Castle Wonders - A Castle Tale (2020)

Developer: Mad Data
Publisher: HH-Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 16 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.4 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A gentle, cheerful scavenger hunt where you restore a castle by finding hidden items and playing simple minigames.

family friendlycasualhidden objectrelaxingatmosphericcozylightheartedeasygoing

What players say

Players say this hidden object game forces you to replay the same scenes dozens of times to progress, making it feel like a grindy mobile port without microtransactions. Some enjoy the varied search modes and throne room upgrades, but most find the repetition tedious and the graphics dated, and there is no story to carry it.

Screenshots

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