In early 2025, Hit Start Studios released a plucky little spelunking game called Brave Escape on Steam. The game is all about a dude and his robot cooperating to make their way through a gigantic cave, and it's exclusively playable in co-op. No single-player escaping around here! Well, there's even more cave-climbing to do now thanks to the latest update, which adds 45 more levels. Additionally, we've learned that Brave Escape is coming to consoles this year.

Exploring caves is fun in co-op; games like Spelunker HD Deluxe are proof of that. There's more than one way to delve a cave, though. Brave Escape from new indie developer Hit Start Studio is an upcoming puzzle platformer with a Chariot-like emphasis on co-op. It will support both local and online co-op for two players, so everybody will have a...