Review Grammaring 4/5 · Jan 8, 2025
This is a nostalgia review, please disregard. I liked it though.
Castle Crashers (2008)
Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
3.67 from 4410 ratings
9991 members have it in their collection · 260 playing now · 2008 backlogged · 413 wish listed
How long? Main story 10h · with extras 15h (from 26 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- The Behemoth
- Publishers
- The Behemoth
- Genres
- Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Comedy
- Series
- Castle Crashers
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Aug 27, 2008 (Worldwide) Xbox 360
- Aug 31, 2010 (Worldwide) PlayStation 3
- Aug 31, 2010 (North_America) PlayStation 3
- Nov 03, 2010 (Europe) PlayStation 3
- Nov 25, 2010 (Japan) PlayStation 3
- Sep 26, 2012 (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Also available on
- Castle Crashers Remastered (2015) · NSW, PS4, XONE
Related
Bundled in
- Castle Crashers & Pit People Bundle (Mar 2018) · XONE
DLC
- Castle Crashers: Painter Boss Paradise (Aug 2025) · PC
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
802
4 stars
1719
3 stars
1556
2 stars
284
1 star
49
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review cagebox 4/5 · Feb 22, 2024
Fun Co-op, Classic Xbox Live Arcade Game
There are very few Xbox Live Arcade games from the 360 era that I fondly remember these day aside from Castle Crashers. The game is definitely meant for co-op (couch or online) but can be enjoyed solo if you want. The fighting is fun and the artwork/animation style is perfectly fitting for the game. The boss fights are unique and …
Read moreThere are very few Xbox Live Arcade games from the 360 era that I fondly remember these day aside from Castle Crashers. The game is definitely meant for co-op (couch or online) but can be enjoyed solo if you want. The fighting is fun and the artwork/animation style is perfectly fitting for the game. The boss fights are unique and hunting down and unlocked all the weapons and characters kept the game interesting even after beating the main story.
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Review Saiyajin 3/5 · Oct 16, 2021
Brief Final Thoughts
I love the art style in this game, what looks like quite a basic layout brims with personality. I played this with friends and had a blast overall, some great humour meshed with tight controls and plenty of boss fights which I always welcome. The awesome soundtrack is one that will be etched into my brain for the rest of …
I love the art style in this game, what looks like quite a basic layout brims with personality. I played this with friends and had a blast overall, some great humour meshed with tight controls and plenty of boss fights which I always welcome. The awesome soundtrack is one that will be etched into my brain for the rest of my life.
Review Octjillery 4/5 · Oct 8, 2021
Memories of crashing castles with friends...
[Review works for both the XBox 360 version that I originally played, and the Switch version]
I picked this back up last weekend (solo) while hanging out with friends who were doing their D&D campaign. Played a bit last night, and I feel like I'm probably gonna get sucked into this for a while again, at least until I get …
[Review works for both the XBox 360 version that I originally played, and the Switch version]
I picked this back up last weekend (solo) while hanging out with friends who were doing their D&D campaign. Played a bit last night, and I feel like I'm probably gonna get sucked into this for a while again, at least until I get burnt out/frustrated.
I played the shit out of this game with friends in high school, and it really is, unfortunately, one of those games that just isn't as good when you play solo. It's still enjoyable in a lot of the same ways, but it's much more of a slog. When I first bought the remaster, I solo'd as the Pink Knight. I had to grind a ton to get through the game on my own. All of the enemies (including bosses) have the same stats (as far as I can tell) as when you play multiplayer, so you're trying to do the job of two-four people on your own because nothing is scaled down to a solo character's abilities. This means a looooot of replaying levels, which gets old. I think my level was somewhere in the 40s or 50s with the Pink Knight, whereas you can easily beat the game in the mid-20s if you're playing as a group.
The exp in this game is also something I wish they'd fixed with the remaster. 1 hit = 1xp. I enjoy the magic, so essentially, I put a lot of points into magic and not into strength, and do a lot of physical attacking throughout the game to get in more hits and use magic whenever. Low strength = more hits to kill stuff = more exp. This is frustrating because you basically have to use more of the skill that you don't put points into in order to level (meaning you could do the opposite of what I do and put more into strength and use weak magic). I always use the giraffe animal orb to get extra exp as well, and it's still slow. Take multiple people playing into account and you then have even less exp to go around because the number of enemies and the number of hits that they take to kill is the same. It's just a frustrating system that was probably put into place to limit people being dicks when playing online, but ended up just punishing the couch co-op and solo players (who are probably the majority).
I do love the variety of characters, but there are many I've always wanted to use that require me to beat the game with one or more other characters first, and I usually get burnt out before I finish a playthrough, or immediately after. I do wish they had made a number of changes to the remaster regarding these aspects of the game, because otherwise, it's a cozy favorite to go back to
Review DirtyMidnighter 4/5 · Jul 17, 2020
The Princess Bride
Castle Crashers is one of the most uproariously entertaining co-op multiplayer games I've ever played. I love the humorous art style, the frantic beat-em-up gameplay and the epic music. The game is a tad on the short side and not particularly challenging but it's a rip-roaring good time for the couple of hours it will take you and some friends …
Read moreCastle Crashers is one of the most uproariously entertaining co-op multiplayer games I've ever played. I love the humorous art style, the frantic beat-em-up gameplay and the epic music. The game is a tad on the short side and not particularly challenging but it's a rip-roaring good time for the couple of hours it will take you and some friends to get through it. Also, there's tons of characters and weapons to unlock if you want to wring even more entertainment out of it. This game is also the first "digital only" game I ever played and along with games like Braid and Geometry Wars, signaled a new era of gaming where independent developers could get smaller games into the hands of more people using the POWER OF THE INTERNET! WOW! Cool stuff.
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Review schmittafk 4/5 · Sep 5, 2019
Play With a Control
Very fun. I played it very much with my brother and I must have finished 10x this game. I haven't had so much fun playing a beat'em up since Final Fight and I absolutely love the soundtrack and artistic style that Behemoth puts on their games. And Castle Crashers easily gets very cheap on Steam, I think it's worth the …
Read moreVery fun. I played it very much with my brother and I must have finished 10x this game. I haven't had so much fun playing a beat'em up since Final Fight and I absolutely love the soundtrack and artistic style that Behemoth puts on their games. And Castle Crashers easily gets very cheap on Steam, I think it's worth the 4/5h of gameplay it offers if you'll only play once.
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Review anarchistica 1/5 · May 27, 2018
Uninteresting slog
Castle Crashers is a boring simplstic brawler that lacks enemy variety. After 15-20 minutes of pressing A/W/S near the exact same enemies over and over again i just wanted it to be over. What's worse is that you may accidentally click the wrong game in the menu and end up playing some shitty dodging game instead - without any explanation …
Read moreCastle Crashers is a boring simplstic brawler that lacks enemy variety. After 15-20 minutes of pressing A/W/S near the exact same enemies over and over again i just wanted it to be over. What's worse is that you may accidentally click the wrong game in the menu and end up playing some shitty dodging game instead - without any explanation whatsoever.
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Review whalee 3/5 · Apr 15, 2017
Enjoyable but repetitive.
The game is rather enjoyable and has fun mechanics, however the gameplay does not change much throughout and can feel a bit repetitive.
Supports couch co-op which is great when friends are around, and that fun within that company can help push past the repetitive feeling.
Review YntoCCabile 4/5 · Jun 21, 2014
Really nice 2D side-scrolling RPG smashing game. The Co-op mode is multiplying the gameplay experience and gives you tons of funny moments. The cartoon graphic is highlighting the humor of this game. I recommend it more for multiplayer, but single play gives funny time and challenges battles as well.