Roguelite Strategy Castle Away Demo Now on Steam
The demo lets players test the castle-building and route-choice loop early, with a release window already set for late 2026.
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The hand-drawn roguelite strategy game Castle Away has a demo on Steam. Three indie developers, René Slump, Sim Kaart, and Matthijs Koster, are behind it. Players ride a giant castle, fight monsters, gather loot, and build structures on a 3x3 grid to defeat five demon bosses and the Demon King. The full game is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026, with Japanese text support.
The demo for Castle Away is live on Steam, giving players a first look at the hand-drawn roguelite strategy loop. The game comes from René Slump, Sim Kaart, and Matthijs Koster, who previously worked on Gladiator Manager and Rift Riff.
In Castle Away, the protagonist picks up a strange crown, and the ground rises, carrying him on a giant castle through a kingdom eroded by a demon's curse. Combat runs automatically, so the planning happens before the fight: structures like cannons and walls go on a 3x3 grid, and their positions create synergies that raise attack power or cut cooldown times.
Travel brings towns, shops, fountains of life, and plague doctors. Every monster defeated draws the demon boss closer, so players weigh strengthening the castle against preparing in towns. The full release is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026, with Japanese display supported.
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