$14.99Castle Crashers® Four knights, one very silly kingdom
Hack, slash, and bumble through a cartoony medieval kingdom to save the princesses and crash some castles. With simple combos, silly humor, and up to four knights fighting side by side, it is best played loud, crowded, and not too seriously.
Is Castle Crashers® worth it?
Castle Crashers® is worth it if…
- you like fast, simple brawling with friends on the couch or online
- you like cartoony jokes, cute art, and not taking the quest too seriously
- you like unlocking loads of characters, weapons, and little pets
- you like replaying a short campaign on harder modes with new builds
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Smash through the kingdom together
You pick a little color-coded knight, then walk sideways through forests, castles, and boss fights, bonking everything that moves. Moves are simple to learn: light hits, heavy hits, arrows, and magic that grows into new attacks as you level.
It shines with company. Up to four of you can play locally or online, drop in and out, steal each other's food, fight over the rescued princess, and revive whoever just got flattened. Solo runs work, but the chaos is the point.
Build a very silly knight
Every level hands you skill points for Strength, Magic, Defense, and Agility, so you decide what kind of menace to be. Pour it all into brute force, become a glass-cannon wizard, or make someone fast enough to actually dodge.
On top of that come more than 25 unlockable characters and over 40 weapons, each with its own stats and quirks. Trying a new sword or a new weirdo is half the reason to run the campaign again.
Pets that follow you into battle
Along the way you collect small animal companions that bob after you and help out, each with a different ability.
There are also bits and bobs to grab and use mid-adventure, like arrows, potions, sandwiches, bombs, shovels, boomerangs, and horns. Check in with your in-house veterinarian and blacksmith to learn what your pets and weapons actually do.
More ways to suffer with friends
Beat the campaign and Insane Mode waits: the same adventure tuned up as the ultimate challenge. Arena throws you into team matches or free-for-all fights against other players.
Back Off Barbarian is the odd one out, a hopping minigame where you jump square to square and dodge enemies instead of hitting them. Extra character packs and the Painter Boss Paradise extras add new knights, custom characters, and fresh art you can toggle off if you want the classic look back.
Good to know before you charge in?
How does co-op work?
Up to four knights can play the adventure together, locally or online, and friends can pick up and continue with you mid-run. Expect friendly chaos: shared screens, stolen snacks, and arguments over princesses.
How do leveling and magic work?
You earn skill points as you level and spend them on Strength, Magic, Defense, and Agility. Magic starts small and opens into more attacks as your character progresses, so a high-magic build plays very differently from a heavy hitter.
What are the animal orbs?
They are small companion creatures you collect during levels. Each one grants a different helpful ability on your journey, so swapping pets is a simple way to change your odds without changing your knight.
What can you do after the story?
Plenty. Insane Mode replays the campaign as a harder challenge, Arena offers team and free-for-all battles, and Back Off Barbarian is a separate jump-and-dodge minigame. Unlocking the full roster of characters alone takes several runs.
