CastleStorm

CastleStorm

Steam Deck Verified

Zen Studios · Indie · Jul 29, 2013

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

89%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 108 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
• Great Quests
108 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Fair for the content; it took me around 14 hours to get 100% in the base game and the skirmish/survival modes add some replayability.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The pros: Chilled, goofy vibe with charming music and visuals.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound effects and the artwork are good, but nothing remarkable.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
It's a local co-op too that works well with the controller!
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
It works and is still fun but don't expect that much of a firework of effects and get used to the aiming.. thats kinda important I guess (and way easier with m&k than controller or steam deck controls)
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters108 reviews
Gameplay71 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer48 reviews
88%
Monetization6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat34 reviews
76%
Difficulty27 reviews
67%
Bugs6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
46
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.