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Castle Morihisa cover art

Castle Morihisa

Smokingbear Studio · Thermite Games · 2022-02-10

Steam

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 10, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 10, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.

67%
positive of 454 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

After general Tokugawa of the shogunate issued the "Laws for the Military Houses" to his vassals, none of the emissaries sent to the Ishikawas in Castle Morihisa have returned. Rumors claim that Lord Ishikawa Shinjuku was attempting to usurp the throne, and that he closed off all roads to the castle a few days prior. The great metsuke Yagyū Munenori requires a spy to make their way to Castle Morihisa to learn the truth of what is going on.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 80% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (176 reviews).
  • · Top 27% of 27,536 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.1k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 454 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.26 at GamesPlanet DE (2026-07-31) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 47 of 89 observed days · $0.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11411420222026Week of 2022-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$1.002022-02-102026-09-162022-02-10 — best price $13.492022-04-04 — best price $11.992022-05-16 — best price $14.992022-06-18 — best price $14.992022-08-19 — best price $7.202022-10-03 — best price $7.492022-11-21 — best price $14.992022-12-23 — best price $5.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-07-24 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $3.742024-03-14 — best price $3.442024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-11-18 — best price $2.252024-12-10 — best price $13.492025-01-23 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-17 — best price $14.992025-07-22 — best price $2.242025-08-16 — best price $13.492025-09-26 — best price $14.992025-10-23 — best price $2.242025-11-22 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-01-30 — best price $14.992026-02-27 — best price $14.992026-03-27 — best price $14.992026-05-04 — best price $1.492026-06-15 — best price $14.992026-07-20 — best price $1.492026-08-10 — best price $10.252026-09-16 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
61.9%
earned "Village Cleared"
21.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-08-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1915%33
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

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

Player tags

StrategyCard GameDifficultRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-BasedCard BattlerDeckbuildingReplay ValueSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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