A downloadable mod for Windows

Experience Zelda 2/LttP -esque gameplay in this technically- and gameplay improved Cave Story mod!

Contents:

  • Melee-style combat! You have only your trustworthy blade to defeat any enemy standing in your way. But worry not, you have some options for long-ranged combat as well!
  • Secondary Items! You can use another item along with your weapon. Just select it from your inventory and press "Use Item" key ("Left Shift" by default) to activate it. Remember, some items' resources aren't infinite and you have to restock them after some time.
  • Magic! Now you have mana meter, which is required for a number of items. You can replenish it from defeated enemies.
  • Shop! Kinda CS Beta-restored feature without being intentional to that whatsoever. Here you can spend earned Cions from foes to buy and upgrade your equipment or refill items.
  • Reworked inventory! Now your inventory has three tabs:
  • ITEMS - Here you can see your owned items. Selecting one of them will set it as active secondary item (see "Secondary Items!").
    EQUIP -
    All owned equipment goes here. You can change your armor and weapon to your liking for making fights easier or, if you want, harder.
    INFO -
    Shows you (almost) all information about selected save file.

  • 4 unique bosses to defeat! Made from absolute scratch big bad guys will now pack a punch with their attacks you have never experienced before!

Controls:

Arrow keys - Movement
Z - Jump, Confirmation
X - Shoot (hold for charged attack), Cancel
C - Rage Mode
Left Shift - Use Secondary Item
W - Map
Q - Inventory
A, S (while in inventory) - Change Tab (cannot be rebinded)

Credits:

  • Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya - Creator of Cave Story
  • Clownacy + others - CSE2
  • JakeV - Used assets from TSCExtended and muCave
  • ikuyo - Used assets from Cave Story Tweaked
  • My friends, CSMC Discord Server - Feedback & motivation help
  • eli, yellow, mizuno, Dredged Crusader - Playtesting
  • jed37 - Melee blade hack for Freeware, who laid the foundations for melee combat rework.

Updated 12 days ago
StatusIn development
CategoryGame mod
PlatformsWindows
Release date Apr 15, 2023
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorNadav
GenreAdventure
Made withPaint.net, SDL
Tags2D, Atmospheric, Metroidvania, Pixel Art, storygame
Code licenseMIT License
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Russian
InputsKeyboard, Gamepad (any)
AccessibilityConfigurable controls, Interactive tutorial
LinksTwitter

Download

Download
MAEA Demo v1.1.0.1.zip 6 MB

Install instructions

The mod does not require any additional steps in downloading any software and is ready to be launched via MAEA.exe.

Development log