The Elder Scrolls: Castles

Rule over your subjects and grow your dynasty in Castles.

Total ratings

4.09 (Rating count: 33,103)

Review summary

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Pros

Fun and addictive gameplay
Meets expectations for Elder Scrolls fans
Nostalgic elements reminiscent of Fallout Shelter
Potential for unique features like races and quests
Regular updates that improve playability

Cons

Frequent crashes and glitches
Heavy emphasis on microtransactions
Repetitive gameplay with slow pacing
Resource management issues, particularly with food and rare materials
Limited interactivity and excessive waiting times

Most mentioned

Game crashes and loading issues
Too much focus on pay-to-win elements
Gameplay becomes repetitive over time
Difficulty in acquiring essential resources
Need for improved user interface and game mechanics

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Recent rating average: 2.50

All time rating average: 4.09

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-12-01	Max Funk	Fun. But, only for a short time. I enjoyed it for a few months. Once I got to the Silver/Linen level of production, I began to notice that additional resources acquired through only the War Table were becoming a common necessity for progress. Yet, they were scarce. It got to the point where gems were the only real way to level up anything. They give small amounts from ads. But, you'll languish forever before you can move forward. It's pretty obvious they want you to buy them. Pay-to-win.
2024-11-30	Willow W	It's so disappointing to see a game that already exists, but reskinned to resemble the elder scrolls, it's a shame as I was waiting for it to be released as I had my hopes up. The longer you get into it, the more you get pummeled with things that cost money or a LOT of grinding, and it just stops being interesting within a couple of days because of it. All in all, this game is a typical mobile game with far too much focus on micro transactions and not enough on the video game.
2024-11-28	Theodore Wester	After waiting a year I figured this game would be feature complete and bug free. But I forgot to never underestimate Bethesda. The game is awesome! But the experience is DESTROYED by crashes. None of Bethesdas "troubleshooting" works at all. I refuse to play or put money into this game until it's fixed. I tried. I really did. Do better Bethesda.
2024-11-27	Brooke Harris	I like the game and have been playing since release. It can definitely be slow and tedious and I was irritated that the emperors pass was only for a month but it's now for a year which was worth it to me. However ad of the update on 11/25/24 it will not let me play. Keeps saying "Something went wrong. Please reload the game." I literally just paid for the emperors pass and now it's not working
2024-11-27	Claro Runtal (Sigma Six)	As much as I love the game, it almost consistently starts glitching during rulings which forces me to restart the game EVERY TIME. If not for this, I'd give it a higher rating. I hope other players aren't getting this as often. UPDATE: The game now can't get past the initial loading screen and prompts to "reload" which doesn't work, clearing cache doesn't work, uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't work...
2024-11-26	kzinti maouse	It's an ok CIG which entails running a castle. Not plural. Free to play, without needing to spend $$. That said, getting the blade of woe makes the quest portion and farming mats way easier. Hidden level requirements for stations is a bit of a pain. But otherwise whimsical and fun until end game grind (about 3 weeks of free entertainment, if FTP). Promotes eugenics, for game ease, which probably isn't great.
2024-11-23	Mark Hall	Very fun, a little frustrating. It is almost impossible to move on the screen without grabbing a character. Di you have someone perfectly set up for the Oil Press? Well, because you moved to the Throne, they know work in the mill. An option to lock characters to place would be great.
2024-11-22	Anthony Gutierrez	WARNING! CASH GRAB! The game is so trash. I bought the pass for a whole year! Highly regret it. I was so excited and enjoying the game in the beginning. Then you get stuck farming and grinding corondum. And even if you didn't get stuck it would get boring. It seems nice and cool at first then you realize it's garbage made by people who just want to fool people into giving them your money.
2024-11-21	Chris Martin	The game is fun with lots of potential the races and breeding and the battles. My biggest complaint is either make the food production not take as long or make food consumption not as much. I have my kitchen at lvl 13 with under 100 people and my food resources run empty so fast the only option to keep everyone from starving is to use a potion and then it only lasts a few seconds. Fix this and it will be a more pleasurable experience.
2024-11-20	Amanda	Decent game. a little slow in pace and castle/population growth seems to stall out pretty quickly. Freezes often tho, especially at the throne. Edit 11/20/2024 Still playing, but much less. Pacing is still difficult to manage and the game still stalls/crashes at the throne. Today, it is not working at all after the recent update. "Something went wrong. Please reload the game."

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