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Games like Castle Story

  • 12 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Castle Story also play

The closest matches to Castle Story: Stonehearth, Colony Survival, Dig or Die, Northgard: Definitive Edition, and Craft The World. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Colony Sim and Crafting, like Castle Story.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2018
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Tower Defense, like Castle Story.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2018
  1. Rank 06

    Space Engineers

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2019
  2. Rank 08
    • Trending
    85 new reviews this week

    Kingdoms and Castles

    • $6.79 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Castle Story

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Stonehearth

    Also Colony Sim and Crafting, like Castle Story.

    • 72% of 5,812 reviews
  2. 2
    Colony Survival

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 5,841 reviews
  3. 3
    Dig or Die

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Tower Defense, like Castle Story.

    • 91% of 2,032 reviews
  4. 4
    Northgard: Definitive Edition

    Shares building construction with Castle Story.

    • 84% of 23,056 reviews
  5. 5
    Craft The World

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 83% of 4,576 reviews
  6. 6
    Space Engineers

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story.

    • 90% of 67,178 reviews
  7. 7
    Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    Also Colony Sim and RTS, like Castle Story.

    • 83% of 3,039 reviews
  8. 8
    Kingdoms and Castles

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 94% of 19,354 reviews
  9. 9
    Satisfactory

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 132,199 reviews
  10. 10
    Voidtrain

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 72% of 4,174 reviews
  11. 11
    Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim

    Shares real time strategy with Castle Story.

    • 78% of 904 reviews
  12. 12
    CryoFall

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Colony Sim, like Castle Story.

    • 75% of 1,572 reviews
  13. 13
    Mindustry

    Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Castle Story.

    • 95% of 9,391 reviews
  14. 14
    Forts

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 93% of 8,557 reviews
  15. 15
    Don't Starve Together

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 96% of 80,691 reviews
  16. 16
    Factorio

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 98% of 114,794 reviews
  17. 17
    ASTRONEER

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 53,284 reviews
  18. 18
    They Are Billions

    Genres: Strategy

    • 80% of 18,746 reviews
  19. 19
    Terraria

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 590,217 reviews
  20. 20
    Raft

    Shares multiplayer cooperation with Castle Story.

    • 94% of 127,970 reviews
  21. 21
    TerraTech

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 93% of 13,053 reviews
  22. 22
    Reign Of Kings

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 53% of 7,814 reviews
  23. 23
    Scrap Mechanic

    Shares survival mode with Castle Story.

    • 92% of 122,038 reviews
  24. 24
    DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 90% of 1,795 reviews
Castle Story — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Sauropod Studio
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 4
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 55% of 4,247 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Charming building mechanics
  • Creative fortress construction
  • Endless possibilities for map creation
  • Nostalgic
  • Retro
  • Building construction

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Castle Story at current Steam store prices.

  • Don't Starve Together

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story.

    • $5.09 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016
  • Starbound

    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  • Attack on Toys

    Why this: Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Castle Story.

    • $4.89 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021

About Castle Story

The closest matches to Castle Story: Stonehearth, Colony Survival, Dig or Die, Northgard: Definitive Edition, and Craft The World. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Castle Story is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stonehearth, Colony Survival and Dig or Die — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as nostalgic and retro, and single out its building construction and multiplayer cooperation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game released in 2017. Players command small beings called Bricktrons to construct elaborate fortresses across procedurally generated landscapes. The game combines real-time strategy with colony simulation and survival mechanics, offering both single-player campaigns and online cooperative multiplayer. Set in a colorful, blocky world, reviewers highlight the charming building mechanics that let players design and expand their territories. Players describe the creative-fortress construction as offering endless possibilities for map creation, and find the overall experience nostalgic and retro. The game is priced at $9.99 and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck. It holds a 55% positive rating from 4247 Steam reviews.

About 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.

Is Castle Story worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 55% of 4,247 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 25 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 14 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“DO NOT BUY, is left in an unfinished state and still features bug that just end a save, such as you minions not be able to do any orders. it has been abandoned so don't expect any fixes anytime soon. Love the concept and art style the…”
12 h played
“Awful game, broken minions, very hard to play (not in a good challenging way, in an annoying want to rip my hair out way). Abandonned by devs and wont be fixed, just dont buy.”
3 h played
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People who play it also play: Stonehearth, Colony Survival, Dig or Die

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Frequently asked about Castle Story

Can I run it?

Does Castle Story run on Steam Deck?

Castle Story is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Castle Story cost?

Castle Story is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Castle Story have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Castle Story supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).

What games are most similar to Castle Story?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Castle Story are Stonehearth, Colony Survival, Dig or Die.

Who developed Castle Story?

Castle Story was developed by Sauropod Studio.