Castle of Shikigami
Vertical bullet-hell shooter where narrow escapes earn higher scores
Cosmo Machia, Alfa System · Published by Cosmo Machia inc. · Released Jun 15, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 104
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Oct 30, 2017
What is Castle of Shikigami?
In this vertically scrolling shooter, you fight demons in modern-day Tokyo while investigating a series of murders. Choose one of six characters and battle through five multipart stages and their bosses using regular shots, special attacks, and bombs.
For you if...
- +you enjoy practicing difficult stages and improving your execution
- +you want local cooperative play with a second player
Not for you if...
- −you prefer relaxed combat with few projectiles to dodge
What players say
70% of 104 reviews are positive
Players praise the varied character playstyles and the depth of score optimization. Some criticize the visuals or find parts of the action dull.
Screenshots and trailer
Castle of Shikigami system requirements
Minimum: OpenGL support 1GB RAM, 4 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Castle of Shikigami?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8.1 / 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 2.3 GHz or better
- Graphics
- OpenGL support 1GB RAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Xinput controller recommended, Windows 7 working, but unsupported
Does Castle of Shikigami have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen; PvP split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Castle of Shikigami run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 80
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English.
Does Castle of Shikigami use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Oct 5, 2017 · Castle of Shikigami - Major (free!) Update
- Oct 5, 2017 · Castle of Shikigami - Major (free!) Update
- Sep 25, 2017 · Castle of Shikigami: Major update on the way!
- Sep 25, 2017 · Castle of Shikigami: Major update on the way!
- Jul 12, 2017 · Castle of Shikigami V1.0.10 Released
2 DLC available.
