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Castle of Illusion cover art

Castle of Illusion

SEGA Studios Australia · SEGA · 2013-09-04

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasual

Franchise: Disney, Mickey Mouse · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

Releases: Nov 21, 2013 (iOS), Sep 03, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Apr 25, 2013 (Android), Sep 04, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 03, 2013 (Xbox 360), Apr 25, 2013 (Windows Phone)

Mickey Mouse returns to star in Castle of Illusion, a fantastical reimagining of the Sega Genesis classic.

Castle of Illusion is an Adventure and Casual game released in 2013, priced at $3.74, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 4474 reviews).

14
playing now
91%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (60 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.74
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is a 2013 2.5D platform game developed by Sega Studios Australia and published by Sega. The game is a remake of the original 1990 Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive video game of the same name, which was the first title in the Illusion series of Mickey Mouse video games. The game was released on PlayStation 3, Windows and Xbox 360, in September 2013, and later for iOS, Windows Phone, Android and OS X.

Trailer

Castle of Illusion trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 287 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~36/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 179k–358k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,474 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.96 at GamesPlanet UK (2016-08-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 56 of 79 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
575720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5032026-09-16 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 18 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 14 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 15 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 42 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 21 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 17 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 29 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 14 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 20 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 30 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
617Sep 2013Aug 2026Sep 2013 — avg 29 · peak 154Jan 2014 — avg 14 · peak 50May 2014 — avg 7 · peak 22Sep 2014 — avg 12 · peak 46Jan 2015 — avg 14 · peak 52May 2015 — avg 10 · peak 28Sep 2015 — avg 8 · peak 31Jan 2016 — avg 13 · peak 39May 2016 — avg 9 · peak 31Sep 2016 — avg 61 · peak 579Jan 2017 — avg 11 · peak 33May 2017 — avg 9 · peak 29Sep 2017 — avg 11 · peak 35Jan 2018 — avg 14 · peak 36May 2018 — avg 8 · peak 27Sep 2018 — avg 11 · peak 27Jan 2019 — avg 17 · peak 45May 2019 — avg 24 · peak 91Sep 2019 — avg 15 · peak 39Jan 2020 — avg 17 · peak 47May 2020 — avg 30 · peak 94Sep 2020 — avg 15 · peak 37Jan 2021 — avg 20 · peak 57May 2021 — avg 21 · peak 70Sep 2021 — avg 18 · peak 74Jan 2022 — avg 19 · peak 57May 2022 — avg 13 · peak 37Sep 2022 — avg 12 · peak 33Jan 2023 — avg 18 · peak 43May 2023 — avg 13 · peak 35Sep 2023 — avg 15 · peak 52Jan 2024 — avg 16 · peak 41May 2024 — avg 16 · peak 46Sep 2024 — avg 17 · peak 51Jan 2025 — avg 20 · peak 51May 2025 — avg 16 · peak 46Sep 2025 — avg 17 · peak 37Jan 2026 — avg 21 · peak 59May 2026 — avg 16 · peak 56Aug 2026 — avg 20 · peak 56
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$15.33$2.242015-01-012026-10-092015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-04-29 — best price $15.322015-08-11 — best price $14.992016-01-15 — best price $3.742016-06-17 — best price $3.742017-05-19 — best price $14.992017-10-22 — best price $13.492018-02-20 — best price $3.742018-07-23 — best price $14.992019-02-04 — best price $3.742019-07-10 — best price $14.992019-11-02 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $3.742020-04-21 — best price $13.392020-06-17 — best price $13.392020-08-20 — best price $13.392020-10-21 — best price $14.992020-12-08 — best price $13.392021-02-05 — best price $13.392021-03-19 — best price $13.392021-04-26 — best price $13.392021-06-05 — best price $14.992021-10-11 — best price $13.192022-05-10 — best price $13.192022-10-14 — best price $12.032023-03-16 — best price $2.792023-09-30 — best price $13.492024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-08-15 — best price $3.742024-12-06 — best price $13.142025-04-17 — best price $3.332025-08-14 — best price $3.742025-12-11 — best price $12.392026-03-24 — best price $13.192026-07-16 — best price $12.392026-10-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

119532026-05-30 — 74 pageviews2026-06-03 — 79 pageviews2026-06-07 — 98 pageviews2026-06-11 — 74 pageviews2026-06-15 — 64 pageviews2026-06-19 — 60 pageviews2026-06-23 — 71 pageviews2026-06-27 — 81 pageviews2026-07-01 — 99 pageviews2026-07-05 — 90 pageviews2026-07-09 — 84 pageviews2026-07-13 — 92 pageviews2026-07-17 — 74 pageviews2026-07-21 — 87 pageviews2026-07-25 — 69 pageviews2026-07-29 — 53 pageviews2026-08-02 — 85 pageviews2026-08-06 — 107 pageviews2026-08-10 — 60 pageviews2026-08-14 — 92 pageviews2026-08-18 — 78 pageviews2026-08-22 — 92 pageviews2026-08-26 — 91 pageviews2026-08-30 — 93 pageviews2026-09-03 — 81 pageviews2026-09-07 — 86 pageviews2026-09-11 — 84 pageviews2026-09-15 — 77 pageviews2026-09-19 — 86 pageviews2026-09-23 — 80 pageviews2026-09-27 — 66 pageviews2026-10-01 — 54 pageviews2026-10-05 — 60 pageviews2026-10-09 — 73 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
74.9%
earned "Pretty Picture"
22.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,15215%12

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2D2.5DRetroShortCasualRemakeCartoonClassicColorfulAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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