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Is Cally's Caves 3 worth it for you?
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Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want a long campaign with hundreds of levels
- Action players who enjoy weapon upgrades and customization
- Players seeking boss fights, secrets, puzzles, and optional survival challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, tightly paced platformer rather than 310 levels and multiple modes
- Players who prefer fixed weapons and simple progression over weapon evolution, effects, and modifications
- Players looking for a primarily narrative adventure rather than repeated combat and platforming
Our take on Cally's Caves 3
Instead of limiting progression to character abilities, this platformer makes weapons central to advancement: repeated use raises them, alternate forms change their effects, and modifications add another layer of customization.
What is Cally's Caves 3?
Run-and-gun platforming follows Cally and her friends as they explore caves, search for secrets, defeat enemies, and confront Herbert's experiments.
The game contains 310 levels across 10 zones, with a map modeled on Metroidvania progression and checkpoints. Weapons can be improved through use, evolved into different forms, and customized with mods. Players can unlock abilities such as Triple Jump, Dodge Roll, and Water Wings. Bera provides a second playable character with ninja moves and puzzle-solving sections. The campaign includes boss battles, 25 enemy types, consumables from a store, and 15 weapon classes with 95 weapon effects. New Game+ adds higher weapon tiers and another ending, while Survival mode contains 150 enemy waves.
How Cally's Caves 3 plays
- 01Large Platforming Campaign
- The game spans 310 levels arranged across 10 zones with checkpoints and an interconnected map.
- 02Weapon Progression
- Using weapons raises their level and can transform them into alternate forms with different effects.
- 03Weapon Customization
- A modification system allows selected weapons to receive additional changes.
- 04Second Playable Character
- Bera adds ninja attacks and appears in sections involving puzzle solving.
- 05New Game Plus
- A repeat campaign mode introduces higher weapon tiers and a second ending.
- 06Survival Mode
- The wave-based mode challenges players to withstand 150 enemy waves.
- 07Gamepad Support
- The game supports gamepad controls throughout play.
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Cally's Caves 3: platforms & release
Is Cally's Caves 3 worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want a long campaign with hundreds of levels. Skip it if: players seeking a short, tightly paced platformer rather than 310 levels and multiple modes.
Where can I download Cally's Caves 3?
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What platforms is Cally's Caves 3 on?
Windows only.
