- Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
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
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Plot-driven, grave, spare and demanding.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
- contemplativerelentless
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PC GamerPatrick CarlsonFeb 201485/100A merciless and thoughtfully-designed online strategy game whose clever systems enable a unique and troubling experience.
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Game InformerDaniel TackJan 20147/10This is definitely a niche title, but those looking for something well off the beaten path won't be disappointed
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DestructoidPatrick HancockFeb 20147/10The Castle Doctrine is certainly an experience unlike any other, but I also find it hard to recommend since it's so obtuse and seems to want to put new players at a huge disadvantage, increasing the skill gap between the best and the worst. Intense research and work must be put forth to succeed, but there's no real motivation except bigger and better death traps. If you have a penchant for creating complex death traps with a limited toolset, The Castle Doctrine may be just for you. Otherwise,do some research before moving into the most dangerous neighborhood of all time.
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GameSpotFeb 20144/10The Castle Doctrine is a poorly balanced structure built on an unstable foundation.
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IGNKeza MacDonaldFeb 20144.5/10A a grim, unsatisfying and morally dubious exercise in frustration and empathy suppression.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Jason Rohrer
- Publisher
- Jason Rohrer
- Released
- January 29, 2014
- Modes
- Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
IGDB rating 5.9/10 from 3 ratings.
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