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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.
Castle Story is a colony sim, strategy and building game
developed and published by Sauropod Studio.
Released on August 17th 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 2 languages: English and French.
It has received 9,279 reviews of which 6,217 were positive and 3,062 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified Castle Story into these genres:
Colony Sim
Strategy
Building
Sandbox
Multiplayer
Survival
Open World Survival Craft
Indie
Tower Defense
Singleplayer
Open World
Crafting
Co-op
RTS
Simulation
Early Access
Voxel
Adventure
Casual
Moddable
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Castle Story:
| UI | Subtitle | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| French |
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 7 and newer, 64-bit
- Processor: Intel or AMD Dual-Core, 2.2 GHz+
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 440 512MB, Radeon HD 4450 512MB, Intel HD 3000
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1700 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Playing on large, player-made maps might affect performance.
MacOS
- Processor: Intel or AMD Dual-Core, 2.2 GHz+
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 440 512MB, Radeon HD 4450 512MB, Intel HD 3000
- Storage: 1700 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Playing on large, player-made maps might affect performance.
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu LTS
- Processor: Intel or AMD Dual-Core, 2.2 GHz+
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 440 512MB, Radeon HD 4450 512MB, Intel HD 3000
- Storage: 1700 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Playing on large, player-made maps might affect performance.
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You know what. The game is dead, its clunky, lacks a bit of polish in the optimization category. But for 10~€ its 100% worth it anyways. Theres enough content here to make it totally worth your time and the gameplay is engaging and fun enough to back it all up even with the jank. If you dont mind some jank and want a cozy structure building game with strategy and wave survival mechanics, then this is 10€ worth spending. If you cant handle any jank or the fact that this game is never ever getting any updates *Ever* again, then maybe skip this one. Sucks that the Studio basically disappeared. Id be so happy if someone bought the studio or game from them and threw together a sequel or a 2.0 update roadmap.
playing games 10 years after they die is an experience, and this game is quite beautiful even 6 years after its last update, not the most unique, not the most beautiful, absolutely clunkyness, however, not a single time was boring. In an alternate universe this type of beautiful games life for longer, sadly, this time, we are looking at the mausoleum of a game that tried its best
Honestly such a phenomenal game. I truly wish that this game company was still active and producing because there is so much content that could've been created in this game. The class and enemy creation genuinely could've been endless and i would've purchased every DLC no matter the cost for this game. Like we're talking old age mechanisms. endless possibilities. I really truly hope with all my heart that someone gets inspired and takes up this game and turns it into a trueborn semi-RTS with all sorts of classes, machinery, new enemy types, more magic, more structures... ugh.
Castle Story is a creative and slow-paced strategy and building game that focuses on managing a group of little builders called Bricktrons. You dig, mine, craft, and build your own castle while defending it from constant attacks by invading creatures. It mixes sandbox creativity with light real-time strategy, and the physics-based building system makes every design feel personal. The construction mechanics are the best part. Designing proper defenses and figuring out how to build solid walls or working bridges feels rewarding. It takes patience though, because the AI can be inconsistent and sometimes your Bricktrons won’t follow orders exactly how you want, leading to Brucktrons getting stuck or requiring you to tear down a wall to finsh a single unfinsihed brick that was missed in the first build order. Still, when everything comes together and your castle finally stands tall, it’s a great feeling. Combat and survival sometimes feel less polished than the building system. Pathfinding can get messy during big battles, and the controls take a little time to get used to. Performance can also dip once your base gets large, but the developers made improvements over time that helped a lot compared to the early versions. Even with its quirks, Castle Story hits a nice balance between creative building and real management. It’s relaxing when you want it to be, and surprisingly tense when the enemies start pushing through your defenses.
I really liked this game when i was younger. When i found out that Sauropod Studios didn't just stop working on the game but Disbanded i decided to revisit the game. I can only imagine a world where this studio did not shut down and created more games just like this, even just for a little while longer. Or maybe y'now, actually optimizing the game.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Castle Story is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.
No, Castle Story is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.
Yes, Castle Story received 6,217 positive votes out of a total of 9,279 achieving a rating of 6.59.
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Castle Story was developed and published by Sauropod Studio.
Yes, Castle Story is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Castle Story is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Castle Story is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Castle Story is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Castle Story is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Castle Story does not support VR.
Castle Story offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Castle Story offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Castle Story. Explore additional content available for Castle Story on Steam.
Yes, Castle Story is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
No, Castle Story does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Castle Story is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Castle Story.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 26 September 2026 21:32 UTC |
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| SteamSpy data | 16 October 2026 16:15 UTC |
| Steam price | 27 October 2026 04:10 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 18 October 2026 07:54 UTC |
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Developer
Sauropod Studio
Publisher
Sauropod Studio
Release
17 Aug 2017
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