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Game App 4054940

Return to Dark Castle

Z Sculpt Entertainment · published by Ludit · released Mar 3, 2026

The classic returns to punish the bold. A re-imagined retro platformer of precision, peril, and persistence — featuring all 30 levels from Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle plus 50 brand-new punishing rooms, rebuilt for modern systems.

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Price
$19.99
US store
Reviews
95%
80 · Very Positive
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all-time seen 1
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Owners (est.)
~2.4K
1.2K – 3.8K
Revenue (est.)
~$26.4K
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Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 4d ago
Change number
39,432,167
Public build
22,636,604 · Apr 3, 2026 (7mo ago)
Operating systems
windows, macos, linux
Architecture
64-bit
Install size
865 MB · 293 MB download
Install folder
Return to Dark Castle
Controller support
Partial
Metacritic
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Release state
released
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Steam Deck

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Tested Apr 11, 2026 on build 22,636,604

  • ✓Default controller config fully functional
  • ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
  • ✓Interface text is legible
  • ✓Default configuration is performant

Branches · 1

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BranchBuildUpdatedDescription
public 22,636,604Apr 3, 2026 · 7mo ago

Build history

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BuildBranchReleasedFirst seen
22,636,604public Apr 3, 2026 12:514d ago

Depots · 3

content of the public branch
DepotNameOSLanguageDLC / sharedSizeDownloadManifest
4054941 windows 248 MB89 MB 4917773112986284276
4054942 macos 338 MB113 MB 4062635739906912696
4054943 linux 279 MB91 MB 3071474252006914666

Launch options · 3

ExecutableOSDescription
Return to Dark Castle.exe windows
Return to Dark Castle.app macos
Return to Dark Castle.x86_64 linux

Languages · 1

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English ✓✓✓

Packages · 1

all packages
SubNameBillingPrice
1422107Return to Dark Castle Store or CD key $19.99

Bundles · 1

all bundles
BundleGamesBundle discountPrice
Dark Castle Collection3 -25%$29.97

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