{"rewrite":{"id":"r_11cad90ca9ef95795c401bf1","clusterId":"c_c29bd426a522b5c54eef57ef","slug":"cave-story-steam-version-gets-major-update-with-co-op-mod-support-and-fixes","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Cave Story+ Steam Version Gets Major Update With Co-Op, Mod Support, and Fixes","summary":"Nicalis released a major upgrade for Cave Story+ on Steam on June 9, 2026, incorporating console-exclusive content, two-player co-op, animated portraits, a jukebox, mod support, and numerous bug fixes. The update draws from the beta branch and adds Switch version elements to the PC release after about 15 years.","whyItMatters":"The update brings console features and mod support to the Steam version of a classic indie game that had not seen a significant patch in roughly 15 years.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNicalis announced on June 9 that the Steam version of Cave Story+ has received a major upgrade, pulling in content from the beta branch and adding console-exclusive features. The 2D action-adventure game, based on Daisuke Amaya's 2004 freeware original Doukutsu Monogatari, first hit Steam in 2011 with graphical upgrades and remastered music. The new patch adds two-player co-op, animated conversation portraits for all characters, a jukebox function, and mod support. It also fixes sound and boss-related bugs, reassigns the 2P controller switch trigger to the F11 key to avoid conflicts with the Steam overlay screenshot function (F12), enables some cheat codes outside developer mode, and optimizes CPU usage. Cave Story+ is available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com, as well as Nintendo Switch.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cave Story+ on Steam now matches its console counterparts 15 years late. The update closes a gap that defined the PC version as the lesser release for over a decade.","twitterPost":"Cave Story+ on Steam finally catches up to consoles 15 years later. The PC version was the inferior port until today.","threadsPost":"Cave Story+ on Steam just got a massive update that brings it in line with the Switch version 15 years after the original PC release. Nicalis added co-op, mod support, animated portraits, and a jukebox. The PC version was essentially a different, lesser product for a decade and a half. That gap is now closed.","newsletterBlurb":"Nicalis dropped a major update for Cave Story+ on Steam, adding two-player co-op, animated character portraits, a jukebox, and mod support. The patch also fixes sound and boss bugs, optimizes CPU usage, and reassigns a key to avoid Steam overlay conflicts. It's the first significant update for the PC version in about 15 years.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/09/167722.html\",\"title\":\"'Cave Story+' Steam version gets major upgrade with console additions, mod support, and numerous fixes\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3810,"outputTokens":609,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780992917,"createdAt":"2026-06-09T08:04:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-09T08:07:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T08:07:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c29bd426a522b5c54eef57ef","canonicalTitle":"『洞窟物語』をリマスターした『Cave Story+』Steam版が大幅アップグレード！コンソール版追加要素やMod対応に加え新たな修正も多数","representativeArticleId":"a_be5591a6989ee7425bdf0697","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Cave Story+\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-09T07:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-09T07:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T08:07:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/09/167722.html","title":"『洞窟物語』をリマスターした『Cave Story+』Steam版が大幅アップグレード！コンソール版追加要素やMod対応に加え新たな修正も多数"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Cave Story+"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Nicalis released a major upgrade for Cave Story+ on Steam on June 9, 2026.","The update adds two-player co-op, animated conversation portraits, a jukebox function, and mod support.","The patch fixes sound and boss-related bugs and optimizes CPU usage.","Cave Story+ first hit Steam in 2011, based on Daisuke Amaya's 2004 freeware original Doukutsu Monogatari.","The update incorporates console-exclusive content from the Nintendo Switch version."]}