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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

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.

18
playing now
91%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
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)
$3.74
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 18 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 14% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 178k–356k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,447 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.23-78%
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 60 of 81 observed days · $13.03 above the all-time low (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

4452026-08-06 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 27 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 21 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 23 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 21 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 34 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 25 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 18 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.33$2.242015-01-012026-08-282015-01-01 — 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 $12.392026-08-28 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

122532026-05-30 — 74 pageviews2026-06-02 — 83 pageviews2026-06-05 — 88 pageviews2026-06-08 — 80 pageviews2026-06-11 — 74 pageviews2026-06-14 — 76 pageviews2026-06-17 — 69 pageviews2026-06-20 — 62 pageviews2026-06-23 — 71 pageviews2026-06-26 — 77 pageviews2026-06-29 — 97 pageviews2026-07-02 — 122 pageviews2026-07-05 — 90 pageviews2026-07-08 — 82 pageviews2026-07-11 — 97 pageviews2026-07-14 — 89 pageviews2026-07-17 — 74 pageviews2026-07-20 — 84 pageviews2026-07-23 — 78 pageviews2026-07-26 — 80 pageviews2026-07-29 — 53 pageviews2026-08-01 — 91 pageviews2026-08-04 — 104 pageviews2026-08-07 — 77 pageviews2026-08-10 — 60 pageviews2026-08-13 — 82 pageviews2026-08-16 — 112 pageviews2026-08-19 — 90 pageviews2026-08-22 — 92 pageviews2026-08-25 — 97 pageviews2026-08-27 — 96 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.

Player tags

2D2.5DRetroShortCasualRemakeCartoonClassicColorfulAdventure

Census log

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

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