[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":448},["ShallowReactive",2],{"studio-blog-post-castlebound-steam-walking-castle-couch-coop-roguelite":3,"studio-blog-related-castlebound-steam-walking-castle-couch-coop-roguelite":405},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":377,"cover":22,"coverHref":15,"date":378,"description":379,"draft":380,"extension":381,"image":382,"meta":383,"navigation":273,"path":384,"seo":385,"stem":386,"tags":387,"takes":394,"__hash__":404},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fcastlebound-steam-walking-castle-couch-coop-roguelite.md","Castlebound Steam: Walking Castle Couch Co-op Roguelite","pixxer",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":365},"minimark",[10,24,34,53,99,104,107,122,143,152,158,162,173,181,185,208,211,220,226,230,245,253,257,264,274,283,287,313,316,320,335,338,342,345],[11,12,18,19],"a",{"className":13,"href":15,"title":16,"style":17},[14],"vg-hotframe","https:\u002F\u002Fstore.steampowered.com\u002Fapp\u002F3551820\u002F","Castlebound on Steam","background-image:url(\u002Fblog\u002Fcastlebound-steam-walking-castle-couch-coop-roguelite-bp-hero.webp)","\n  ",[20,21],"img",{"src":22,"alt":23},"https:\u002F\u002Fshared.akamai.steamstatic.com\u002Fstore_item_assets\u002Fsteam\u002Fapps\u002F3551820\u002F1c727121a2010aad1a3680f46988a75778fc8063\u002Fheader.jpg?t=1794416167","Official Castlebound Steam header art: an archer with flowing orange hair, a blue robed wizard reading a book, a winged helmet warrior and a goggled kid face a crowd of skeletons, a purple bat and a green goblin, with a fairy glowing above a small castle silhouette and the blue Castlebound logo (Ogre Pixel \u002F Steam)",[25,26,30,33],"p",{"className":27,"style":29},[28],"blog-muted","margin:-0.75rem 0 1.5rem;font-size:0.9em",[11,31,32],{"href":15},"Castlebound (Steam)",". Hover for a Voidge draft sketch inspired by the header key art.",[25,35,36,40,41,44,45,48,49,52],{},[37,38,39],"strong",{},"Castlebound"," is a ",[37,42,43],{},"couch co-op roguelite platformer"," on Steam for ",[37,46,47],{},"1 to 4 players",", and the hook is honestly adorable: your home base is a ",[37,50,51],{},"castle that walks",". It wakes up, grows a pair of stubby legs and marches across the map while monsters swarm in from every side. Your job, solo or with friends on the same sofa, is to keep it standing long enough to reach the next stop.",[25,54,55,56,59,60,63,64,67,68,71,72,75,76,79,80,63,83,86,87,90,91,94,95,98],{},"It comes from ",[37,57,58],{},"Ogre Pixel",", a small team from Mexico behind ",[37,61,62],{},"A Tiny Sticker Tale"," and ",[37,65,66],{},"Lonesome Village",", and it is self published after a Kickstarter campaign. 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The tower defense tag makes sense once you see a horde chewing on your front door.",[25,108,109,110,113,114,117,118,121],{},"The story is light and sweet. ",[37,111,112],{},"Lenora",", an archer, and her grandfather ",[37,115,116],{},"Vargus",", a wizard, wake up an ancient structure that turns into a living fortress. A mysterious fairy named ",[37,119,120],{},"Coronya"," guides them as they recruit more fighters to push back the bad guys. The rest is jumping, shooting and yelling at your friends to get back to the gate.",[25,123,124,125,128,129,132,133,132,136,63,139,142],{},"Between stages you pick a route. A ",[37,126,127],{},"Choose your path"," screen shows two options, each with its own challenge and reward, so runs branch instead of repeating. The highlighted achievements name regions like ",[37,130,131],{},"Baiart Forest",", ",[37,134,135],{},"Maroke Desert",[37,137,138],{},"Eletell Graveyard",[37,140,141],{},"Deadrock Mountain",", each with a Hard version, so there is a clear ladder to climb once the first clear feels easy.",[11,144,18,148],{"className":145,"href":15,"title":146,"style":147},[14],"Four player co-op in Castlebound (Steam)","background-image:url(\u002Fblog\u002Fcastlebound-steam-walking-castle-couch-coop-roguelite-bp-coop.webp)",[20,149],{"src":150,"alt":151},"https:\u002F\u002Fshared.akamai.steamstatic.com\u002Fstore_item_assets\u002Fsteam\u002Fapps\u002F3551820\u002F3fadde3108d42388626801a6d320be0c8447f3a2\u002Fss_3fadde3108d42388626801a6d320be0c8447f3a2.1920x1080.jpg?t=1794416167","Official Castlebound screenshot with the caption Up To 4 Players: four heroes marked P1 to P4 fight on wooden ledges in a moonlit forest camp while a big blue skeleton cannon cart attacks the castle gate on the left and the fairy floats nearby (Ogre Pixel \u002F Steam)",[25,153,155,157],{"className":154,"style":29},[28],[11,156,32],{"href":15},". Hover for a Voidge draft sketch inspired by the four player screenshot.",[100,159,161],{"id":160},"how-the-couch-co-op-works","How the couch co-op works",[25,163,164,165,168,169,172],{},"This is a ",[37,166,167],{},"local multiplayer"," game first. Up to four people share one screen, each hero gets a little colored P1 to P4 marker, and the store notes that you need extra controllers for local play. There is full controller support with DualShock and DualSense listed. If your friends are not in the same room, Steam lists ",[37,170,171],{},"Remote Play Together",", which is the usual way to stream a couch game to a buddy online. Solo works too.",[25,174,175,176,180],{},"What I like about the co-op is how the screen reads. Even with four heroes, a boss, a cannon cart and a pile of skeletons on screen, every character has a thick white outline, so you can always find yourself. If you enjoyed the lane holding chaos of ",[11,177,179],{"href":178},"\u002Fblog\u002Fwavecrashers-steam-coop-lane-defense\u002F","Wavecrashers",", this is that idea on a sofa, with friendlier art.",[100,182,184],{"id":183},"heroes-cards-and-upgrades","Heroes, cards and upgrades",[25,186,187,188,191,192,195,196,199,200,203,204,207],{},"You do not stick with the same fighter forever. A ",[37,189,190],{},"Play with different heroes"," screen shows each recruit with stats for health, attack and range. One example is ",[37,193,194],{},"Galahad",", a fearless knight who wields a sword and excels in close combat. There is also a ",[37,197,198],{},"Hero Cards"," shop where you spend gems on unlocks like ",[37,201,202],{},"Big slash",", and new cards show up as you complete mercenary quests. Mid run, ",[37,205,206],{},"Level Up"," banners hand you fresh boosts.",[25,209,210],{},"The bosses are the part that sells the trailer. 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No logo cards, just the fights.",[265,266],"iframe",{"title":267,"src":268,"width":269,"height":270,"style":271,"loading":272,"allowFullScreen":273},"Castlebound clip on Voidge X","https:\u002F\u002Fplatform.twitter.com\u002Fembed\u002FTweet.html?id=2120886845307560266",550,650,"width:100%;max-width:550px;height:650px;border:0;border-radius:12px;margin:1rem 0","lazy",true,[25,275,278,282],{"className":276,"style":277},[28],"margin:-0.5rem 0 1.5rem;font-size:0.9em",[11,279,281],{"href":280},"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002FmyVoidge\u002Fstatus\u002F2120886845307560266","Open the clip on X"," if the embed does not load. Cut from the official Castlebound trailer.",[100,284,286],{"id":285},"price-platforms-and-what-to-know","Price, platforms and what to know",[25,288,289,290,292,293,295,296,298,299,302,303,132,306,63,309,312],{},"Castlebound costs ",[37,291,89],{},", on sale for ",[37,294,93],{}," at check time. 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