Castle In The Darkness
Released Feb 2015
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
76% positive · 1,279 reviews
Done
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All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Castle In The Darkness launched on February 5, 2015 as a complete, self-contained action-platformer by solo developer Matt Kap. The store description reads as a finished product — it lists a full roster of content (100+ weapons, 50+ bosses, a large world) with no mention of planned updates, future DLC, seasonal content, or post-launch additions. There are no DLC listings, no roadmaps, no developer posts announcing additional content, and no unreleased store entries. The game was published by Nicalis and appears to have shipped as a complete package with no post-launch content cycle ever established. Nothing in the available information suggests further development was planned or has occurred.
Evidence
Store description presents a fully featured, complete game with 100+ items, 50+ bosses, and a large world — no mention of future content, updates, or DLC plans
Short description frames the game as a finished product with no indication of ongoing or planned additions
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Developer
Publisher
Nicalis, Inc.
Achievements
11
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
One dark and gloomy night, the kingdom of Alexandria is attacked by an evil sorcerer and his army of darkness! Despite their best efforts to protect their king and their princess, the royal guard falls, one-by-one, to the forces of evil. One knight, unconscious but still alive, awakens on the throne room floor to find that the princess is nowhere to be seen! What's more, the entire city had been overrun by monsters! With sword in hand, he embarks on a death-defying mission to find his princess and to restore peace to the kingdom!
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
- A game by Matt Kap, the lead artist behind The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- A large world heavily inspired by the golden era of video games
- Level up your knight with wildly different abilities
- An arsenal of over 100 weapons, armor, items and magic to collect and use!
- Over 50 bosses to find and slay
- More than 100 different enemies
- Fast-paced chiptune soundtrack
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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