Castle Crashers News

Castle Crashers Herbert’s Paradise is coming soon to Steam! Every playable character in the game will be Herbert, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

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In case you actually want a Castle Crashers full of Herberts, be sure to wishlist the Painter Boss Paradise DLC to get notified as soon as it releases this summer:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133920/Castle_Crashers__Painter_Boss_Paradise/

The Green Knight fandom came out in full force for our art contest!

After careful deliberation, we have selected the winners of our Green Knight art contest with a special surprise - SIX total entries have won a Green Knight Prize! That never happens!*

*This actually keeps happening because you are all too talented


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Click on the button below to see all the winning art, the extra honorable mentions handpicked by Dan Paladin, and our Green Knight Gallery![/h3] A BEHEMOTH thank you to our community of Green Knight afficionados for filling our inbox with the joy of over THREE HUNDRED contest entries!

View the winners!

Spring means that it’s almost time for summer, right? The Painter Boss Paradise DLC lands early this summer, RIGHT?



YES! Thank you so much for your patience as we develop the DLC and the rest of our Behemoth Roadmap projects! We can’t wait to get this custom character tool in your hands and create together!

If you're looking for a different co-op game to check out before then, may I interest you in some chicken arcade goodness? Now through March 20th, you can grab any of The Behemoth’s co-op titles at a discount thanks to the Steam Spring Sale!

[h2]Castle Crashers - 70% off![/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/

[h2]BattleBlock Theater - 70% off![/h2]
You can also get BattleBlock for a hefty discount before it receives a major quality of life overhaul!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/

[h2]Pit People - 60% off![/h2]
Feeling up for a wacky hexagonal turn-based adventure? Have we got THE co-op strategy game for you:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/Pit_People/

[h2]Alien Hominid HD - 25% off![/h2]
Get the original Alien Hominid game that started it all for this big chicken!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/

[h2]Alien Hominid Invasion - 25% off![/h2]
Get our newest Alien Hominid game, a four-player re-imagining of the classic run ‘n’ gun!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion

[h2]The Extra Terrestrial Bundle[/h2]
Or get both of our alien games in one out-of-this-world bundle!
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34943/Alien_Hominid_The_Extra_Terrestrial/

[h2]BEHEMOTH (now with Challenge Mode!)[/h2]
Our newest title isn’t on sale, but we’ve included it here in case you feel inspired to save baby chicks and go the distance! Make John Behemoth proud!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3027260/BEHEMOTH/

• The Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC releases early this summer here on Steam, featuring custom character capabilities and redrawn art for all official characters and weapons! You can add the DLC to your wishlist today!
  
• A Green Knight St. Patrick’s Day art contest is currently underway! Submissions are due by 11:59 PM PDT on March 17, 2025. You can find the complete contest rules and criteria on our blog here.
  
• Alien Hominid HD and Alien Hominid Invasion are slated for a Spring release on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5! More intel coming sooooon. 👽
  
• Our team is still hard at work on the BattleBlock Theater quality of life update for Steam, and we thank you for your patience as we prepare this title for its modern console release!
  

[h3]The Behemoth’s here to sprinkle some luck and cheer–when things are otherwise grey and drear! [/h3]

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Happy March, chicken-friends! We’ve been going full-speed on development for the upcoming Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC, but it seemed like an appropriate time to flex our artsy wings.

So we’re here to kick off a classic Behemoth art contest with The Face of Castle Crashers: our backflipping, allergic-to-juggling fiend, GREEN KNIGHT.

[h3]Entries are being accepted now until March 17, 2025, 11:59PM PT.[/h3]

We'll be picking three lucky winners of a Green Knight Figurine!

This is him. Banana for scale. Banana not included in prize.

For full rules and information on how to enter, visit our blog post!

Take me to the blog!


[h2]Excited for the new DLC? Us too! And you can wishlist it RIGHT NOW on Steam to be notified via email the moment it releases early this summer!
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133920/Castle_Crashers__Painter_Boss_Paradise/

The official Steam page for the Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC is now live! Go visit it to wishlist the DLC! It’s happening!!!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133920/Castle_Crashers__Painters_Boss_Paradise/

Oh, and did we mention it’s happening this summer? That’s right, the Painter Boss Paradise DLC now has an official launch window of Summer 2025! The DLC's price has been set to $3.99, and more information about regional pricing will be available soon.

So.. what now?

• Share your powerful characters with us in the Artwork tab of the Castle Crasher’s Community Hub! We’ll choose a few of our favorites to highlight ahead of the DLC’s release this summer.
  
• Watch our recent DLC development update on YouTube. We show off two new characters AND tease a redrawn game map! (There’s also a playlist of all our CCPBPDLC content here if you just want MORE.)
  
• Wishlist the DLC!!! This is the easiest way to support the DLC’s development, and you’ll also get notified by Steam as soon as it releases!
  

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Closer to release, we’ll share tutorials on how to use the template (along with the template itself), load your character into the game, and download other characters from the Steam Workshop. There’s also a young painter waiting patiently for their debut…



Thank you so much for all of the support on this DLC and the rest of our Behemoth Roadmap projects! We can’t wait to finally unveil the Steam Workshop and create a world of infinite possibilities in Castle Crashers together! As always, let us know what you think, and we’ll see you on YouTube and Twitch tomorrow, February 14th, at 12:00 PM PST for a quick CCPBPDLC stream!