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Creepy Castle

Creepy Castle is an exploratory sidescrolling RPG about a moth in a castle. It's a fresh adventure with the look of a classic, but don't let the retro paintjob fool you; this is a new-school experience…

85 31 October 2016

Creepy Castle is an adventure developed by Dopterra, released 31 October 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 9.4 hrs to finish.

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What Creepy Castle is

Creepy Castle is an adventure game developed by Dopterra and released in 2016. It was published by Nicalis, Inc.. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on GameMaker.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A conspiracy is welling deep within the stone walls of an ancient keep, its master leading its denizens to construct a revolutionary new device; one made to move the world forward onto a new path of evolution. To investigate comes the plucky adventurer, Moth, but what lies in store is a secret too vast to be contained by mere castle walls. Prepare to enter an imaginative fantasy world of bugs, battles and bravery in Creepy Castle!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and drama. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 29 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Creepy Castle holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 17 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 9.4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 22 hrs, roughly 2.3 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM and DirectX 9.0c compatible, PixelShader & Vertex Shader 1.1. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Creepy Castle launched on 31 October 2016, within three weeks of Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.

Cheats and codes

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

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Creepy Castle — frequently asked questions

When did Creepy Castle come out?
Creepy Castle was released on 31 October 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Creepy Castle?
At minimum, Creepy Castle needs Dual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM, DirectX 9.0c compatible, PixelShader & Vertex Shader 1.1 graphics, 80 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Creepy Castle?
The main story of Creepy Castle takes around 9.4 hrs, or 22 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Creepy Castle?
The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("80 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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