
- 69/100
- Players13 ratings
- 73/100
- Critics5 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic8 critic reviews
- 73/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 72/100
- GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
- 3.94/5
- Player reviews
- 89% positive1,262 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$9.99
Where to get it

2013 · Adventure · Indie
CastleStorm
CastleStorm is a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mixed with tower defense brawler! The clouds bring rumors of war... It's Knights vs. Vikings in CastleStorm, where medieval warfare meets 2D physics-based destruction!
- Released
- 29 July 2013
- Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 3PlayStation 4PlayStation VRPlayStation VitaWii UWindowsXbox 360Xbox OneiOS
- Genres
- AdventureIndieShooterStrategyTacticalTower defense
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Hungary
- Age ratings
- PEGI 12ESRB T
- Languages
- English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
- Time to beat
- 7hmain story21hcompletionist
About
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.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
CastleStorm is a side-scrolling physics-based real-time strategy game with tower defense elements. The player plays a number of characters obtained from completing separate game "campaigns", starting with the default character, Sir Gareth who is introduced in the first campaign, Kingdom Quest. There are four separate campaigns featured in the game, all set in slightly different points of time, with the last being, "The Warrior Queen".
Story
Sir Gareth, protector of the realm is fighting Vikings. The knights and vikings have had a longstanding peace, but it breaks when ancient crystal is stolen. It falls to Sir Gareth to rally the troops, retrieve the gem, and restore peace to the land.
Reception
CastleStorm received "generally favorable" reviews, while CastleStorm: Definitive Edition received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. It was praised for physics, visuals, and real-time strategy, but was criticized for a repetitive storyline and pointless missions. IGN favorably compared the title to Angry Birds while criticizing its overly sensitive controls. Push Square commented on the VR version of the game, stating that its overcomplicated nature lent itself well to those who liked multitasking.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Downloadable content
- CastleStorm: The Warrior QueenCastleStorm: From Outcast to Savior
- Expanded editions
- CastleStorm: Definitive Edition
- Built on it
- CastleStorm: Definitive Edition
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Collections11 collections
Platform libraries
- Xbox 360 games (A–L)
- Backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X/SList of compatible titles from Xbox 360
- Wii U gamesGames
- PlayStation 3 games (A–C)
- PlayStation VR gamesGames
- High-definition remasters for PlayStation consolesGames › PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch games (C–G)List
- PlayStation Vita games (A–D)Games list (A–D)
Publishers
- Xbox Game Studios gamesVideo games
Years
- Games released in 2013List › October–December
- Games released in 2014List › July–September
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