About Delve
Dig through a cave, gather its crystal quota and reach the lift before time runs out. Falling boulders and moving creatures make each tunnel a decision about what you will release.
How to play
- Goal
- Gather enough crystals to wake the haul-lift, then step into it.
- How it ends
- You escape when you step into the open lift; the run is lost if a falling boulder or crystal lands on you, a creature bursts beside you, or the cave's time runs out.
- Record
- For every cave, the ten best scores and the ten fastest escapes, each proved by replaying the run.
- Move with the arrow keys, WASD, the pad or a held drag: walk into earth to dig it, onto a crystal to take it.
- Hold Shift or Space (or tap Reach) with a direction to dig or take without stepping, and lean into a boulder to push it.
- Gather the quota of crystals, then step into the open lift before the time runs out; never stop under a falling boulder.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrows · WASD | Move (hold to keep going) |
| Shift · Space + arrow | Reach: dig or take without stepping |
| Drag · pad · Reach | Move and reach on a touch screen |
| M | See the whole cave |
| P · Escape | Pause (the run then counts as practice) |
| R · Restart | Start the cave again |
Good to know
The cave follows the original game's published object rules, except that a push is certain on the second step of leaning. Ranked results are checked by replaying your moves. Your bests stay in this browser.
