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Lord of the Dark Castle

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App ID 349460
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Conglomerate 5
Franchise Conglomerate 5
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 30979846
Last Record Update 6 September 2025 – 22:09:53 UTC ()
Release Date 13 August 2015 – 15:05:00 UTC ()
❓ 69.15%
164 reviews
14
In-Game
🎲 RPG 🎲 Turn-Based 💥 Action 🏰 Dungeon Crawler 💡 Strategy

Lord of the Dark Castle is a casual turn-based retro style roguelike dungeon crawler with elements of strategy. Randomized levels, lots of skills without dependencies and lots of spells to cast. Challenging Monster AI - play it smart or die. Remember: Death is Permanent!

Additional Information

Developer Craze Creative Studios
metacritic_name Lord of the Dark Castle
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/349460/
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Conglomerate 5
Store Release Date 20 April 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 13 August 2015 – 15:05:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 20 April 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1429513200)
Store Asset Modification Time 7 May 2024 – 04:08:23 UTC () (1715054903)
review_score 6
review_percentage 74
Detected Technologies (?) JVM SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 9 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 962894
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 6 February 2015 – 22:43:13 UTC (), in changelist #884161

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🎲 Turn-Based 💥 Action 🏰 Dungeon Crawler 💡 Strategy 😌 Casual 🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Indie 👻 Roguelike 🔎 Point & Click 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🧠 Strategy RPG 🗺 Exploration 💻 CRPG 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🏽 2D 🗺️ Top-Down 🎭 Fantasy 🌫 Atmospheric 🦇 Gothic

Categories

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Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 14 players right now
  • 21 24-hour peak
  • 7,137 all-time peak 7 March 2018
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  • 41 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 69.15% SteamDB Rating
  • 122 74.4% positive reviews
  • 42 25.6% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 August 2015 Steam Release -
29 December 2014 ⇄ Groupees: Build A Greenlight Bundle 16 -
8 February 2016 ⇄ Indiegala: Every Monday #97 -
3 March 2023 🆓 Free key giveaway -
5 April 2023 ⇄ Indiegala: Underground City Bundle -
8 September 2023 🆓 Free key giveaway -
5 February 2024 🆓 Free key giveaway -

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How many players are playing Lord of the Dark Castle right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 14 players live playing Lord of the Dark Castle on Steam.

Lord of the Dark Castle had an all-time peak of 7137 concurrent players on 7 March 2018.

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