Castle Craft

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Released: Apr 19, 2026
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 23:31 GMT

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15 May 2026Developer post
A Sharper Castle: Level Editor, Japanese & Fixes
Dear Castle Crafters, This patch tackles the things you've asked about most: the profile system , widescreen support , and quality-of-life and stability issues in the Level Editor . The biggest change: when you open the game, you now go straight to the main menu . Profiles are on
Dear Castle Crafters,
This patch tackles the things you've asked about most: the profile system, widescreen support, and quality-of-life and stability issues in the Level Editor.
The biggest change: when you open the game, you now go straight to the main menu. Profiles are only needed if you want to play the campaign — otherwise you can jump right in. This was long overdue, and we really appreciate the feedback that pushed us to fix it!
In the Level Editor, you can now use the 3-click system to build, modify, or remove landscape voxels — and the health points are now visible for all voxel types. If you've been wanting an alternative to the brushes, give it a try!
We've also got another localization for you: こんにちは to our new Japanese players! 🏰
Change log
✨ Additions
🛠️ Profile system overhaul: Profiles are now only needed for campaign play
🎌 Japanese translation: Castle Craft is now playable in Japanese!
🧱 New 3-click voxel building tool in the Level Editor for precise voxel placement
📋 Voxel name and health info now displayed in the Level Editor
🖥️ Widescreen support: vertical field of view is now maintained on widescreen displays
📥 Improved level downloading from the Steam Workshop
🛠️ Improvements
Resource spot fragments now shrink smoothly before disappearing
Disabled collision on the building pawn in the Level Editor
Changing the seed in the Level Editor now clears the level of resources
Save the time of day and weather in the save game
🐛 Fixes
Level Editor
Fixed lock-up when opening the Level Editor widget mid-placement with the 3-click tool
Fixed unreliable treasure chest saving
Fixed default weather biome not being initialized properly in the level editor
Skirmish Mode
Fixed prefab integrity not being checked
Fixed incorrect gold reward multiplier
Fixed trees not respawning during waves
Fixed already built minions not restoring correctly
Other
Fixed economic zones getting cluttered with tools over time.
Fixed minions digging removing liquids that then respawn again of there are other liquids nearby
Fixed bottom texture orientation of wooden planks
Fixed builders trying to build on economic zones after loading a save
Fixed liquids being valid ground for building economic zones
With these changes in place we can slowly move on to the more exciting stuff: New features, improved balancing and progression, new content. Thanks for sticking with us!
All the best & happy building,
Jonathan (in service of Debimius)
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01 May 2026Developer post
A Brighter Castle: Onboarding, Lighting & Fixes
Dear Castle Crafters, We're still working our way through your bug reports. Thank you so much for the patience and the detailed feedback! Every report helps, and this patch tackles another big batch of issues alongside some quality-of-life improvements we think you'll like. 🏰 ✨
Dear Castle Crafters,
We're still working our way through your bug reports. Thank you so much for the patience and the detailed feedback! Every report helps, and this patch tackles another big batch of issues alongside some quality-of-life improvements we think you'll like. 🏰
✨ Additions
📖 New onboarding system to guide you through the various game systems - plus a new "Help" section in the main menu where you can revisit any of it at any time
⚔️ Added an explanation widget to Skirmish mode
🛠️ Added a link to the Castle Craft Steam Workshop in the Level Editor menu. It's easier than ever to subscribe to player-made levels and visit the Steam workshop via overlay.
⚖️ Balancing & Tweaks
🌙 Brighter environmental lighting at night; no more squinting
⛈️ Storm darkness no longer stacks with night darkness. Pitch-black nights are a thing of the past
🪨 Resources now get destroyed if the ground beneath them is removed
⏳ Resources no longer respawn immediately, so you can actually clear an area
🏰 Resources no longer spawn on castle elements
🐛 Fixes
Fixed resource duplication bug
Fixed resource meteor impacts spawning in the wrong location
Fixed stone and metal sometimes not respawning
Fixed leftover bits of resource spots lingering after destruction
Fixed resources still occasionally spawning on castle elements
Fix editing an existing level in the level editor resetting the portal location
Fixed crash related to the Upgrade Wall and Move Prefab abilities
Fixed key binding remapping widget not showing up in Settings
🛠️ Level Editor
Voxel biomes now load immediately when switched
Fixed switching voxel biomes causing resources to float in mid-air or get buried underground
The focus of the next patch will be balancing and progression and additional level editor quality of life features. We've received very helpful feedback from you, and that's where we're heading next.
All the best & happy building,
Jonathan & Marco (& Debimius)
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21 Apr 2026Developer post
A Sturdier Castle: Polish, Fixes & Balancing
Dear Castle Crafters, Since release, you've smashed our concurrent player record by a mile. And we're honestly blown away. Thank you to everyone giving our little game a shot. 🏰 The flip side: more players meant more edge cases, and we uncovered a bunch of bugs we never ran into
Dear Castle Crafters,
Since release, you've smashed our concurrent player record by a mile. And we're honestly blown away. Thank you to everyone giving our little game a shot. 🏰
The flip side: more players meant more edge cases, and we uncovered a bunch of bugs we never ran into during Early Access + a few old "friends" showing up for the party🐛. We're really sorry about the rough edges. The good news is we've been heads-down fixing them, and King Debimius has been very clear on the stakes: fix or be fired. (You know him. He means it. Probably.)
(Us, juggling 7 bugs before yeeting them out of the world.)
Huge thanks for all the reports, they've been incredibly helpful. Here's what we've fixed so far with your help:
Additions
Motion Blur setting
Salvage Tool in the Level Editor now salvages everything, including liquids
Tooltips explaining each game mode
Save prompt when hitting ESC in the Level Editor
Weather no longer changes in Level Editor (it's hard to build in a dark storm)
Added missing translations
Balancing
Sword damage increased in mid-levels for smoother progression
Bow damage increased in mid-levels for smoother progression
Telekinesis damage increased in mid-levels for smoother progression
No winged units before wave 5
Fixes
Fixed crash in Level Editor when placing Economic Zones
Fixed several things that weren't buildable in the Level Editor
Fixed time dilation after saving in building mode and reloading
Fixed "Restart Wave" not working after losing a battle twice in a row
Fixed Wellspring and Scorchwell icons overlapping in the skill book
Fixed lumberjacks occasionally mining rocks
Fixed level editor not working with profiles using randomization
Fixed level seed not reliably showing in the main menu on randomization profiles
Fixed missing foliage below a certain height in custom levels
And… incremented the version number to 1.0.0. 🙂
We're reading every report and working through them one by one. Thanks for your patience & happy building!
The Castle Craft Crew
P.S. Did you know you can turn falling voxels into deadly traps? Try the "dangerous mushrooms" trick: build a mushroom-shaped structure, wait for enemies to wander underneath, then shoot out the stem. Timber! 🍄
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19 Apr 2026Developer post
Creative World Milestone and Castle Craft 1.0!
Dear Castle Crafters, Turret Tinkerers, and Moat Masters, After more than a year of implementing your fantastic feedback, squashing more bugs than our house cat Lucky, and wringing enough performance out of the engine that even our ancient laptop can run it - we're finally ready
19 Mar 2026Developer post
Combat and Command
Sharpen your personal arsenal Several combat skills now grow even deadlier in the late game: ⚔️ Sword & Shield : Tier 10 unleashes astral blades with every swing, letting your strikes reach beyond the melee range. 🏹 Bow : Tiers 5–10 add one extra arrow per shot , filling the
29 Jan 2026Developer post
War of Wits & Steel
⚔️ New Units & Traits This patch is part of the Warfare milestone , and as such, new combat units take center stage: Menturions , Satyrs , and Telemachs (finally, a counter to those catapults!). We’ve also made solid progress on the Level Editor and hope to have it ready soon
⚔️ New Units & Traits
This patch is part of the Warfare milestone, and as such, new combat units take center stage: Menturions, Satyrs, and Telemachs (finally, a counter to those catapults!).
We’ve also made solid progress on the Level Editor and hope to have it ready soon. For now and for the February patch our focus remains firmly on combat.
Without further ado, meet:
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🧠 New Enemy Unit: Menturion
Menturions are Brainlings trained in battlefield command. As long as they live, they intelligently guide a platoon of skeletons around your defenses to exploit weak points. Slay the Menturion, and their platoon collapses back into mindless skeletons, marching straight toward the king.
🐐 New Enemy Unit: Satyr
Satyrs are lightning-fast Beastmen who never take fall damage thanks to their powerful goat legs. They leap across gaps and trenches with ease and use agile reflexes to dodge incoming projectiles.
🌀 New Friendly Unit: Telemach Telemachs wield telekinesis to disrupt enemy projectiles mid-flight. They can slow, deflect, or even hurl arrows and catapult stones back at the enemy - though heavier projectiles require more time or multiple Telemachs working together.
🎯 New Evolutionary Trait: Target Variation
Units with this trait occasionally fixate on targets other than the king, creating less predictable (and more dangerous) attack patterns.
🧩 Features & Improvements
❤️ Improved Health Bars
Unit health bars now display numerical health values, making enemy progress across waves easier to read at a glance.
⚙️ Performance Improvements
Significantly improved brute projectile performance during large-scale combat.
⚖️ Balance Changes
Increased King’s Guard health to better hold defensive lines.
🛠️ Bug Fixes
Fixed builder minions failing to reassign tasks when dying mid-construction.
Fixed knights and archers not updating base damage correctly when skills change.
Fixed a rare crash caused by enemy unit death abilities.
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10 Jan 2026Developer post
Sensation: King Debimius Moves
👑 King Debimius is royal in every aspect of his personality - including his complete unwillingness to move. For generations, no one has been able to relocate either him or the center of his power: the treasure chest. Until now. This patch finally adds the ability to move the tre
👑 King Debimius is royal in every aspect of his personality - including his complete unwillingness to move. For generations, no one has been able to relocate either him or the center of his power: the treasure chest. Until now.
This patch finally adds the ability to move the treasure chest to new locations 🧳✨
If the past is any indication, you - the players - will find ingenious ways to use this to defeat enemy hordes (and the game itself) in ways we never anticipated. But rest assured: we will not sit idly by. Counter-measures will be devised. ⚔️
After all, a sandbox game is an arms race between developers and players.
And there’s more: this patch also adds another long-requested feature - the ability to summon the enemy wave from anywhere 🌊🔥
Here are the full patch notes:
🪄 Abilities & Gameplay
👑 Move King ability added.
⚔️ Summon Enemy Wave ability added.
🔄 Re-activating Teleport to King or Summon Enemy Wave while already in progress now cancels the ability before completion.
🏹 The player can now damage animals and neutral factions using weapons (sword, bow, and telekinesis).
🌍 World & AI
🐄 Fixed ranch animals occasionally wandering off their ranch.
📏 Fixed World Build Bounds exceeding the limits of the Voxel World.
🍃 Valusia ground leaves decals for more foliage variety
🛠️ Fixes & Stability
💥 Fixed a rare crash when salvaging or destroying a prefab.
🏷️ Fixed incorrect tier text for Teleport to King.
The next patch will focus on combat and introduce some new threats to your (relocated) king Debimius!
The Castle Craft crew
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19 Dec 2025Developer post
Tar and Sand for Christmas!
It’s getting cold and foggy outside (we’re still waiting for snow), so we thought we’d take you somewhere warm with our latest patch: the desert plains of Stygia . This update gives you access to the legendary architecture of Stygia. Built from massive yet cleanly finished stone
It’s getting cold and foggy outside (we’re still waiting for snow), so we thought we’d take you somewhere warm with our latest patch: the desert plains of Stygia.
This update gives you access to the legendary architecture of Stygia. Built from massive yet cleanly finished stone and reinforced with iron bars, Stygian structures are famed for their durability. They offer even more protection than Stone architecture - at a cost. And, of course, you’ll first need to unlock the kingdom of Stygia to use them.
Stygia is also known for its unique approach to defense. Tar is used to slow enemies and prevent them from jumping, while metal spike bars reinforce walls and punish attackers who get too close.
But that's not all! Here is everything that's new:
Building & Blocks
Added 2 new wood block types: horizontal logs (in both directions).
New Tar block: slows enemies, counters jumping units, and keeps them grounded.
Brand-new Stygian Architecture set, including:
2 new wall types
Doors & windows
Roof pieces
Stairs & stair rails
Added 4 new metal spike prefabs to beef up your defenses.
Updated destruction effects for the Stone set.
Quality of Life
Your last wheel selection is now remembered.
Fixes
Fixed a crash during the End of Wave sequence.
Fixed the flamethrower not playing its audio cue when it can’t fire.
Fixed the platoon control widget getting stuck on screen if a platoon dies while following you.
As always, thank you for playing and for all your feedback. We’re excited to see what you build with Stygia - and how you defend it.
We wish you all a merry Christmas!
Your Castle Craft crew,
Marco, Hunter, Jonathan
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03 Dec 2025Developer post
By Debimius’ Decree: Back to More Frequent Updates!
Dear Castle Builders After the UI Update and the huge refactoring of the skill system, we’re back to more frequent updates. And we’ve got a nice little patch for you. This one finally adds visually distinct tiers for the archer platoons: We'll let Debimius present the full patch
Dear Castle Builders
After the UI Update and the huge refactoring of the skill system, we’re back to more frequent updates. And we’ve got a nice little patch for you. This one finally adds visually distinct tiers for the archer platoons:
We'll let Debimius present the full patch notes:
Building & Construction
Added visual tiers for the Building Hammer skill.
Re-added structure repairing with the Building Hammer (lost during the UI update).
Fixed minions sometimes building at extreme distances right from the start.
Fixed minions getting confused when upgrading work-in-progress prefabs.
Minions & AI
Re-added minion AI improvements (previously lost in the UI update).
Fixed platoons sometimes spawning offset from the target location.
Fixed platoon weapons occasionally lingering after upgrades.
Combat & Abilities
Fixed the Canyon ability being usable mid-air and getting the player stuck.
Fixed mid-air attacks being granted for free.
Camera & Controls
Fixed the blurry rotate-around-castle view.
Stability
Fixed a crash related to a gameplay cue.
Fixed a crash when placing an economic zone decoration prefab.
Debimius & his coding minions,
Marco & Jonathan
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26 Nov 2025Developer post
🏰 The Steam Awards Are Here And We’d Love Your Support!
Hey everyone ! It’s that time of year again! The Steam Awards are back! As a very small team (tm) working passionately on Castle Craft, your nomination would mean the (voxel-)world to us. With the UI Milestone Update just released, we’ve officially crossed the halfway mark of our
Hey everyone!
It’s that time of year again! The Steam Awards are back! As a very small team (tm) working passionately on Castle Craft, your nomination would mean the (voxel-)world to us.
With the UI Milestone Update just released, we’ve officially crossed the halfway mark of our roadmap, and the next steps are the biggest ones yet.
What’s Coming Next on the Roadmap?
Warfare Update: Command Armies & Build Powerful Defenses
We’re expanding Castle Craft’s tactical depth in a major way:
New units to recruit and command
Defense structures to unlock and combine
A brand-new Army Command Mode to orchestrate battles and protect your realm
Creative World Update: Build, Share, Explore
Let your imagination roam freely:
New handcrafted maps
A fully-featured Level Editor
Seamless sharing: create your own worlds or download others from the community
We can’t wait to show you what’s coming! These updates are where Castle Craft truly blossoms.
Why “Most Innovative Gameplay”?
Castle Craft blends genres in a way we haven’t really seen before:
Voxel building meets tower defense meets automation.
Hands-on first-person combat with spells, siege weapons, and powerful tools.
Strategic castle engineering using combinations of traps, walls, structures, and army units.
Play your way: fight on the front line or let your mechanical and military genius do the work.
If you’ve enjoyed the chaotic siege madness of Castle Craft (or think the idea alone deserves recognition), we’d be honored if you’d consider nominating us.
Your Nomination Makes a Big Difference
Castle Craft is made by a small team but has a very passionate community, and the Steam Awards are one of the rare moments where visibility can spike for projects like ours.
If you want to support Castle Craft, a nomination for Most Innovative Gameplay would help us tremendously and shine some light on the game. And if you haven't left a review yet, please do! That also helps us a ton and we read every single review that comes through.
Thank you for being with us on this journey and for helping our castle grow stone by stone. 🏰💛
-Debimius & his coding minions
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23 Nov 2025Developer post
UI Milestone Update — Build Smarter, Smoother, Prettier!
Hey everyone! We’re excited to finally release our UI Milestone Update , the result of a huge behind-the-scenes rework! While much of the work in this patch is foundational (setting us up for the next two major updates), we’ve also packed in several long-requested improvements an
Hey everyone!
We’re excited to finally release our UI Milestone Update, the result of a huge behind-the-scenes rework!
While much of the work in this patch is foundational (setting us up for the next two major updates), we’ve also packed in several long-requested improvements and visual upgrades that you can enjoy right now:

🧱 New Features & Improvements
✅ New Building Selection Wheel A long-time community request is here: Easily access building categories and specific elements using intuitive radial wheels—no more reshuffling the skill bars for building.
⚙️ UI Performance Overhaul We’ve significantly improved navigation speed and responsiveness across the board. Expect a smoother feel when opening menus or switching tabs.
🚧 Prefab & Wall Building Performance Improved speed and responsiveness when placing complex prefabs or long walls.
🌸 New Prefabs
Wooden Passage
3 Wooden Ramps
Decorative Flowers from all 3 kingdoms 🌼🌸🌺
📖 Reworked Skill Book UI
Clearer drag-and-drop indicators
Clearer Sub-skill tree indicators
💥 Destruction Visuals & Performance
All 130 building elements now have updated destruction physics, with better performance and smoother transitions.
📖 Ingame Credits: Many of the best ideas in the game come from you, the players! We've added a credits section to the game where you can see who's behind the various things we've added during the early access phase so far. (Have we forgotten you? Shoot us a DM on Discord!)
🐞 Fixes & Polish
Telekinesis now spawns the right cube type instead of always dirt
Fixed a rare crash when hovering skills in the skill book
Fixed wall cost refund bug when placing prefabs inside walls
Fixed skeleton not spawning in tutorial (ːsteamfacepalmː!)
Smoothed out the Wasteland Shepherd’s movement
⚠️ Important Note: Save Game Compatibility
Due to extensive internal system changes, previous save games are not compatible with this patch. We know it’s a pain—but it’s a fresh start for a much more stable and expandable game foundation.
🧱✨ Time to build a new castle!
🎉 Extra Good News: GWB Finalist!
We're thrilled to share that Castle Craft has made it to the final shortlist of the Tencent GWB Game Awards! Check out the announcement here:
🔗https://x.com/TencentGames/status/1988794818672357886?s=20
This update took a fair bit longer than expected (thank you for your patience!), but with it out, we’re shifting back to more frequent updates for the rest of the year — starting with the 🛡️Warfare Update🛡️ content that we'll release in smaller batches.
Thanks for helping us get this far and for your patience — your support makes all the difference.
All the best,
Jonathan & Marco
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01 Aug 2025Developer post
⚙️ Weekly Update: Performance Boosts Before the Break!
This week’s update is all about performance ! We discovered that our detailed voxel damage meshes were the main culprit behind slowdowns in large-scale battles. The system has now been streamlined and optimized , resulting in major FPS gains during intense combat. 💻 On our old t
This week’s update is all about performance! We discovered that our detailed voxel damage meshes were the main culprit behind slowdowns in large-scale battles. The system has now been streamlined and optimized, resulting in major FPS gains during intense combat.
💻 On our old test laptop, we’re seeing nearly double the framerate in late-game battles! (There are still some slow-downs when a lot is going on—but we’re on it! 😊)
We’re heading out for a short summer break, so the next patch will land in late August. It’ll be a big one—featuring a UI and skill overhaul, plus the long-awaited Selection Wheel for building! 🛠️🎯
⚔️ Combat & Units
Improved Combat Performance: Reworked damage mesh code for smoother, more efficient battles.
Platoon Recovery: Destroyed friendly platoons are now properly restored after battle, even if fully wiped out.
Overcap Platoons Clean-Up: Friendly platoons above the population cap are now correctly removed when Barracks are deleted.
🛠️ Building & Tools
Hammer Repairs: The Building Hammer now also repairs damaged cubes and prefabs, not just builds.
Economic Zone Tool Placement Logic: Tools now avoid blocking doorways or entries when placed on economic zones.
Edge Placement Fix: Fixed some tools that could reach beyond the edges of economic zones.
🧠 Minions & AI
Multifloor Pathfinding: Fixed a rare Unreal Engine bug causing minions to walk to the wrong floor in multi-level economic zones.
🧱 Prefabs & UI
Prefab Health Bars: Fixed an issue where health bars stayed hidden even when prefabs were taking damage.
Street Building Bug: Fixed a display bug where the minion count appeared during street economic zone construction.
💥 Crashes & Stability
Projectile Prefab Crash: Fixed a crash caused by projectile-type prefabs trying to fire during destruction.
Bestiary Crash: Resolved a crash when opening the Grave Brute entry in the Bestiary.
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23 Jul 2025Developer post
🛠️ Build Like You Mean It
Hello Castle Builders! After our content update last week we're rolling out some features and fixes. But before we dive into the details: Did you know that most things in Castle Craft react to physics? Check out this crazy guide by Travis150 on how to use this to your advantage b
Hello Castle Builders!
After our content update last week we're rolling out some features and fixes.
But before we dive into the details: Did you know that most things in Castle Craft react to physics? Check out this crazy guide by Travis150 on how to use this to your advantage by moving Debimius to safety ("BLASPHEMY" I can hear him shout):
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Here's the full things of goodies for this week:
🛠️ Gameplay & Balancing
Upgradeable Building Hammer: The hammer can now be upgraded to build up to 25 cubes at once and instantly complete prefabs when used.
Reduced Fall Damage: Falling now results in less damage to the player, improving traversal and reducing frustration.
🧠 AI & Minion Behavior
Smarter Trap Avoidance: Minions now avoid horizontal spikes and steer clear of traps while casually strolling.
🪖 Platoon & Combat Fixes
Ceiling Collision Bug Fixed: Platoons will no longer get stuck in 2-block-high spaces.
Army Overview Accuracy: The enemy army overview now has the right duration and is not affected by how many platoons you built.
Launch Pad Reliability: Launch pads now bounce units properly even if they still have downward momentum.
🧱 Building & Traps
Trap Placement Restrictions: Traps can no longer be placed inside resource spots or treasure chests.
Trap Collision Fix: Fixed an issue where trap targets would activate collision prematurely after placing the first trap component.
Prefab Build Errors: Fixed a bug causing duplicate error messages when a prefab build fails.
📝 UI & Text
Platoon Unlock Description: Corrected the unlock text for platoons to accurately reflect gameplay.
As always: Let us know if you encounter any issues or have any suggestions for the game! You can find us on Discord.
Best wishes,
Marco, Daniel, Jonathan
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17 Jul 2025Developer post
Economic Zone Update OUT NOW and Roadmap!
Hello Castle Crafters! After the early access release we focused on balancing and bug fixes. Now we’re turning our attention to adding some of the bigger features and improvements you have suggested. It took us a bit longer, but we’re finally taking the next step on this journey:
Hello Castle Crafters!
After the early access release we focused on balancing and bug fixes. Now we’re turning our attention to adding some of the bigger features and improvements you have suggested. It took us a bit longer, but we’re finally taking the next step on this journey: the Economic Zone update is here! In this update we put more power in your hands and allow you to increase the minion and platoon limit by building quarters and barracks.
We have also gotten in touch with the amazing Paul Delaross who gave Debimius the unforgettable voice in the trailer and he’s now also given Debimius his ingame voice.
But wait - we have lots of changes coming to the game in this patch and a quick look to the future and our road map for where we plan to take Castle Craft.
🛠️ Minions:
Quarter Economic Zone: Increase your minion cap across all other zones by building these cozy quarters. More minions = more work being done
Barracks Economic Zone: Increase your platoon cap to defend your castle with a bigger army (instead of just more traps).
Improved Visual Customization: All minions now have distinct faces and can be either male or female, so you can personalize your army even more.
Minion Build Queue: In the Economy Tab of the Skill Book, see exactly which minions are currently being built.
Reliable Minion Distribution: Minions now reliably distribute across all economic zone clusters. No more empty workshops.
Minion Status Icons: A small icon on the minion status bar now tells you what the minion is currently up to: Is he moving, working, or maybe just taking a break?
Improved Tool Placement: Minions now build tools on all disconnected economic zones, making your fortress even more efficient.
Builders Get Smarter: Builders now reserve cubes only if nearby, so no more blocking each other when they could be building! They also build nearby cubes first, leading to faster building.
No More Minion Vertigo: Minions can now navigate over small bridges/paths of 1 voxel block width, allowing for a wider range of castle constructions.
Productivity Boost: Builders will now check nearby areas for productive props and will build new ones if needed. They don’t wait around!
Minions Avoid Launch Pads and other Traps: Minions will now avoid launch pads—because no one likes a flying minion, right? Substantively fewer minion deaths all around.
🎮 General Gameplay:
New Debimius Voice Actor Enjoy some fresh audio from King Debimius himself, adding even more of his… charming personality.
Prefab Status Bars: Only show status bars for health and when within range—no more clutter when they're just burning fuel from afar.
Performance Boost: Performance improvements when dealing with large economic zones. More minions, more fun, less lag!
Kingdom View Button in Settings Menu: We’ve added a back to level selection button to the main settings menu that you reach via ESC.
⚖️ Balancing:
Increased Difficulty: The early waves of Stygia and Hyperborea are now tougher. Get ready for more challenges right from the start.
Platoon Food Cost: Building friendly platoons (knights and archers) now costs food, adding some strategic depth to your army planning.
Tweaked End of Wave Gold Rewards: Kingdoms now give increasingly larger gold rewards after each wave.
🐞 Bug Fixes:
No More Floating Trees: Trees now stay grounded, no more defying gravity.
Friendly Soldier Clipping: No more soldiers falling through the ground. They’re now staying put like they should when the world gets restored or loaded.
Stygia & Hyperborea Skybox Fix: The skybox no longer overlaps with the New Horizons building border—no more celestial interference.
Minion Digging Fix: Players no longer get pushed into the air when minions dig underneath them.
Hellfire Ability Fix: The Hellfire dragon no longer pushes siege towers away when it’s summoned.
Floating Voxels Fix: Salvaging now lets floating voxels fall to the ground as they should!
Bug Report Form Fix: The bug report form now resets properly after submission—no more issues with it getting stuck!
Tree Growth Fix: Trees won’t grow if they were mid-growth when the game was saved.
Gold Fix: Gold in the skill book now updates properly, even when the building pawn is being possessed.
Food Harvesting Fix: Food received from loading a game is now properly counted toward harvested food in the resource UI.
Fall Damage: Double jumping when switching phases: The player no longer takes fall damage when starting a double jump right before the defense phase begins.
Minion Loading: Restoring minions in the first wave: The game now correctly loads minions even when a game in the first wave is being loaded.
In addition we will also be releasing the Castle Craft soundtrack by the talented José Pavli. If you ever found yourself just relaxing to the music while watching your minions work, now you can do the same while doing the dishes… or something more exciting. You get the idea.
While working on the economic zone update, we’ve also continued work on the UI Update, which we will release shortly. This update will introduce a selection wheel to select building skills, revamp the skill book, and lay the groundwork for many exciting additions to the game such as items that you can equip.
Wonder what’s next? We’ve finally created our roadmap that lets you know what Debimius is cooking up for the next patches of the game:

We haven’t put dates on those milestones quite yet. But we expect to have all of them implemented by the end of this year.
The roadmap isn’t set in stone though and YOU can help us shape Castle Craft. Join our Discord and let us know which things you think need to change!
We are grateful for your feedback, your patience, and are excited for what’s to come!
Best wishes,
Marco & Jonathan
The Castle Craft Crew
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14 May 2025Developer post
🎉 Castle Craft Update: Smarter Minions & Better Pathing! 🎉
Hello again, Builders & Defenders! We're back with another quick update that enhances your gameplay experience, making your minions (slightly) smarter and your strategies smoother. Here's what's new: Gameplay Improvements 🛡️: Minions now return resources to the nearest avail
Hello again, Builders & Defenders!
We're back with another quick update that enhances your gameplay experience, making your minions (slightly) smarter and your strategies smoother. Here's what's new:
Gameplay Improvements 🛡️:

Minions now return resources to the nearest available workstation—efficiency at its best!
Farmers will first gather all nearby pickups before diving back into harvesting, optimizing your resource collection.
Priests are now adept at navigating between temple furniture to fulfill their sacred duties.
Minion pathing significantly improved over long distances—no more ignoring those far away spots!
Bug Fixes 🐞:

Fixed the right mouse button not cancelling the salvage target action as intended.
Keep your feedback coming—we're continually refining Castle Craft thanks to your insights!
Build bravely,
🏰 The Castle Craft Team 🏰
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12 May 2025Developer post
🚨 PATCH ALERT: New Updates & Progress for Castle Craft! 🚨
Hello Castle Crafters! 🏰✨ We’re back with another exciting patch for Castle Craft, and we’ve implemented a bunch of the things you've requested! Not only have we squashed bugs, but we’ve also optimized performance, improved gameplay mechanics, and balanced some key elements to m
Hello Castle Crafters! 🏰✨
We’re back with another exciting patch for Castle Craft, and we’ve implemented a bunch of the things you've requested! Not only have we squashed bugs, but we’ve also optimized performance, improved gameplay mechanics, and balanced some key elements to make your castle-building and defense experience even better! 💥
Patch Notes:
🎮 Gameplay Updates:

Resource spots now save and restore when loading/saving. Goodbye re-load resource exploit 🦴
Brute charge attack has been improved for more devastating impact! 💪⚡
Minions now find the closest resource spot they can reach, making resource gathering more efficient.
Rocket artillery’s projectile trajectory and performance have been fine-tuned for a cooler "drunken rocket" behavior! 💥
One-click upgrades for prefabs like windows and doors! 🏗️
Prefab integrity checks optimized for smoother performance.
Telekinesis ability is now more reactive! Grab and throw objects even faster! 🪄✨
⚖️ Balancing Changes:

Friendly archers' range reduced by around 15% to balance the battlefield.
Road now gives a sprinting speed boost, so you can sprint even faster on roads!
🛠️ Quality of Life Improvements:

Added confirmation prompt when deleting a profile—no more accidental deletions! 🔒
🐞 Fixes Galore:

Bomblings no longer become (occasionally) invincible after dying! 🦴
Fixed player equipment visibility when controlling a trap—now it’s all about the traps!
Blade Prison and other skills are now reliably activatable during the combat phase.
Brutes no longer die from fall damage during their charge attack.
Fixed falling kill zone being too high in Stygia—now you can dig all the way to the ground without dying.
Pickup kiting issue when running past a pickup is now fixed.
Iron pickups no longer get stuck inside the iron resource spots.
Fixed wall upgrade ability missing the change grid size sound.
Right Mouse Button no longer cancels digging volume abilities.
Attached prefabs (banners or horizontal spikes) no longer block wall upgrades.
Things no longer attach to banners unintentionally.
Mid-Air Smash can no longer be activated from very low heights.
Climbing and Mjolnir sounds now respect audio volume settings.
Platoon follow/unfollow bug has been resolved—platoons behave as expected!
Flying player pawn no longer takes damage from spikes while in building mode.
Telekinesis projectile no longer lingers mid-air if hitting friendlies.
🔥 Minor Update:

Fire lights now have a more orange hue than yellow for a warmer, more atmospheric glow.
What’s Coming Next? 🎉
We’re also making great progress on our first content patch, and it’s going to be big! Here’s what you can expect:

Reworked building menu – Say goodbye to shuffling skills on your skill bar! A smoother, easier interface is coming.
New economic zones: Quarters and Barracks will increase your minion and platoon limits—more builders, more warriors!
Improved procedural level generation – Get ready for even more dynamic, unpredictable battlefields! 🌍
Platoon Command Tool – Easily reposition your platoons in the building phase or command them during the combat phase—tactical freedom at its best! 🔧⚔️
Do you have any issues with Castle Craft? Let us know & we will get it fixed as soon as possible 🔥
The Castle Craft Crew
Philipp, Marco, and Jonathan
Original post
07 May 2025Developer post
Castle Craft Bundles!
Hey everyone, In case you missed it - Castle Craft entered Early Access this week! Thank you all so much for the support and for the feedback so far! If you haven't yet, but would like to provide your feedback, join our Discord ! We’d love to hear your thoughts and see what you’v
28 Apr 2025Developer post
🚨 Castle Craft OUT NOW! 🚨
Castle Craft, the first game from our studio, Twin Earth, is officially LIVE in Early Access ! 🎉 It’s been nearly three years, countless cups of coffee, and a few late-night coding sessions, but the day has finally arrived! 🕒 Dive in and experience chaotic siege battles in a fu
Castle Craft, the first game from our studio, Twin Earth, is officially LIVE in Early Access! 🎉 It’s been nearly three years, countless cups of coffee, and a few late-night coding sessions, but the day has finally arrived! 🕒 Dive in and experience chaotic siege battles in a fully destructible world — it’s time to unleash the madness! 💥
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What's new?
We’ve listened to all your feedback from the demo and made tons of improvements & added a lot of content! 🛠️ The Early Access game includes:
✨ Two brand-new kingdoms with unique challenges:

Stygia: A desert kingdom with skeletons that climb walls and wield sand magic to fight back against your defenses. 🏜️💀
Hyperborea: An icy wasteland where the mysterious Acolytes summon snow and ice to wield their deadly magic. ❄️🧊
🌟 Creative Mode: Play at your own pace with no pressure — summon enemy waves whenever you feel ready! 🏰🛡️
⚔️ New units and traits: Meet the Acolytes, Elder Things, climbing enemies, enemy bridge builders, and more! 🦴💥
🌍 World Randomization: Liberated the first three kingdoms? Time to tackle randomized worlds filled with new challenges! 🌱🔥
I like the game, how can I help?
🌟 Buy the game (it's temporarily 15% off to celebrate the launch!)
🌟 Write Steam review (Yes, these help aaa looot!)
🌟 Play the game and have fun!
🌟 Give us feedback on our Discord or in the Steam forums! (so we can make Castle Craft even better!)
🌟 And tell your friends about it!
Why Early Access? 🤔
Castle Craft has been shaped by you — our amazing Discord community! 🙌 Your feedback over the past year has made the game even better than we could have imagined, and we’re excited to continue this journey with your input. We want to hear from you! Join us on Discord to tell us what you'd love to see in the game next! 🔮
Found any bugs? 🐞 Let us know in our Discord! We're actively reviewing reports and will work hard to help with any issues you may encounter. Your experience matters to us! 💬
Happy building & defending!
Marco, Philipp, Jonathan
Original post
23 Apr 2025Developer post
Castle Craft releases on April 28 into Early Access!
Hi everyone We finally have an official (and final) Early Access release date! (No more changing that!) Castle Craft is releasing into Early Access on April 28 We are excited to share our Early Access release trailer with you & hope you are as excited for the release as we ar
22 Apr 2025Developer post
Demo Patch Update
Hey everyone! We are also happy to finally add custom key bindings to the demo! They will allow non-QWERTY players to customize the game to their liking. But wait, there is more in this demo update! ⏳ Gameplay & Controls: * Pickups now have physics. * Added more language loca