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Games Indie The Castle Doctrine

Indie · Jason Rohrer

The Castle Doctrine

Tracked across 1 official store · region US

Steam Deck Playable Windows macOS Linux Brazil · 10+

Mixed · 49% of 380

DeveloperJason Rohrer

Metacritic 58 ↗

GenreIndie

$3.99

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Wait for a sale Price verdict · US updated 9 days ago

No discount right now. The current price is 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price.

Why this verdict

Price position between all-time low and full price 100%

All-time low $1.99 · 21d ago

Player reviews 49% positive of 380

Metacritic 58

Quality score 51/100

Value score 0/100

Offers

Official store prices and labeled keyshop comparisons

Official stores (1)

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checked 9 days ago Lowest price

Store low $1.99 · Lowest across stores $1.99

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

The Castle Doctrine is a massively-multiplayer game of burglary and home defense. It's 1991, and things are bad. You're a guy with a house and family. Other players are coming to take what's yours. Build security to stop them. Study their houses, buy tools, and break in to take what's theirs. Everything you do is permanent.

I'm Jason Rohrer, and The Castle Doctrine is my 10th game. It's a bit hard to describe, because there's never been anything quite like it before. It's a brutal...

Media

Trailers and screenshots straight from the store page

The Castle Doctrine: The Castle Doctrine Trailer

The Castle Doctrine: Joel and Adam check out The Castle Doctrine

Price history

Accepted price history and recorded lows

Historical lows

All-time low ATL $1.99 2026-06-27

3-month low $1.99

12-month low $1.99

Current $3.99

Price events From the accepted price history

Jul 9, 2026

Sale ended · back to $3.99

Jun 27, 2026

New all-time low $1.99

The Castle Doctrine price history and current deals

The Castle Doctrine for PC currently sells from $3.99 at authorized stores. Its all-time low is $1.99, set on 2026-06-27.

Frequently asked questions

Answered from this game's own price and edition data

How does the current The Castle Doctrine price compare?

The price verdict is wait. The current price is 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price. Seasonal sales have priced it lower.

How does $3.99 compare with the The Castle Doctrine price history?

$3.99 is 100% of the way from the all-time low of $1.99 to the full price. A lower price is recorded in the history.

Which stores list The Castle Doctrine?

The Castle Doctrine is tracked at steam. This section lists authorized stores and links to their store pages.

Scores

Metacritic 58

Steam reviews Mixed · 49%

49% positive of 380

Media (9)

Tech

Steam DeckPlayable

SteamOSSupported

Requirements

Windows macOS Linux

Minimum

Minimum:

OS: XP or later
Processor: 900 MHz
Memory: 40 MB RAM
Graphics: Onboard Graphics
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 MB available space
Sound Card: Standard Audio

Minimum

Minimum:

OS: 10.5 or later
Processor: 900 MHz
Memory: 40 MB RAM
Graphics: Onboard Graphics
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 MB available space
Sound Card: Standard Audio

Minimum

Minimum:

Processor: 900 MHz
Memory: 40 MB RAM
Graphics: Onboard Graphics
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 MB available space
Sound Card: Standard Audio
Additional Notes: Binary was built on Ubuntu 12.04

Facts

DeveloperJason Rohrer

PublisherJason Rohrer

GenresIndie · Massively Multiplayer · Strategy

TagsIndie · Massively Multiplayer · Strategy · Perma Death · Difficult · Puzzle · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Simulation · Roguelike · Dark · Asynchronous Multiplayer

ModesMulti-player · Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Links

Steam page Metacritic

Languages (1)

English

Ratings

Brazil10+

Indonesia13+

Germany (Steam rating)12+

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