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Castle Story

Castle Story

Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons. Design and build your own castles, expand your territory in a vast landscape and defend your Bricktrons against onslaughts of hostile creatures

Released Aug 17, 2017 Developer Sauropod Studio Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Colony SimStrategyBuildingSandboxMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

64.4%positive10,063 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I really liked this game when i was younger. When i found out that Sauropod Studios didn't just stop working on the game but Disbanded i decided to revisit the game. I can only imagine a world where this studio did not shut down and created more games just like this, even just…”

— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Castle Story is a creative and slow-paced strategy and building game that focuses on managing a group of little builders called Bricktrons. You dig, mine, craft, and build your own castle while defending it from constant attacks by invading creatures. It mixes sandbox creativity…”

— a player, Steam review · 48 hrs played
Not recommended · 49 found this helpful

“Castle Story has a genuinely charming concept — watching your little Bricktrons haul materials and piece together your fortress brick by brick scratches a creative itch that few games manage to hit. The building system feels surprisingly satisfying, and the conquest mode in…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

28playing at last check
5824-hour peak
1,565all-time peak
0 250 500 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 284 avg · Oct 2013

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.

12achievements
4.2%median completion
0.8%rarest: A legacy
49.2% of players 36.1% of players 25.4% of players 21.5% of players 13.4% of players 10.3% of players 4.2% of players 3.6% of players 1.8% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 0.8% of players 49.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
49.2%Settling down — Build your first brick.
36.1%Prosperity — Build 100 bricks.
25.4%Defeat the Giant! — Defeat a Biftron!
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%A legacy — Build 100000 bricks.
1.2%Afraid of the Dark? — Win the Conquest Lights Out preset.
1.5%The Architect — Build 10000 bricks.

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.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 17, 2020
Quick Building Challenge: RESULTS!

Hey Bricktrons! Here are the results of the latest Quick Building Challenge, in video format! Woo-hoo! Enjoy :)

Nov 28, 2019
The results are in! Frosty Resort building challenge!

Hello Bricktrons! We received a bunch of amazing submissions and decided to make a video to show them off in their glory! Congratulations to the winners who win themselves some Saurogoodies. Yes, I ju

Nov 05, 2019
Building Challenge - The Frosty Resort!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Don't post your submission as a comment to this event! You have to post your submissions on this Steam Discussion: https://steamcommunity.com/app/227860/discussions/0/16420526128596774

Jun 20, 2019
Fan-Made Short: The Chronicles of Castle Story!

Hey everyone! Hope your week's been wonderful so far. :D If you're an active member of the Castle Story Discord , you may have seen this useful tutorial teaching you how to enable the secret Movie & E

Dec 21, 2018
Hotfix 1.1.10a

Howdy folks! We just released a hotfix to the Winter Update. Fixed date in latest news. Added decorative blocks to the pie menu. Fixed inverted plant icons in the World Editor. Updated winter terrain

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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.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsColony Sim · Strategy · Building · Sandbox · Multiplayer · Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Indie · Singleplayer · Tower Defense · Open World · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op
LanguagesEnglish, French
Achievements12
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://castlestory.net
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 7 and newer, 64-bit Processor: Intel or AMD Dual-Core, 2.2 GHz+ Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 440 512MB, Radeon HD 4450 512MB, Intel HD 3000 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1700 MB available space Additional Notes: Playing on large, player-made maps might affect performance.