Castle of Dr. Brain (1991)

Sierra On-Line

Amiga · DOS · Mac · PC-9800 Series

3.67 from 21 ratings

53 members have it in their collection · 16 backlogged · 4 wish listed

How long? · 100% 3h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Castle of Dr. Brain is the first in a two-part series of educational puzzle-games from Sierra. This brain-blasting game is set, how surprisingly, in Dr. Brain's castle, where the player will have to beat Dr. Brain's traps and puzzles in order to fulfill the assignment given.
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Release dates

  • 1991 (North_America) DOS
  • Oct 09, 1992 (Japan) PC-9800 Series
  • 1992 (North_America) Amiga, Mac
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Featured in lists

1990's Games by Roach · 140 games · 2
GOTYs 1977-2025 by shinespark · 132 games · 0

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Review scoopings 4/5 · Jan 21, 2025

Impressive And Well-Made

Preliminary: Wow beautiful cutscene with skip feature. But why would you ever?! enter image description here

I have a feeling I will be saying this a lot, but Pajama Sam vibes here enter image description 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 …

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Preliminary: Wow beautiful cutscene with skip feature. But why would you ever?! enter image description here

I have a feeling I will be saying this a lot, but Pajama Sam vibes here enter image description 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

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WerqKween

Review WerqKween 3/5 · Nov 13, 2021

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.