Castle Crashers®

Side-scrolling 2D beat 'em up with four-player cooperative chaos

The Behemoth · Released Sep 26, 2012

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 141K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 643 in 30 days
Playing now: 215; peak 24h 604
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 months ago; Jul 13, 2026

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Castle Crashers®?

A side-scrolling 2D beat 'em up where you fight through a kingdom using melee combos and magic while improving character stats. The campaign supports solo play or local and online co-op for up to four players, with a quest to defend the kingdom and rescue princesses.

For you if...

+you want a fast, silly beat 'em up with friends
+you enjoy unlocking characters, weapons, combos, and stat upgrades
+you prefer both local and online four-player co-op

Not for you if...

−you quickly tire of repeated waves of enemies
−you want precise movement and deep enemy counterplay

What players say

96% of 140,815 reviews are positive · 96% of 643 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the chaotic co-op, silly humor, hand-drawn art, and combat variety. Complaints focus on online lag that can affect an entire group, along with repetitive or awkward combat. Some players also report unwanted gameplay changes and crashes after the recent Painter Boss Paradise update.

Screenshots and trailer

Castle Crashers® system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 10
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ or better
Graphics: 2GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 512 MB HD space
Notes: Broadband Internet connection

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 12
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian.