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Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover
A hidden object mystery that will immerse casual players into the thrilling exploits of famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“I received the gift of Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover, from my husband a few days ago. (Thank you, Love.) I set to work playing it last night and into the early hours of today. I had a blast with it. For starters, I am a huge fan of the TV series, and have loved the…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Make no mistake. This is a hidden picture game. If those are your cup of tea and you love Castle, then this game is for you. Great work on getting my interest in a genre that normally does not have it. Thanks a lot. For those who are not familiar with the show, it features a…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Having clicked 'No', I will add the proviso that I WOULD recommend 'Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover', but ONLY to fans of the 'Castle' TV series! Anyone else should probably avoid. Whilst I enjoyed the game, that was primarily because, as a fan, I recognised the in-jokes…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedLatest official news
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Castle : Never Judge a Book by its Cover on Mac
Dear Players, We have added a disclaimer on the Steam Store for this product that the only language supported on the Mac at this point is in English. Our PC version however supports multiple languages
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Casual |
| Player tags | Casual · Hidden Object · Point & Click · Mystery · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8 Processor: Intel® Pentium® processor (or equivalent AMD processor) 500MHz or faster Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX® compatible 16-bit video card with 16MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0a Storage: 400 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible sound card