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Lead a knight through a cartoon kingdom, battling foes with combos and magic, leveling up, and rescuing princesses solo or in co-op.
Released 26 Sep 2012
Rescue Kingdom Princesses
Fight Four-Player Co-op
Unlock Knights and Weapons
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
Developed by The Behemoth · Published by The Behemoth
Play as a knight on a quest to defend the kingdom and rescue its princesses in a humorous, medieval fantasy adventure. Travel through side-scrolling levels and fight enemies and bosses along the way.
Use melee attacks, jumps, magic, and combos to take on groups of foes. Up to four players can join locally or online, mixing teamwork with friendly competition over rewards.
Earn experience by fighting, then spend skill points on Strength, Magic, Defense, and Agility. Unlock characters and weapons, collect animal companions with different abilities, and take on Arena matches, Insane Mode, or the Back Off Barbarian minigame.
Players often enjoy the chaotic co-op, silly humor, and accessible combat, especially when playing with friends. Reviews also praise the replay value from unlocking characters, weapons, and companions, along with the game’s memorable art and nostalgic appeal. Some players find the campaign short, report lag in online play, or dislike the repeated progression needed to unlock characters.
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this 2D sidescrolling arcade adventure from The Behemoth! Play with up to four friends locally or online to defend the kingdom, save the princesses, and crash some castles!
Unlock more than 25 characters and over 40 different weapons!
Level up your character with skill points and adjust Strength, Magic, Defense, and Agility to your liking.
Intuitive magic and combo system: unlock an arsenal of new attacks as your character progresses through the game.
Local or online co-op gameplay: pick up and continue the adventure with your friends at the drop of a helmet!
Collect adorable animal orbs for your companions, each with different abilities to aid you on your journey.
Arena: battle other players in team matches or free-for-all!
Insane Mode: test your skills in the ULTIMATE campaign challenge!
Back Off Barbarian: jump and hop across the level to avoid the enemies in this minigame!
Enhance the standard gameplay experience with the Blacksmith and Pink Knight character packs, or unlock Paint Junior and custom character capabilities with the new Painter Boss Paradise DLC!
The Painter Boss Paradise DLC also includes:
A custom character template
New art for all official playable characters and weapons!
New map art for fancier adventuring!
Endless knightly possibilities - choose from community characters or preloaded characters created by our team!
Worried about buying the DLC and missing the nostalgic feel of the original art? Have no fear, as you can toggle the Painter Boss Paradise DLC’s functionality on or off from the main menu at any time to experience the classic adventure! Check out the DLC store page linked above to learn more!
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 12 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | Castle Crashers supports solo play and multiplayer for up to 4 players total. The main campaign supports local or online co-op, and Steam lists Online PvP plus Shared/Split Screen PvP and Co-op. Additional multiplayer content includes Arena versus matches and the Back Off Barbarian minigame. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Steam Workshop is supported. The Painter Boss Paradise DLC adds custom character capabilities and community characters. Provided text does not state whether mods or custom characters are usable in multiplayer, so multiplayer impact is unclear. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
