Castle In The Darkness

by Matt Kap·published by Nicalis, Inc.

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment74

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

872en

1,270 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Feb 5, 2015

Price

$9.99

Velocity

0.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈52,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$520.0K

Based on 1,270 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 870 post-launch reviews

33%107 rev

<2h

56%55 rev

2-10h

70%273 rev

10-50h

90%421 rev

50-200h

100%13 rev

200h+

0%1 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+44pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 295 similar games in the Action genre released in 2015.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 49%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 22%

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