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Castle In The Darkness cover art

Castle In The Darkness

Matt Kap · Nicalis, Inc. · 2015-02-05

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 05, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Castle In The Darkness is a 2015 Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game priced at $9.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 1286 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
77%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 64% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,912 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 32k–77k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,286 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2020-10-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020172026Week of 2017-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-02-052026-07-092015-02-05 — best price $4.972015-05-25 — best price $4.972015-06-22 — best price $5.992015-10-29 — best price $1.972015-11-27 — best price $4.192016-01-04 — best price $5.992016-04-07 — best price $9.992016-10-28 — best price $6.692016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $1.992017-11-01 — best price $9.992017-11-30 — best price $4.892018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-06-21 — best price $6.492018-11-01 — best price $9.992018-12-21 — best price $2.492019-02-11 — best price $9.992019-10-28 — best price $8.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-01-23 — best price $8.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-11-25 — best price $4.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-03-31 — best price $4.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $2.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $7.492023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $4.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $2.492025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-09-30 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
84.1%
earned "Lv.1 Slayer"
16.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,54311%11

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieRetroActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerMetroidvaniaSingleplayer

Census log

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

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