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Return to Dark Castle

Z Sculpt Entertainment · Ludit · 2026-03-03

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 03, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 03, 2026 (Mac), Mar 03, 2026 (Linux)

The classic returns to punish the bold. A re-imagined retro platformer of precision, peril, and persistence — featuring all 30 levels from Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle plus 50 brand-new punishing rooms, rebuilt for modern systems.

Return to Dark Castle is an Action and Indie game released in 2026, priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 94 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

94%
positive of 97 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 82% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (35 reviews).
  • · Top 39% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.9k–4.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 97 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-03-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
323220262026Week of 2026-03-03: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$14.992026-03-032026-07-092026-03-03 — best price $14.992026-03-17 — best price $19.992026-04-20 — best price $14.992026-04-27 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

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Census log

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

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