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Darkestville Castle

Epic Llama Games · ESDigital Games · 2017-09-21

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 13, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Aug 13, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 21, 2017 (Linux), Aug 13, 2020 (Xbox One), Sep 21, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 21, 2017 (Mac)

Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.

Darkestville Castle is a 2017 Adventure and Indie game priced at $2.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and Very Positive sentiment (93% of 721 reviews).

2
playing now
93%
positive of 721 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.34★
PlayStation Store rating (426 ratings)
8h
time to beat (IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 52 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 100% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 29,161 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–43k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 721 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.74-75%
GamersGate$3.75-75%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.35 at Noctre (2024-03-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 39 of 65 observed days · $2.39 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220172026Week of 2017-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 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.

Players online

812026-09-15 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.492017-09-222026-10-152017-09-22 — best price $14.992018-02-19 — best price $14.992019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-06-03 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-11-28 — best price $3.742021-05-03 — best price $4.492021-10-28 — best price $2.992022-05-02 — best price $2.992022-11-22 — best price $2.992023-06-05 — best price $2.242023-07-06 — best price $13.742023-08-21 — best price $2.242023-09-25 — best price $14.992023-11-02 — best price $14.992023-12-14 — best price $1.492024-01-18 — best price $2.242024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-04-23 — best price $13.742024-05-22 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-09-20 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-02 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-15 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $3.742026-05-14 — best price $3.602026-06-11 — best price $14.992026-07-13 — best price $12.422026-07-31 — best price $12.422026-09-10 — best price $3.752026-10-01 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
75.4%
earned "Sworn Enemy"
43%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)70225%44
PS4 (PlayStation)64472%39
Xbox One (Xbox)40558%38
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

2DFunnyComedyDemonsPuzzleCartoonyAdventureHand-drawnStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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