- 2+players
- PC
The Castle Doctrine is a massively-multiplayer game of burglary and home defense. It's 1991, and things are bad. You're a guy with a house and family. Other players are coming to take what's yours. Build security to stop them. Study their houses, buy tools, and break in to take what's theirs.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
How it plays
Is it good
44%
Mixed on Steam
“A powerful, memorable game.”
Alec Meer “Merciless and thoughtfully-designed... A brilliant but horrifying depiction of a risk society at war with itself.”
85/100 · Patrick Carlson --- PC Gamer “The most disturbing game I've ever played.”
Russ Pitts (discussing his 5/10 Polygon review)
- 58MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 59Top criticsOpenCritic · Apr 2014 (OpenCritic top critic average, 9 reviews, as of Apr 2014; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 11%RecommendOpenCritic · Apr 2014 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 9 reviews, as of Apr 2014; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
Steam lists online co-op for PC. Player counts are not confirmed yet. 44% positive of 260 Steam reviews.
- 2+
Quick facts
- Developer
- Jason Rohrer
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- Jan 29, 2014 on PC
- Languages
- Text in 1 language
In these lists
Answers
- Does The Castle Doctrine have couch co-op?
- No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Online play is the way to play it together.
- Do you need two copies of The Castle Doctrine?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- Does The Castle Doctrine work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is The Castle Doctrine free?
- No, it's a paid game.
