Game Detail
App ID 249570 | Recorded April 9, 2026 at 01:09 AM
Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy
Categories: Multiplayer, MMO, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Release date: January 29, 2014
Developer/Publisher: Jason Rohrer / Jason Rohrer
Mixed 48% · 339 reviews
Official Steam summary
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.
Current price
$0.99
All-time low
$0.99
12-month low
$0.99
Verdict
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Within 0% of the all-time low.
505 helpful
I've had the alpha of this for a long time, so I've played it much more than my Steam account would suggest. I love the concept of this game. It's rea...
404 helpful
In this current state The Castle Doctrine is dead. This game lacks new players which every MMO game needs. At the time i'm writing this review, only 2...