Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover

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App ID	301740
App Type	Game
Developer	Gunnar Games
Publisher	Viva Media, GameMill
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Last Changenumber	28971554
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 01:47:38 UTC ()
Release Date	9 June 2014 – 20:28:10 UTC ()

❓ 63.60%

174 reviews

In-Game

A hidden object mystery that will immerse casual players into the thrilling exploits of famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett.

Additional Information

Developer

Gunnar Games

metacritic_name

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Viva Media

eulas

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id	301740_eula_0
name	Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com/eula/301740_eula_0

Store Release Date

9 July 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Casual (4)

Store Genres

Casual (4)

Steam Release Date

9 June 2014 – 20:28:10 UTC ()

Original Release Date

9 July 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1373353200)

Store Asset Modification Time

29 May 2014 – 19:16:41 UTC () (1401391001)

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Detected Technologies (?)

Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
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
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 31 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 278434

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	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

Germany

store_screenshot

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First seen on SteamDB

13 May 2014 – 15:20:08 UTC (), in changelist #509353

Supported Languages

8 Languages	Interface	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Dutch	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes

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page_background_path	app/301740
timestamp	10 July 2018 – 01:06:30 UTC

Trailers

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trailer_name	Castle Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	2032744/movie480.mp4
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trailer_base_id	21651
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1447362225

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