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Castle Crashers® cover art

Castle Crashers®

The Behemoth · 2012-09-26

SteamXbox

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 03, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Aug 27, 2008 (Xbox 360), Sep 26, 2012 (Mac), Sep 26, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!

936
playing now
96%
positive of 140k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
79/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (342 ratings)
6.3h
to beat · rushed 4.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

936 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Castle Crashers is a beat 'em up video game developed and published by The Behemoth for the Xbox 360. It was originally released on August 27, 2008 by Microsoft Game Studios via Xbox Live Arcade as part of the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. A PlayStation 3 version was released in North America on August 31, 2010, and November 3, 2010, in Europe via the PlayStation Network. A Microsoft Windows and OS X version, exclusive to Steam, was released on September 26, 2012. The game is set in a fictional medieval universe in which a dark wizard steals a mystical crystal and captures four princesses. Four knights are charged by the king to rescue the princesses, recover the crystal, and bring the wizard to justice. The game includes music created by members of Newgrounds.

Trailer

Castle Crashers® trailer thumbnail

Castle Crashers - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈398,300 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 936 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7,607 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~951/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 5.6M–11M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 140,373 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2014-06-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 7 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.2k4.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,194 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,292 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,535 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,312 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 987 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 635 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,064 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,081 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 619 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 696 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,316 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,920 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,423 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,272 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,008 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 928 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 724 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,086 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,605 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 729 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 958 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,065 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 813 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,264 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 684 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 870 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 956 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 887 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 508 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,640 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,298 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 902 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 708 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 691 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 877 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4,154 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,694 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 820 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 645 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 687 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,545 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,126 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,352 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 865 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 578 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 578 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,082 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 835 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,768 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,238 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 571 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,133 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,267 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9583442026-08-06 21:00 — 672 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 609 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 559 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 694 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 766 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 575 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 958 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 754 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 582 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 951 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 568 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 486 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 650 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 532 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 512 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 606 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 558 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 510 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 925 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 643 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 369 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 542 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 769 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 478 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 512 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 701 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 382 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 526 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 936 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.97$1.492015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-02-14 — best price $3.742015-06-15 — best price $3.742015-11-02 — best price $14.992016-01-04 — best price $14.992016-07-08 — best price $14.992016-07-14 — best price $14.992016-11-29 — best price $14.992017-01-02 — best price $14.992017-11-01 — best price $14.992018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-02-11 — best price $14.992019-09-05 — best price $14.992019-11-12 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-11-16 — best price $14.992021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-03-29 — best price $14.992021-11-01 — best price $14.992022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-03-07 — best price $14.992022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-09-06 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-02-19 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-09-02 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-02 — best price $14.992025-10-13 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3731532026-05-30 — 209 pageviews2026-06-02 — 170 pageviews2026-06-05 — 235 pageviews2026-06-08 — 259 pageviews2026-06-11 — 154 pageviews2026-06-14 — 212 pageviews2026-06-17 — 222 pageviews2026-06-20 — 224 pageviews2026-06-23 — 224 pageviews2026-06-26 — 262 pageviews2026-06-29 — 314 pageviews2026-07-02 — 318 pageviews2026-07-05 — 299 pageviews2026-07-08 — 257 pageviews2026-07-11 — 223 pageviews2026-07-14 — 234 pageviews2026-07-17 — 226 pageviews2026-07-20 — 213 pageviews2026-07-23 — 215 pageviews2026-07-26 — 220 pageviews2026-07-29 — 169 pageviews2026-08-01 — 202 pageviews2026-08-04 — 153 pageviews2026-08-07 — 168 pageviews2026-08-10 — 201 pageviews2026-08-13 — 192 pageviews2026-08-16 — 200 pageviews2026-08-19 — 153 pageviews2026-08-22 — 195 pageviews2026-08-25 — 197 pageviews2026-08-27 — 216 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4902026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
46.7%
earned "Melee Is Best"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam Achievements3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCo-opFunnyActionCartoonyMedievalAdventureBeat 'em upLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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