Castle Doombad News

Hey Doobadders!

As you know, Castle Doombad 2: Muahaha! does not currently have a release date. So while you endure this wicked wait, we thought it might ease the pain by pointing you in the direction of another villainous game to play: the original Castle Doombad!

We just released Castle Doombad Classic, also on Steam, which includes both the original dungeon-keeping Tower Defense puzzler from 2014, rebuilt and remastered, and with brand new content! That new content includes new unlockable equipment, cosmetics, and even a brand-new roguelite mode: Dr. Lord Evilstein's Roguevenge!

Take a look here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2888470/Castle_Doombad_Classic/

Picking up the game helps support all Doombad development, so thank you to all our fellow villains out there for your help and support! We look forward to bringing more badness your way!

Today, we have an especially evil update for all the aspiring villains out there!

The Castle Doombad Remake is now... Castle Doombad 2: Muahaha!

As we've been working on this project over the last year, our ideas and improvements have become TOO BIG and TOO BAD for a mere remake -- and we've now transitioned the game's production to a full-on sinister sequel!

This new version of the game will include a bigger scope, new content, a surprising twist on the classic Doombad gameplay, the 2-Player Co-Op mode, plus an all new story! Please stay tuned for more devious details in the future.

And for those who still want to break bad in the original Castle Doombad, today we also announced a re-release called Castle Doombad Classic. It's also coming to Steam, and you can wishlist Castle Doombad Classic here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2888470/ )

Check out our video announcement of all the above, from villain extraordinaire himself, Dr. Lord Evilstein!:

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You can also learn more about all versions of Castle Doombad at https://www.castledoombad.com. Thank you all for following along with us and supporting the development of Castle Doombad!

Get ready for a fiendish free update to our Castle Doombad Demo -- including the addition of Mouse+Keyboard support! Here's what's new:

• New Mouse+Keyboard support! Two control modes for mouse+keyboard have been added and can be swapped between in the pause->settings screen. (The two new mouse control modes include a "Cursor Follow" mode, where your ghostly player character follows your cursor, and "Direct Control" mode where Ghostie is your cursor! In both modes you can use either Q and E, the arrow keys, or your mouse wheel to switch between traps.)
• Performance improvements across the board have been applied
  
• Brand new control mode selection screen has been added for Co-Op! (You can even mix-n-match between mouse+keyboard controls and controllers between the two players) And don't forget to try out the supported Remote Play feature to play with your friends online!
  
• Rebalanced overall game difficulty and pacing to be slightly slower and allow a little more time for strategic thinking
  
• Fixed various bugs, including issues that caused the Slimy Tentacles to sometimes stop attacking and the Pirate Cannonball to sometimes miss heroes
  
• Though we had previously planned to have our Demo's availability be limited to last year's Halloween event, we've now decided to leave it available for the time being. We'll post an announcement if this changes. Thank you for playing!
  

We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback in our Steam community forums or on our development discord at https://discord.gg/Nw2pMsMUvz

We're planning to continue to make improvements in the future, including additional controls settings and customization. Thank you to everyone who's played the demo and for supporting Castle Doombad!

We've released a small patch for the Castle Doombad Demo (patch notes below) and also wanted to inform you that it's your LAST CHANCE to play! The Demo will be removed from Steam after Sunday, November 5th. Even if you've already downloaded the demo, it will no longer be able to be launched after this weekend.

Please note that this demo was intended as a limited time "sneak peek" (and as a Halloween treat for our fans and players) of an unfinished and Work In Progress game. We may consider releasing a new and updated demo in the future, but we have not yet decided on that at this time.

We hope you had a chance to enjoy this sneak peek of Castle Doombad, and thank you for playing!

We would also love to hear your feedback on the demo, and will be reviewing it closely to help guide development going forward. You can share feedback with us, or follow along with further development updates, either here on Steam or on our social media channels and discord server (find them all here: https://www.grumpyface.com )

Castle Doombad "Sneak Peek Demo" 11/6/23 Patch Notes:

• Added a "restart" button to the pause screen, allowing players to quickly retry a stage at any point during play
  
• Fixed a bug where sometimes Ghostie's "phase" ability (moving through walls) would stop working mid-stage
  
• Fixed an issues where sometimes certain controllers would not be detected when launching the game
  
• Implemented several minor stability improvements
  

Muahaha! Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling SPOOKY! Watch Dr. Lord Evilstein and Princess Luvbug take you through our Halloween demo of Castle Doombad -- in 2-Player Co-op!

We're extending the free Limited Time demo of Castle Doombad by another week! Be sure to try out the free demo today, before it poofs away like a spooky ghost! 👻

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2130010/Castle_Doombad/