Cave Factory

Devlog

• New player character sprite
  June 07, 2026 by Ted Bendixson

  I've been working with an artist and just updated the game with a better player character sprite. This fixes a few problems. - The old sprite was a downscaled version of the 32x32 sprite which simply... Continue reading

  
• Additional bug fixes on the May 26 build
  June 03, 2026 by Ted Bendixson

  Three bug fixes just landed: 1. If you start a save file, research a few techs, and then start a different save file completely fresh, the tech upgrades from the other save slot persist into the new s... Continue reading
• Bug fixes just landed
  May 27, 2026 by Ted Bendixson

  I just dropped new builds that fix the following two bugs. 1. If you save while an inserter is grabbing a metal thing directly below a magnet, then load, the inserter will get stuck an irrecoverable s... Continue reading
• Every pixel is simulated
  May 24, 2026 by Ted Bendixson

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  After a long winter break, I came back to Cave Factory in early March and have not really stopped since. This is the largest single update the game has ever shipped, and the headline change is one I h... Continue reading

  
• Update coming soon
  May 13, 2026 by Ted Bendixson

  I'll keep it short. I've been super busy with the game over the past few months. I made one really big move that changes how the game plays, and it opens up quite a few possibilities. Moving forward,... Continue reading
• Maybe it isn't so hard to make a game engine anymore
  October 26, 2025 by Ted Bendixson

  I just finished porting this game to web assembly with Web GL 3.0 as the renderer. I would have preferred not to, since the web is quite a bit more complicated than other native platforms. But I just... Continue reading
• Firefox Browser Bug Fixes
  October 25, 2025 by Ted Bendixson

  Hey. I just pushed a small update that addresses some issues people were having with the game failing to launch in the Firefox Web Browser. I just tested the game in Firefox on Mac OS, and it runs fin... Continue reading
• Web Build Available
  October 25, 2025 by Ted Bendixson

  Small update. I just fnished making this game playable inside of a web browser. All of my games run inside of a custom game engine of my own making, and I finally cobbled together a decent WebGL / Web... Continue reading
• Additional bug fixes
  October 13, 2025 by Ted Bendixson

  After some more playtesting, I fixed some small bugs and made a few tweaks. 1. The escape key closes the inventory 2. Magnets pull on iron gear wheels, and I fixed the bug I encountered while making t... Continue reading
• Patch 001
  October 11, 2025 by Ted Bendixson

  This first patch fixes some bugs playtesters have discovered: If you fill up your inventory and then grab a resource or factory building from the world, the thing you grabbed gets deleted. With the bu... Continue reading
• Prototype Version 001
  October 10, 2025 by Ted Bendixson

  I'm happy to announce the first publicly available version of Cave Factory, my attempt at a vertical factory builder game. Oh man, what a journey it has been. I first started this project back in Febr... Continue reading