Cave Story+ Curly rescue guide: Booster choice, Tow Rope and Waterway Cabin
Preserve the prerequisites for Cave Story+’s best-ending route.
Edition covered
Cave Story+ builds on the 2004 freeware Cave Story. These pictures are the 2011 PC Steam edition; Switch-specific additions and Cave Story 3D are not assumed by the route instructions.
Pass Booster in the Labyrinth
For this route, make the jump across the Labyrinth pit without dropping down to receive Booster v0.8. Continuing past him preserves the later Booster v2.0 and Tow Rope path.
| Order | Required action | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Labyrinth | Skip receiving Booster v0.8 | Keeps the rescue route available |
| 2: Core room | Collect the Tow Rope | Lets Quote carry Curly |
| 3: After the Core | Use the rope on Curly | Bring her into the Waterway |
| 4: Waterway Cabin | Read the instructions and drain her | Prevents her death from the water |
| 5: Leave the cabin | Take Curly along again | Do not abandon her on the bed |
| 6: Plantation | Give Ma Pignon and obtain Iron Bond | Completes the later rescue requirement |
Collect the Tow Rope before leaving the Core
Inspect the sparkle at the far right of the Core room. After the fight and Curly’s sacrifice, interact with her and use the rope to take her along.
| Missable point | Warning sign | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Booster v0.8 taken | The early jetpack is in inventory | A prior save is needed for this route |
| Tow Rope missed | No way to carry Curly after the Core | Search the Core room before leaving |
| Cabin bypassed | The current carries Quote onward | Reach the cabin door first |
| Curly left in bed | Quote leaves without her | Interact again after draining |
| Memory restored but no bond | Dialogue is unfinished | Talk again and check inventory |
Stop at the Waterway Cabin
Do not rush past the cabin’s door. Put Curly on the bed, inspect the computer and bookshelf instructions, drain the water from her, then interact again and take her with you before leaving.
Restore her memory at the Plantation
Find Curly later, learn what she needs, then obtain Ma Pignon from the cemetery’s hidden room. Give it to her and continue the conversation to receive the Iron Bond.
The cabin step is not complete until Curly has been drained and is being carried out again.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Cave Story+ publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Cave Story ending prerequisites | cavestory.fandom.com |
| Curly rescue procedure discussion | gaming.stackexchange.com |