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The Castle Doctrine

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First release
Jan 29, 2014
Publisher
Jason Rohrer
Genres
Indie, Strategy, Puzzle
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux

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. Everything you do is permanent

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 29, 2014
Mac
Jan 29, 2014
Linux
Jan 29, 2014
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer
Keywords
steam, online, crime, pixel art

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68
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Mixed, 265 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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