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Games like The Castle Doctrine
Jason Rohrer · 2014 · 49 % positive of 377
24 games that play like The Castle Doctrine and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Defend the Rook, Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator and Mini Thief.
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At a glance
What games like The Castle Doctrine have in common
- The tags they share most often with The Castle Doctrine: Strategy (20 of 24), Difficult (10) and Pixel Graphics (9).
- They came out between 2014 and 2026, 21 of them after The Castle Doctrine (2014).
- Best rated by Steam players: Pit People® (92 % positive of 8,023).
- Enemy both plays and looks like The Castle Doctrine.
By gameplay
Plays like The Castle Doctrine
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

Defend the Rook
77 % positive of 226
Shared: Strategy · Perma Death · Difficult

Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
84 % positive of 3,186
Shared: Strategy · Pixel Graphics · Rogue-like

Mini Thief
61 % positive of 1,114
Shared: Difficult · Pixel Graphics · Simulation

Rogue Tower
82 % positive of 5,633
Shared: Strategy · Rogue-like · Indie

Castle Craft
90 % positive of 227
Shared: Strategy · Simulation

Rise to Ruins
88 % positive of 7,652
Shared: Strategy · Pixel Graphics · Simulation

DROD: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
93 % positive of 177
Shared: Strategy · Difficult · Puzzle

Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
85 % positive of 13,734
Shared: Strategy · Perma Death · Difficult

Dice With Death
91 % positive of 110
Shared: Strategy · Difficult · Pixel Graphics

The Ouroboros King
83 % positive of 447
Shared: Strategy · Difficult · Rogue-like

Lord of the Dark Castle
74 % positive of 162
Shared: Strategy · Rogue-like · Indie

Few Nights More
84 % positive of 354
Shared: Difficult · Rogue-like · Dark
More matches
- 变量 Variables86 % positive of 1,005Shared: Strategy · Rogue-like · Indie
- Siege of Dungeon84 % positive of 291Shared: Strategy · Pixel Graphics · Rogue-like
- Enemy86 % positive of 159Shared: Strategy · Rogue-like · Indie
- Dawnfolk96 % positive of 417Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
- Defence to death55 % positive of 260Shared: Strategy · Indie
- Pit People®92 % positive of 8,023Shared: Strategy · Indie · 2D
- War for the Overworld85 % positive of 7,837Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie
- Castle of no Escape 276 % positive of 436Shared: Difficult · Pixel Graphics · Rogue-like
- Magicite85 % positive of 7,579Shared: Perma Death · Difficult · Pixel Graphics
- Castle Story64 % positive of 10,063Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie
- Tomb of Tyrants82 % positive of 319Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
- Hunters Of The Dead62 % positive of 164Shared: Strategy · Perma Death · Difficult
By look
Looks like The Castle Doctrine
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

Shattered Pixel Dungeon
95 % positive of 1,606

Continue?9876543210
56 % positive of 171

Untitled Ghost Game
91 % positive of 458

Squirbs
66 % positive of 439

IMSCARED
94 % positive of 3,206

Stealth Bastard Deluxe
88 % positive of 1,176

Full Bore
85 % positive of 237

Into The Gloom
80 % positive of 263

Enemy
86 % positive of 159

Steam Marines
50 % positive of 332

D'LIRIUM
95 % positive of 1,062

Tinboy
62 % positive of 501
More matches
- Subterror91 % positive of 377
- Soulash70 % positive of 532
- Screeps: World87 % positive of 1,982
- ChronoBreach97 % positive of 259
- Ancient Dungeon95 % positive of 1,445
- Himno - The Silent Melody81 % positive of 332
- Mothlight94 % positive of 412
- Mindustry95 % positive of 22,266
- Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead92 % positive of 451
- Night Raider86 % positive of 1,757
- Project Explore67 % positive of 243
- Subterrain: Mines of Titan76 % positive of 635
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.