Creepy Castle
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| Developer(s) | Dopterra |
| Publisher(s) | Nicalis |
| Composer(s) | Marius Schneider RushJet1 Zachariah Lazarus |
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| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Creepy Castle is a 2016 side-scrolling role-playing video game created by Alaskan developer Dopterra. It was released on October 31, 2016, for Microsoft Windows through Steam. The game received positive reviews.
Gameplay
[edit]Creepy Castle is a side-scrolling role-playing game where the player controls Moth, an anthropomorphic insect adventurer.[1] The game is composed of a number of separate story campaigns, each of which spans multiple hours and has unique content and gameplay mechanics.
Visually, Creepy Castle resembles both NES games and earlier Atari titles.[citation needed] A number of built-in filters are included, allowing the game to appear as if it is running on a Game Boy or a CRT television among others.[citation needed] Mechanically, Creepy Castle sees the player navigating a large, multi-layered complex while collecting healing items and defeating enemies. Some areas of the map require special items to traverse, giving the game a key Metroidvania quality. Combat is turn-based and is accomplished through a number of different minigames that require the player to constantly adapt to new rule sets.[2]
Development
[edit]Development of Creepy Castle was financed through a crowdfunding campaign on the website Kickstarter. The campaign was launched on September 4, 2014, with a goal of US$6,000; it ended on October 4, 2014, with US$8,485 raised by 271 people (141.42% of the original goal).[3]
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 82/100[4] |
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| Hardcore Gamer | 3.5/5[2] |
Creepy Castle was met with positive reception. The game received an average score of 82/100 from six reviews on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4] In a more lukewarm review, Jordan Helm of Hardcore Gamer wrote, "Though not quite matching the Everest-high peak of its contemporaries, Creepy Castle delivers enough charm and quirkiness to leave a satisfying impression."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Creepy Castle Steam page (includes developer description)". steampowered.com. Steam. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Review: Creepy Castle". hardcoregamer.com. Hardcore Gamer. 2 November 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Kickstarter campaign". kickstarter.com. Kickstarter. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Creepy Castle for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
