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The Castle Doctrine

A Puzzle game by Jason Rohrer, released in 2014

68/100🔴Niche / Inactive⏳Proton PendingLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

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. Everything you do is permanent

MultiplayerMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

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The Castle Doctrine Download Size

The official download size for The Castle Doctrine is 0.0390625 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.00 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

0.0390625GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.00USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

0 mins

Is The Castle Doctrine Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing The Castle Doctrine, Data pending.

Current Activity24h Peak: 120
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the The Castle Doctrine save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\TheCastleDoctrine\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/TheCastleDoctrine/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/TheCastleDoctrine/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is The Castle Doctrine Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating⏳ Proton Pending

Performance Analysis

Compatibility data for The Castle Doctrine is currently mixed. Check recent ProtonDB reports for specific launch commands.

Confidence: Moderate
See 0 user configs ↗

Can I Run The Castle Doctrine?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run The Castle Doctrine smoothly, your PC needs at least 40 MB RAM RAM and a Onboard Graphics or equivalent GPU. Plan for 0.0390625 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSXP or later
  • ⚡
    CPU900 MHz
  • 🧠
    RAM40 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUOnboard Graphics
  • 💾
    Storage10 MB available space
Download Size
0.0390625 GBSmall

Is The Castle Doctrine Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

68
Rated 68 out of 100
Mixed Reviews2 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 2 critic reviews, opinion on The Castle Doctrine is divided. While it offers some unique puzzle mechanics, the score of 68 suggests inconsistent execution. We recommend checking gameplay footage before buying.

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