Who should use Cave Story NX?

Cave Story NX is an open-source project built for retro game enthusiasts and platformer fans.

Is Cave Story NX free?

Yes — Cave Story NX is free to use.

Is Cave Story NX still maintained?

Unverified. Cave Story NX has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Cave Story NX?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, TEMPERATURA FM WEB, and Digital Reveals.

Who develops Cave Story NX?

Cave Story NX is developed by Carlos Donizete Froes.

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Cave Story NX

Name: Cave Story NX
Author: Carlos Donizete Froes

FlathubEntertainment & Media

Cave Story NX is a nostalgic side-action adventure game that allows players to jump and shoot through a pixel-art world. It is a port of the original Cave Story created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya, running on the modified NXEngine-evo engine. Available as a free Flatpak on Flathub, it brings the classic gameplay experience to modern desktops.

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Cave Story NX is an Entertainment & Media project. It focuses on accessing the nostalgic Cave Story game on modern Linux desktops via an updated engine. Cave Story NX is an open-source project aimed at retro game enthusiasts and platformer fans. Cave Story NX is free to use. Cave Story NX is available on Linux.

Behind Cave Story NX is Carlos Donizete Froes. Key capabilities include Side-Scrolling Action, Pixel Art, and Adventure Gameplay.

Side-Scrolling Action
Pixel Art
Adventure Gameplay
NXEngine-evo

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Linux

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Indexed21 Jul · 20:17 UTC
cavestory-nx verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Cave Story NX

What is Cave Story NX?: Cave Story NX focuses on accessing the nostalgic Cave Story game on modern Linux desktops via an updated engine. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.
Who should use Cave Story NX?: Cave Story NX is an open-source project built for retro game enthusiasts and platformer fans.
Is Cave Story NX free?: Yes — Cave Story NX is free to use.
What platforms does Cave Story NX run on?: Cave Story NX runs on Linux.
Is Cave Story NX still maintained?: Unverified. Cave Story NX has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Cave Story NX?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, TEMPERATURA FM WEB, and Digital Reveals.VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE TEMPERATURA FM WEB Digital Reveals
Who develops Cave Story NX?: Cave Story NX is developed by Carlos Donizete Froes.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 21 Jul 2026
Built for: Retro game enthusiasts and platformer fans
Model: Open source
Solves: Accessing the nostalgic Cave Story game on modern Linux desktops via an updated engine.

Registered as

Flathub: com.gitlab.coringao.cavestory-nx

Developer

Carlos Donizete Froes

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 21 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 21 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: cavestory-nx-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 21 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 21 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/com.gitlab.coringao.cavestory-nx

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