Swamp Castle

Hosted Games

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About this game

You are a newly appointed Lord in charge of a small castle. Manage your castle's finances, hire troops, resolve conflicts among the peasants, and bring order to the realm. Expand your power through war, diplomacy, or stealth. Whether you rise or fall is up to you in Swamp Castle.

• Manage the economy of your province by controlling the tax rates.
• Decisions you make impact the story and your ability to rule your subjects.
• Fight against raiders and even other Lords.
• Choose between decisions that could help your subjects or give you additional power.

Ratings and reviews

The story was ok, it was just nowhere near as good as the grand tournament plotline. The story was short, and the game railroaded you early on, forcing you to go either full militancy or full diplomacy, as the game made sure that anything else would get you killed. You didn't really have many options. Some of the options you did have were also locked for some reason. The tactics were rather lacking, and were often reduced to charging the enemy head on while taking pot shots with archers and mages. Also you're pretty much doomed to fail the election halfway in unless you stat in exactly the right way, as I said, if you want to do well and not die, you don't have many options and are essentially railroaded.

I used to love it, but for some reason half the game is completely broken now. Achievements only work half the time, my character is often refered to as something like "$player," a bunch of the stats don't view and the formatting everywhere is busted. I would LOVE to see this game remade, or perhaps see a sequel made, because the story and gameplay aspects are still amazing.

Great game! Though difficult and short. I recommend concentrating on 2 main statistics, though get at least 1 point in intelligence and diplomacy. 1 point in either leadership or stealth is nice but could spread you too thin, if they're not one of your main stats. Great fun though. There are many different routes through the game, many different outcomes and your choices really do matter. Be aware that it's a management game as much as it is an interactive novel. Good game! :)

What’s new

Fixed a bug (for real, this time) where the app could lose progress when the app goes into the background. If you enjoy "Swamp Castle", please leave us a written review. It really helps!