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Castle Story cover art

Castle Story

Sauropod Studio · 2017-08-17

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 17, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 17, 2017 (Mac)

Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons. Design and build your own castles, expand your territory in a vast landscape and defend your Bricktrons against onslaughts of hostile creatures.

18
playing now
65%
positive of 11k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Castle Story is a 2017 sandbox and real-time strategy game developed by Sauropod Studio. Funded through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter in 2012, the game launched in September 2013 in early access and was fully released in August 2017.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 365 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~46/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 18,161 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 266k–638k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,640 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2023-10-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13913920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7152026-08-06 23:00 — 41 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 45 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 34 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 47 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 48 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 25 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 57 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 29 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 57 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 52 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 36 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 28 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 64 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 49 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 19 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 33 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 57 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$2.492015-01-012026-04-202015-01-01 — best price $16.992015-05-10 — best price $13.992015-11-25 — best price $16.992016-07-04 — best price $19.992017-01-12 — best price $16.992017-07-03 — best price $16.992017-10-26 — best price $17.492017-12-15 — best price $14.992018-06-22 — best price $14.992018-09-24 — best price $24.992018-12-20 — best price $12.492019-05-19 — best price $10.002019-07-10 — best price $24.992019-10-28 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $9.992020-03-23 — best price $12.492020-06-28 — best price $7.492020-10-29 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $7.492021-02-15 — best price $24.992021-10-28 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-07-07 — best price $24.992023-01-05 — best price $24.992023-10-09 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-03-11 — best price $9.992024-05-27 — best price $2.492024-07-22 — best price $9.992025-07-02 — best price $2.492025-09-08 — best price $9.992025-11-24 — best price $4.992026-01-26 — best price $9.992026-04-13 — best price $4.992026-04-20 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
49.2%
earned "Settling down"
4.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Achievements1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,4262%12

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

Player tags

RTSCo-opIndieSandboxBuildingCraftingStrategySurvivalColony SimOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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