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Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover

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App ID 301740
App Type Game
Developer
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
0
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
0 ↴
id301740_eula_0
nameCastle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover EULA
urlhttp://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)
review_score 5
review_percentage 67
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_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
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First seen on SteamDB 13 May 2014 – 15:20:08 UTC (), in changelist #509353

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio 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

Tags

😌 Casual 🔍 Hidden Object 🔎 Point & Click 🤫 Mystery

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp10 July 2018 – 01:06:30 UTC
Trailers
2032744 ↴
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trailer_category0
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is_highlighttrue
timestamp1447362225

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
44283 Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover Developer Comp CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:58:30 UTC
44284 Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover for Beta Testing CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:58:30 UTC
44285 Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover Store or CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:58:30 UTC
49962 Sinister Stories Bundle Store or CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:58:21 UTC
53444 Viva Encore Public CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:58:12 UTC

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