Castle Crashers cover art

Castle Crashers

This four player RPG adventure will let you hack, slash, and smash your way to victory. Featuring hand-drawn characters, Castle Crashers delivers unique hi-res illustrated visuals and intense gameplay action…

79 27 August 2008

Castle Crashers is an adventure developed by The Behemoth, released 27 August 2008 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6.3 hrs to finish.

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Castle Crashers is

Castle Crashers is an adventure game developed by The Behemoth and released in 2008. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Castle Crashers is a beat 'em up video game developed and published by The Behemoth for the Xbox 360. It was originally released on August 27, 2008 by Microsoft Game Studios via Xbox Live Arcade as part of the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. A PlayStation 3 version was released in North America on August 31, 2010, and November 3, 2010, in Europe via the PlayStation Network. A Microsoft Windows and OS X version, exclusive to Steam, was released on September 26, 2012. The game is set in a fictional medieval universe in which a dark wizard steals a mystical crystal and captures four princesses. Four knights are charged by the king to rescue the princesses, recover the crystal, and bring the wizard…
Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 12 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Castle Crashers holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 346 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6.3 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ or better, 8 GB RAM and 2GB RAM. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 1GB.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it launched against

Castle Crashers launched on 27 August 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and Rock Band 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Castle Crashers yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

Know one? Send it in and we will test it →

Official trailer

Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Characters

All 1

Dlc

Remasters

Quick answers

Castle Crashers — frequently asked questions

When did Castle Crashers come out?
Castle Crashers was released on 27 August 2008 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Castle Crashers?
At minimum, Castle Crashers needs Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ or better, 8 GB RAM, 2GB RAM graphics, 512 MB HD space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Castle Crashers?
The main story of Castle Crashers takes around 6.3 hrs.
How many GB is Castle Crashers?
The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("512 MB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

If you like this

Games like Castle Crashers

See all