Castle of Dr. Brain
Main game
3.67 average rating based on 21 ratings
- Developers
- Sierra On-Line
- Publishers
- Sierra On-Line, Sierra On-Line Japan
- Series
- Dr. Brain
- Platforms
- Amiga, DOS, Mac, PC-9800 Series
- Genres
- Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle
- Themes
- Comedy, Educational, Kids
Release Dates
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How Long Is Castle of Dr. Brain?
Impressive And Well-Made
This review is for the PC (Microsoft Windows) version
Preliminary: Wow beautiful cutscene with skip feature. But why would you ever?! 
I have a feeling I will be saying this a lot, but Pajama Sam vibes here 
Well shoot I was hoping to get to Link to the Past tonight but this is worth an earnest playthrough. Hopefully the slow loading of early DOS games and simplicity of edutainment/click to see things do things games doesn't burden it too much.
Day 1
I dig the corridor music, namely the syncopated drum work, and I'm surprisingly enjoying the puzzle focus of this. Usually I don't. Not sure why. I suppose I don't raelly like this magic square game but still.
Argh some of these are hard! Lol. Oh my mind. Well, I got to the Clock Room but figured it's time to call it. Beautiful, great Look; great execution; just not something I will play to the end as an adult. I would've lovvvved this as a kid.
Look: 8.5/10
Sound: 8/10
Play: 8/10 Great for what it is
Feel: 8.5/10 Another example of how the DOS era I know and love is truly incoming!
Attachment: 8/10 Doubt I will often replay this but I also want to remember this …
Preliminary: Wow beautiful cutscene with skip feature. But why would you ever?!
I have a feeling I will be saying this a lot, but Pajama Sam vibes here
Well shoot I was hoping to get to Link to the Past tonight but this is worth an earnest playthrough. Hopefully the slow loading of early DOS games and simplicity of edutainment/click to see things do things games doesn't burden it too much.
Day 1
I dig the corridor music, namely the syncopated drum work, and I'm surprisingly enjoying the puzzle focus of this. Usually I don't. Not sure why. I suppose I don't raelly like this magic square game but still.
Argh some of these are hard! Lol. Oh my mind. Well, I got to the Clock Room but figured it's time to call it. Beautiful, great Look; great execution; just not something I will play to the end as an adult. I would've lovvvved this as a kid.
Look: 8.5/10
Sound: 8/10
Play: 8/10 Great for what it is
Feel: 8.5/10 Another example of how the DOS era I know and love is truly incoming!
Attachment: 8/10 Doubt I will often replay this but I also want to remember this as one of the best-done and best-looking examples of an early DOS point-and-click predating the upcoming Humongous Entertainment era.
Overall: 8.2/10
WerqKween's review of Castle of Dr. Brain
This review is for the PC (Microsoft Windows) version
A fun variety of logic puzzles coupled with very basic point and click gameplay. Decent enough graphics and your typical MIDI background fare. There are a few difficulty settings and the game is lite and humorous throughout.