Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns

Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns focuses on Pitfall Harry locating three treasures hidden in large caverns. The player must maneuver the character within a time limit to earn extra points and additional playtime. When Pitfall Harry interacts with a key, a hole opens which allows the player to continue into a new cavern allowing for bonus points and more time allotted on the timer.

Sega licensed the Pitfall name from Activision to develop Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns. The arcade combines elements of both Pitfall! and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns as well as introducing unique obstacles such as lightning and volcanic rocks.

Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns was released to Japanese arcades in February 1985. It was released in the United States by Sega USA in May 1985. The game was among Sega USA's earliest releases, which were games that were no longer turning a profit in Japan. It was not a significant hit in Sega USA's market. The game saw a home release on Sega's SG-1000 console in July of that same year in Japan.

In Japan, Game Machine  listed the arcade version of Pitfall II: Lost Caverns as the most successful table arcade unit of February 1985.

From contemporary reviews, Computer and Video Games declared the game to be "as good as, if not better than" the original Atari 2600 games.