When comparing Gemini Rue vs The Cave, the Slant community recommends The Cave for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” The Cave is ranked 31st while Gemini Rue is ranked 38th. The most important reason people chose The Cave is:
The Cave supports up to 3 player local co-op play. Sadly there is no online co-op.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great story and aesthetics
The story is a really good Sci-FI tale that takes advantage of good music and wonderfully made pixel art.
Pro Parallel stories
There are two stories that the player switches between while playing.
Pro 3 player local co-op
The Cave supports up to 3 player local co-op play. Sadly there is no online co-op.
Pro Cheesy jokes of the best kind
The Cave has a good sense of humor within, something expected when considering the game was created by the same people as The Secret of Monkey Island.
Pro Characters based on 7 deadly sins
Each character represents one of the seven deadly sins making the game a bit of a moral tale.
Cons
Con Letterboxed on the sides
There are black bars on both sides of the game.
Con Poor combat sequences
The combat sequences feel a bit forced and not all that fun.
Con Tedious level design
There is a lot of backtracking and lever pulling that gives a feeling of lazy level design to elongate the game.
Con Co-op may leave one or two players out on certain stages
Some stages do not offer gameplay for all co-op players. Although the co-op is drop in drop out, certain points of the game do not offer anything for the other players to do.