The Castle Doctrine

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App ID	249570
App Type	Game
Developer	Jason Rohrer
Publisher	Jason Rohrer
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber	28970832
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 00:37:38 UTC ()
Release Date	29 January 2014 – 17:46:45 UTC ()

❓ 49.23%

377 reviews

In-Game

The Castle Doctrine is a massively-multiplayer game of burglary and home defense. It's 1991, and things are bad. You're a guy with a house and family. Other players are coming to take what's yours. Build security to stop them. Study their houses, buy tools, and break in to take what's theirs.

Additional Information

Developer

Jason Rohrer

metacritic_name

The Castle Doctrine

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-castle-doctrine?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

ShowCDKeyOnLaunch

Yes [view your cd keys in client]

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Jason Rohrer

Store Release Date

29 January 2014 – 17:45:32 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Indie (23), Massively Multiplayer (29), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

29 January 2014 – 17:46:45 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

8 November 2022 – 18:44:02 UTC () (1667933042)

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height_pct	100

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review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

SDL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 13 December 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 224273

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

13 August 2013 – 22:17:25 UTC (), in changelist #265652

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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page_background_path	app/249570
timestamp	29 August 2024 – 23:33:44 UTC

Trailers

16654 ↴
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17479 ↴
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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size
249571	Windows CastleDoctrineWindows	10.44 MiB
249572	macOS CastleDoctrineMac	14.46 MiB
249573	Linux CastleDoctrineLinux	8.23 MiB

Total size on disk is 33.13 MiB and total download size is 0 B.

Total size on disk is 10.44 MiB and total download size is 0 B, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

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Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		224273

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markdlcdepots	1

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