The Game Census
CastleStorm cover art

CastleStorm

Zen Studios · 2013-07-29

SteamXbox

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 26, 2013 (Wii U), Aug 16, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 29, 2013 (Xbox 360), Nov 05, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Sep 23, 2014 (Xbox One), Jul 29, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.

0
playing now
89%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

CastleStorm is a 2013 game developed by Zen Studios for Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and Wii U. A remastered version titled CastleStorm: Definitive Edition was released in 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A free-to-play mobile version titled CastleStorm: Free to Siege was released in 2014 for Amazon, Android, and iOS. The game also received a virtual reality adaptation for Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and PlayStation VR. A sequel titled CastleStorm 2 was released on July 31, 2020.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 28% of 10,949 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 65k–131k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,632 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$1.49-85%
GamersGate$2.50-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2020-01-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 44 of 66 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

602026-08-11 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-01-012026-08-292015-01-01 — best price $4.992016-02-12 — best price $9.992016-12-23 — best price $3.992017-07-05 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $2.492018-07-05 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $3.992019-07-09 — best price $9.992020-01-23 — best price $0.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-05-13 — best price $9.992021-06-12 — best price $9.992021-08-31 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $1.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-08-28 — best price $3.392024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $3.492025-02-17 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $2.492026-02-12 — best price $1.742026-02-27 — best price $9.992026-04-07 — best price $2.002026-04-16 — best price $0.992026-05-01 — best price $9.992026-05-21 — best price $9.992026-06-01 — best price $1.542026-06-15 — best price $5.942026-07-14 — best price $1.492026-07-29 — best price $9.992026-08-06 — best price $2.492026-08-17 — best price $1.492026-08-29 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
74.9%
earned "It's About to Get Real"
12.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TV2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)15,0052%46
Steam (Steam)8,6312%46
PS4 (PlayStation)2,5633%15
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

Player tags

2DCo-opFunnyIndieActionCasualComedyFantasyMedievalStrategy

Census log

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

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsSurvivalistReverse CrawlDay of InfamyForce of NatureRebel Galaxy OutlawApsulov: End of GodsTorchlight III

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Wikipedia ↗