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XGen Studios · Published by XGen Studios · Official site ↗
Mixed — 56% positive (52 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Defend your Castle against the relentless army of crayon invaders! Those crafty barbarian hordes have amassed their forces once again to challenge your domain. Will you and your court rise to the challenge, or stand aside as they raze your Castle to the ground?
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£4.29
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3 Sept 2026Lowest: £4.29 · Highest: £4.2928 Sept 2026
Action, Indie, Strategy, Casual · 2017 · More under £5 games
Command your castle’s defenses and outwit the crayon army in this 2017 indie action-strategy game from XGen Studios. Will you protect your stronghold or fall to the barbarian horde?
About this game
DESCRIPTION
Defend your Castle against the relentless army of crayon invaders! Those crafty barbarian hordes have amassed their forces once again to challenge your domain. Will you and your court rise to the challenge, or stand aside as they raze your Castle to the ground?
FEATURES
• Battle many different types of enemy invaders, requiring varying tactics to defeat
• Upgrade your kingdom with fortified walls, the archery range, wizard tower, craftsmen's workshop, and the demolition laboratory
• Strengthen your forces by converting soldiers and assigning them as Archers, Wizards, or Craftsmen to work within your castle or deploying them as Bombers
• Cast powerful spells with the aid of your Wizards
• Your superb defending abilities now earn you up to 45 new achievements!
• Unlimited levels: Continue to grow the strength of your Kingdom indefinitely
• Heroic difficulty mode for players of royal descent
Featured in Apple's "Best Castle Defense Games"
Defend your Castle against the relentless army of crayon invaders! Those crafty barbarian hordes have amassed their forces once again to challenge your domain. Will you and your court rise to the challenge, or stand aside as they raze your Castle to the ground?
FEATURES
• Battle many different types of enemy invaders, requiring varying tactics to defeat
• Upgrade your kingdom with fortified walls, the archery range, wizard tower, craftsmen's workshop, and the demolition laboratory
• Strengthen your forces by converting soldiers and assigning them as Archers, Wizards, or Craftsmen to work within your castle or deploying them as Bombers
• Cast powerful spells with the aid of your Wizards
• Your superb defending abilities now earn you up to 45 new achievements!
• Unlimited levels: Continue to grow the strength of your Kingdom indefinitely
• Heroic difficulty mode for players of royal descent
Featured in Apple's "Best Castle Defense Games"
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows Vista
- Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core (2 * 2200 Mhz) or AMD Athlon X2 64 2 * 2200 Mhz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 6800 GT with 256 MB of RAM / ATI Radeon HD 5450 with 512 MB of RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 40 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0C Compatible sound card
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS *: Windows 7/8 (x86 and x64)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 * 2600 Mhz) or AMD Athlon X2 64 2 * 2600 Mhz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 8600 with 512 MB of RAM / ATI Radeon HD 5570 with 1024 MB of RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 40 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0C Compatible sound card
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Defend Your Castle 30% off launch discount and XGen Bundle!
We just brought one of our classic games to the Steam platform: Defend Your Castle. You might have gotten in trouble for playing the web version of this game in your computer lab or library at school when you probably were supposed to be studying or researching something important. Sorry teachers! Defend Your Castle is now available alongside Super Motherload (& Motherload Goldium Edition), Stick RPG 2 and The Low Road at a 30% discount if you get them together! Check out the bundle here: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/3347/XGen_Studios_Bundle/ Or if you're just looking for a quick dose of nostalgia hop on over to the DYC store page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/708710/Defend_Your_Castle/ We also just launched both sound tracks for The Low Road on Steam: Songs On The Low Road by Win Well and The Low Road OST by Eric Cheng. You can pick them both up in The Low Road Soundtrack Bundle at 30% off regular price (oh and there's a 30% launch discount too... so let's just say CHEAP!). http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/4978/The_Low_Road_Soundtrack_Bundle/ Most of all, thank you for playing our games! - The XGen Studios TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (Scottdraws)AnnouncementsOfficial
Defend Your Castle 30% off launch discount and XGen Bundle!
We just brought one of our classic games to the Steam platform: Defend Your Castle. You might have gotten in trouble for playing the web version of this game in your computer lab or library at school when you probably were supposed to be studying or researching something important. Sorry teachers! Defend Your Castle is now available alongside Super Motherload (& Motherload Goldium Edition), Stick RPG 2 and The Low Road at a 30% discount if you get them together! Check out the bundle here: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/3347/XGen_Studios_Bundle/ Or if you're just looking for a quick dose of nostalgia hop on over to the DYC store page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/708710/Defend_Your_Castle/ We also just launched both sound tracks for The Low Road on Steam: Songs On The Low Road by Win Well and The Low Road OST by Eric Cheng. You can pick them both up in The Low Road Soundtrack Bundle at 30% off regular price (oh and there's a 30% launch discount too... so let's just say CHEAP!). http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/4978/The_Low_Road_Soundtrack_Bundle/ Most of all, thank you for playing our games! - The XGen Studios TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (Scottdraws)
