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Castle In The Darkness

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App ID 262960
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Nicalis, Inc.
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28971051
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:57:38 UTC ()
Release Date 5 February 2015 – 09:29:39 UTC ()
😏 73.49%
1k reviews
2
In-Game

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Additional Information

Developer Matt Kap
metacritic_name Castle In The Darkness
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 76
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/castle-in-the-darkness?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Nicalis, Inc.
Store Release Date 5 February 2015 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 5 February 2015 – 09:29:39 UTC ()
Original Release Date 5 February 2015 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1423123200)
Store Asset Modification Time 10 June 2020 – 01:10:39 UTC () (1591751439)
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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 doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 12 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 527685
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 4 November 2013 – 17:27:29 UTC (), in changelist #321784

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

💨 Metroidvania 🌱 Indie 🏗️ Platformer 💥 Action 😓 Difficult 🗺️ Adventure 👾 Pixel Graphics 🎲 RPG 👾 Retro 🏽 2D 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 2 players right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 273 all-time peak 8 February 2015
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  • 6,368 followers
  • 959 positive reviews
  • 293 negative reviews
  • 76.60% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2,596 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 73.49% SteamDB Rating
  • 959 76.6% positive reviews
  • 293 23.4% negative reviews

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Castle In The Darkness had an all-time peak of 273 concurrent players on 8 February 2015.

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