a controller (except text input)
As a consequence of the above, there is no longer a key or button to switch to in-front-of-your-face selection mode (left joystick movement does that)
Fixed a multiple selection bug on the trading screen
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05 Mar 2022Developer post
Obligatory Steam Deck Discussion
Valve made a handheld system. While I would have designed it differently, the point is that it is capable of running Cave Confectioner, with some caveats. Cave Confectioner cannot currently *officially* support the Deck because it cannot be played entirely with a controller. For
13 Feb 2022Developer post
Testing steamcmd
This isn't an actual update. Just streamlining the build process. Holler if your build suddenly breaks.
31 Jan 2022Developer post
Version 0.7.8
Hey, folks! This is a patch to fix some things. Nothing major. Just to look like a "good developer" and update for you lot. What changed in this release: The rock border now extends all the way around the minimap The ambient light is now tinted yellow when raining Moved the cryst
Hey, folks! This is a patch to fix some things. Nothing major. Just to look like a "good developer" and update for you lot.
What changed in this release:

The rock border now extends all the way around the minimap
The ambient light is now tinted yellow when raining
Moved the crystal
Improved scripting to allow sequence-breaking in game objectives
Localized "Get closer" text
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18 Dec 2021Developer post
Version 0.7.7
Hey, folks! This update is all about the text. What changed: full Greek translation! (Thanks again DarkQuantum for all you have done in that area.) Added a system to translate in-inventory items to other languages (check out game/items.json; only Feather, Wood, Flour, and Grain t
Hey, folks! This update is all about the text.
What changed:

[Almost] full Greek translation! (Thanks again DarkQuantum for all you have done in that area.)
Added a system to translate in-inventory items to other languages (check out game/items.json; only Feather, Wood, Flour, and Grain translated for now)
Changed trading string "You gain:" to "You will be payed:"
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14 Dec 2021Developer post
Version 0.7.6
Hey, folks! Here is a midweek update to catch everyone up to the development version. What changed: Preliminary Greek dialogue for the entire game, courtesy of DarkQuantum. We will probably give it the "all clear" by this weekend. Increased stack limit for all "horn" items to 9 U
Hey, folks! Here is a midweek update to catch everyone up to the development version.
What changed:

Preliminary Greek dialogue for the entire game, courtesy of DarkQuantum. We will probably give it the "all clear" by this weekend.
Increased stack limit for all "horn" items to 9
Updated game controller DB
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12 Dec 2021Developer post
Version 0.7.5
Hey, folks! Here is yet another small patch release. What changed: New item: Gyro (Cooked Fillet + Frost Tack = Uncooked Gyro, Uncooked Gyro + Campfire = Gyro) The game pauses when the window loses focus The minimap no longer shows at the wrong times Bug fixes
Hey, folks! Here is yet another small patch release.
What changed:

New item: Gyro (Cooked Fillet + Frost Tack = Uncooked Gyro, Uncooked Gyro + Campfire = Gyro)
The game pauses when the window loses focus
The minimap no longer shows at the wrong times
Bug fixes
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06 Dec 2021Developer post
Version 0.7.4
Hey, folks! This patch fixes some presentational issues. Think of it as cleaning up in case of guests. What changed: Eliminated pixel swimming in the minimap Bug fixes
Hey, folks! This patch fixes some presentational issues. Think of it as cleaning up in case of guests.
What changed:

Eliminated pixel swimming in the minimap
Bug fixes
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05 Dec 2021Developer post
Version 0.7.3
Hey, folks! Thanks to the recent and unexpected help of DarkQuantum, there is a little bit of renewed interest in this game as well as a couple new enemies in the works. For the time being, this patch release mainly just brings an important feature that has been requested a few t
Hey, folks! Thanks to the recent and unexpected help of DarkQuantum, there is a little bit of renewed interest in this game as well as a couple new enemies in the works. For the time being, this patch release mainly just brings an important feature that has been requested a few times: the minimap.
For those who don't know, a minimap is a little radar display in a video game that acts like a GPS. This game's implementation uses tile instancing to draw the bottom 2 layers of the map in a small framebuffer. (If this lags the game for you, it may be time to upgrade to a new computer. I am continually benchmarking and hope these features aren't a problem.)
What changed:

Minimap!
Replaced the old crafting sound with the softer pick-up-item sound
New items that currently do nothing: Stone Axe (Stone Axehead + Wood), Spear (Wood + Knife = Wood Rod, Wood Rod + Knife = Spear)
Fixed a bug that caused special items to increase in number when trading
Other bug fixes
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02 Dec 2021Developer post
Version 0.7.2
In the bowels of Steam, Lord Gaben forged a button, and into that button he poured his cakes, his malice, and his will to dominate all controls. One button to rule them all. E What changed: The interact button (usually the 'E' key) drops items, picks up items, interacts with what
In the bowels of Steam, Lord Gaben forged a button, and into that button he poured his cakes, his malice, and his will to dominate all controls. One button to rule them all.
E
What changed:

The interact button (usually the 'E' key) drops items, picks up items, interacts with what's in front of your character, interacts with menus, and more.
New character: Mason, found in the brown region northwest of the ice cave entrance (only visible after you start a new game)
Put multiple languages into one manual PDF
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29 Nov 2021Developer post
Version 0.7.1
Hey, folks! This is a patch release. What changed: Improved Greek translations (Thanks DarkQuantum!) Added a PDF manual, accessible from your Steam library (currently English and Greek) There is still no strategy guide, as that would spoil the surprises. Enough players have reach
Hey, folks! This is a patch release.
What changed:

Improved Greek translations (Thanks DarkQuantum!)
Added a PDF manual, accessible from your Steam library (currently English and Greek)
There is still no strategy guide, as that would spoil the surprises. Enough players have reached the Frost World that I should probably start dropping hints about the next major content area: the Crystal Cave.
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28 Nov 2021Developer post
Version 0.7.0
Hey, folks! This update is the culmination of a few weeks of post-relaunch patches. While there are no major gameplay changes, this release is the first I would call "polished". Greece is certainly a smaller market than CC's mains (currently the US, China, and Russia) but I guess
Hey, folks! This update is the culmination of a few weeks of post-relaunch patches. While there are no major gameplay changes, this release is the first I would call "polished".
Greece is certainly a smaller market than CC's mains (currently the US, China, and Russia) but I guess it doesn't hurt to support Greek aside from time spent. The Greek font will not replace the current sans-serif font for English text.
What changed in this release:

Adjustments to sprites
Added a conspicuous message to indicate when you eat something poisonous
Added functional function functionality, almost doubling the size of the script parser
Translated the tutorial to Greek
People keep telling me that this pixel art stuff won't keep a studio afloat, so let's get right to it, a super secret unofficial game announcement:
RSOD, coming "when it's done". If you like shooting, you like POSIX terminals, or you want to shoot a terminal in the face, check it out!
Of course, Cave Confectioner will not be abandoned in the meanwhile.
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20 Nov 2021Developer post
Version 0.6.5
There is something like a full moon out tonight, and in the darkest corners of the world, the moon's light reflects off of human skin and produces werewolves . This is a new patch release with a layer of graphical polish. Tiles look better, and on the grain and the fenceposts at
There is something like a full moon out tonight, and in the darkest corners of the world, the moon's light reflects off of human skin ~~and produces werewolves~~.
This is a new patch release with a layer of graphical polish. Tiles look better, and on the grain and the fenceposts at sunrise you can see a very natural-looking light creeping in.
Rim lighting at sunrise, noon, sunset, and midnight (off):
What changed

Sprites now have specular rim lighting
The sun angle now affects the light on particles
Fixed a tile edge rendering problem that had haunted the code since 2018
Improved tree shadows
Item bug fixes
Started work on Greek translation (change language_code to el in the settings)
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17 Nov 2021Developer post
Version 0.6.4
Hey, folks! Here is another patch release. What changed (Hopefully) fixed a locale bug that caused saved games to fail in some regions Added console command: /fps Other bug fixes
Hey, folks! Here is another patch release.
What changed

(Hopefully) fixed a locale bug that caused saved games to fail in some regions
Added console command: /fps
Other bug fixes
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16 Nov 2021Developer post
Version 0.6.3
Saving issues that some users may have experienced are probably fixed. Also, the buggy multiplayer mode has been removed. If you are unable to save your game after this update, add the launch option: --savehere Supporting 3 different OS families whose vendors have completely diff
14 Nov 2021Developer post
Version 0.6.2
Hey, folks! This devlog was just going to be a patch update, but looking at the changelog, I feel that v0.6.2 has a lot to put in your brain-hole. The special items that were previously given by timed drops are now given by characters. There are also improvements to particles, an
Hey, folks! This devlog was just going to be a patch update, but looking at the changelog, I feel that v0.6.2 has a lot to put in your brain-hole.
The special items that were previously given by timed drops are now given by characters. There are also improvements to particles, and other tweaks.
What changed

Special items granted by characters
Improved rain and blood (3D lighting, particle-world collisions, increased particle count)
For the sake of atmosphere, new games start off raining
Darker nights
Changed the title music
Chinese language fixes
Other dialogue changes
Bug fixes
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