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LiveJanuary 2014 · 13 years ago

The Castle Doctrine

38estimated playersDown 1.3% this week

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

The Castle Doctrine is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 12k – 32k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

Player stats

Estimated total players

12 thousand32 thousand

How many accounts we think have played The Castle Doctrine at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
August 2026~39Up 2.6%
July 2026~38

Community activity

Daily The Castle Doctrine community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

49% positive · 380 reviews

0Down 100% past week

The Castle Doctrine recently drew 0 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 1 set on Aug 6, 2026. Steam activity is down 100% over the past week. Players have posted 380 Steam reviews, 49% of them positive.

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Castle Doctrine dead or still active?

No, The Castle Doctrine is not dead — it is live and playable.

How many players does The Castle Doctrine have on Steam?

The Castle Doctrine recently peaked at 0 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 1. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.

When was The Castle Doctrine released?

The Castle Doctrine was released in January 2014 by Jason Rohrer.

What platforms is The Castle Doctrine available on?

The Castle Doctrine is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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