Lord of the Dark Castle is a casual turn-based retro style roguelike dungeon crawler with elements of strategy. Randomized levels, lots of skills without dependencies and lots of spells to cast. Challenging Monster AI - play it smart or die. Remember: Death is Permanent!
- RPG (168)
- Turn-Based (162)
- Action (160)
- Dungeon Crawler (160)
- Strategy (156)
- Casual (154)
- Adventure (147)
- Indie (145)
- Rogue-like (144)
- Point & Click (136)
- Turn-Based Strategy (135)
- Strategy RPG (133)
- Exploration (130)
- CRPG (128)
- Turn-Based Tactics (122)
- 2D (119)
- Top-Down (116)
- Fantasy (112)
- Atmospheric (101)
- Gothic (99)
Release Date | Aug 13, 2015 |
Price | $ 0.99 Bottom 1% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 70.3% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 70% Bottom 35% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 65.1% / 65.4% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 91 / 130 |
Curators | 6 reviews Bottom 35% |
Median Play Time | 3.8 hours |
Play Time per Dollar | 3.8 hours Top 3% |
Followers | 451 |
Owners | ± 157.1K Top 15% |
Copies Sold | ± 4.5K |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 6.9K |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Lord of the Dark Castle's Steam rating and reviews between April 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 73.8% (January 2022) to 61.1% (February 2018).
The 130 reviews suggest that Lord of the Dark Castle might be a reasonable indie success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Lord of the Dark Castle's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (44%), followed by Turkish (18%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 16 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Lord of the Dark Castle, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 7 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 70.3% Bottom 35% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Lord of the Dark Castle's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!