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Castle of Illusion
Mickey Mouse returns to star in Castle of Illusion, a fantastical reimagining of the Sega Genesis classic.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It's a very short game if you don't complete the collectables. You can finish it in less than 3 hours. Beautifully crafted (but too short!) levels. Pretty lighting. Kids can play it. Platforming is not snappy sometimes.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“honored to play this game after i have the adult money to buy this game (although i bought this when it's discounted). i still remembered when i still a kid, i want to play this game so bad but i still not allowed to buy games online, after that i just watch the full game on…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“[h3]Castle of Illusion is rly fun little game[/h3] ... then why you see I do not recomend it? Couse it doesn't work on most up to date computers. You can either say I'm unlucky or just lack the skill nessesary to make this one work on Windows 11... but I checked all solutions I…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual |
| Player tags | Platformer · Adventure · Remake · Casual · Family Friendly · Singleplayer · Retro · Classic · Colorful · Great Soundtrack · 2.5D · Short (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.sega.co.uk/castle-of-illusion/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista SP2+ Processor: 2.8 Ghz Dual Core (minimum) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI 2600/Nvidia 8600 (minimum) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions