Castle Crashers

Castle Crashers is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view game.

It was updated on October 14, 2015 to version 2.0 which introduces all new features that were in Remastered version for Xbox One, including higher quality assets and 60+ FPS support.^[1] Old mini game "All You Can Quaff" is replaced with new "Back Off Barbarian".^[2]

General information

Official Technical Issues Forum

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/204360/
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204360/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/204360/Remote
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204360/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		16:9 only. Ability to choose between stretching and black bars.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Can also be forced with `-window` parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		As of 2.0 update. Enable Vsync. Disabling Vsync enables 60 FPS cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game key map settings.

The gamepad layout for Castle Crashers.

Options menu showing Gestureworks option.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Fully rebindable controls.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse not used in game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput.
Full controller support		Cursor stays on the screen.
Controller remapping		After update 2.4, DirectInput button mapping was updated to match DualShock 4.^[3] This should also fix buttons for most generic DirectInput controllers,^[4] but if problems arise, use XInput wrapper.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		^[5]
DualShock button prompts		Xbox prompts.
Light bar support
Connection modes	true

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts		Xbox prompts.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		For XInput only.
Haptic feedback		For XInput only.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op, Versus
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op, Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		May have issues.
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	27015
UDP	3478, 4379, 4380, 27000-27030

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	OS X only.
Shader Model support	2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			^[6] 64-bit when using Ultra Graphics Mode.
macOS (OS X)			64-bit added in update.^[7]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	86.6 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 2.0 support	512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible
Controller	Xbox 360 and DirectInput compatible controllers
Other	Broadband Internet connection

Ultra Graphics Mode requires a 64-bit OS.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	86.6 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support	2 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	Mac compatible
Controller	Xbox 360, PS3, and Logitech controllers
Other	Broadband Internet connection

Ultra Graphics Mode requires a 64-bit OS.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/204360/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (204360) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Castle Crashers Steam Update Out Now! - Thebehemoth.com
↑ Why replace All You Can Quaff with Back Off Barbarian in the latest Castle Crashers Steam update? - The Behemoth - Support - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Castle Crashers - Castle Crashers Steam Update 2.4 - last accessed on December 2, 2015
"Fixed: PS4 controller now works on Windows and Mac versions of Castle Crashers Steam."
↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on December 2, 2015
Tested with Mayflash adapters for Wii U Pro Controller and DualShock 3 in DirectInput mode.
↑ Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Castle Crashers - Castle Crashers Steam Update 2.4 - last accessed on December 2, 2015
"Fixed: PS4 controller now works on Windows and Mac versions of Castle Crashers Steam."
↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 15 October 2015
Windows tested.
↑ Steam :: Castle Crashers :: 64-bit Castle Crashers Update - last accessed on 2019-11-25

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/204360/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (204360) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Castle Crashers Steam Update Out Now! - Thebehemoth.com

[2] Why replace All You Can Quaff with Back Off Barbarian in the latest Castle Crashers Steam update? - The Behemoth - Support - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Castle Crashers - Castle Crashers Steam Update 2.4 - last accessed on December 2, 2015
"Fixed: PS4 controller now works on Windows and Mac versions of Castle Crashers Steam."

[5] Verified by User:Marioysikax on December 2, 2015
Tested with Mayflash adapters for Wii U Pro Controller and DualShock 3 in DirectInput mode.

[6] Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Castle Crashers - Castle Crashers Steam Update 2.4 - last accessed on December 2, 2015
"Fixed: PS4 controller now works on Windows and Mac versions of Castle Crashers Steam."

[7] Verified by User:Marioysikax on 15 October 2015
Windows tested.

[8] Steam :: Castle Crashers :: 64-bit Castle Crashers Update - last accessed on 2019-11-25

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Developers

	The Behemoth
Release dates
Windows	September 26, 2012
macOS (OS X)	September 26, 2012
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	Side view