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Castles

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First release
Oct 09, 2015
Genres
Indie, Strategy, Puzzle · Action, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Castles is an indie Match 3 puzzle game. Featuring three modes of play (story, versus and survival) the game can be enjoyed individually or as a multiplayer. With more than 50 levels of randomized gameplay in story mode, you will never play the same game twice. You control an engineer, rather than the blocks themselves, creating a unique gameplay experience.

Also known as castles.exe

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Storyline
Castles tells the story of the ambitious King Harold, whose greatest achievement will be the tower you are constructing. As the tower grows taller and taller, more and more challenges arise along with it. Unpredictable weather combined with the efforts of the jealous and vengeful King Edmund, King Harold's nemesis, may thwart your upward progress.Read more

Castles tells the story of the ambitious King Harold, whose greatest achievement will be the tower you are constructing. As the tower grows taller and taller, more and more challenges arise along with it. Unpredictable weather combined with the efforts of the jealous and vengeful King Edmund, King Harold's nemesis, may thwart your upward progress.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 09, 2015
PlayStation 4
Jun 28, 2016
Xbox One
Oct 05, 2016
Age ratings
ESRB E
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
medieval, steam, achievements, steam trading cards, steam achievements
… All 11, digital distribution, steam cloud, playstation trophies, language selection, block matching, pax east 2015

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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mixed, 38 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 12 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 12 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 16 Oct

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