My Little Castle

co-authored: @hoeleboele, @mrjasperdr
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.45

My Little Castle

As a greedy king, you shall bleed your people with heavy taxes to bloat your vault with gold, but the higher your castle rises, the more monsters flock, threatening your pride above all else.

Use your archer and warrior friends to defend your collected gold from the greedy ghosts. They will never stop until they have all that should be yours.

Comments19

LDJam user 2379456 Oct 2025, 13:45
Cat in a fishbowl!
But overall nice fast paced and visually appealing game!
Alex Mulkerrin
Alex Mulkerrin7 Oct 2025, 13:30
The mechanics of filling up the pot with money and putting down new rooms was fun. I liked the medieval style that you were going for in the pixel art and music. I'm not sure what the best thing to do with the pot is. I just took it everywhere with me. Cool concept for a score attack game :)
Electric Sun
Electric Sun7 Oct 2025, 13:32
Took a second get the hang of it but its pretty fun! how many rooms are there and can you win?
Adhvik
Adhvik7 Oct 2025, 13:51
Nice cat jumpscare but also fun game.]
JuanRod707
JuanRod7077 Oct 2025, 15:51
Love the art consistency and the dramatic music. I found the game quite unforgiving, as soon as the ghosts touch the pot you lose with no delay whatsoever.
Sheepolution
Sheepolution7 Oct 2025, 16:37
That was a lot of fun! I like how there was always something to do, collect some gold, place some guards, buy new rooms, heal up. There wasn't really a good reason not to have the pot right next to the door, as far as I could tell, but that was okay. I love that the game automatically becomes more difficult as you buy more rooms, as there is more to manage. I managed to collect 57 gold with 9 rooms. Great job!
JohnCoffee7 Oct 2025, 16:42
Tutorial is a bit confusing, but i think i got the hang of it. Either the progression is to slow for the movespeed or the movespeed is to high :D Overall good game, make more.
Yarkin
Yarkin7 Oct 2025, 19:15
Too noble to defend myself. Liked that =)
WouterK12
WouterK12author8 Oct 2025, 13:42
@electric-sun Thank you! :)
Currently there are 11 variations and 5 different types of rooms.
The objective is to collect as much gold as possible, so the game can last a substantial amount of time. You can build an infinite amount of rooms! :D
Torami8 Oct 2025, 14:38
I found the controls real hard to get the hang of, it would be nice to be able to jump with W however it is a really nice entry and definitely got sucked in for a bit into the game.
Pigeonic
Pigeonic8 Oct 2025, 14:44
LOVE THE CAT!!! I kept sliding around like a maniac but got the hang of it eventually, I just kept the knights on the doors :)).
LDJam user 395647
LDJam user 3956478 Oct 2025, 19:13
Very cozy game, I liked the graphics and the audio you chose:)
Surfa8 Oct 2025, 19:20
CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also like the premise of the game. Took a while to understand the interaction between the knight and the ghosts.

Overall I liked the game and thought the pixel art was well done and consistent in style :thumbsup:
zubspace
zubspace8 Oct 2025, 19:43
Interesting concept. Very helpful tutorial. The gameplay is hectic and chaotic and keeps you on the edge. Good job!
Eugenik
Eugenik9 Oct 2025, 03:16
Gameplay was fun ) Good luck!.
Xahon9 Oct 2025, 20:19
Good game, thank you!
FNG_TrashCat
FNG_TrashCat10 Oct 2025, 03:51
This is really cool and has a lot of potential! The premise is HILARIOUS :joy:

I found it a little tougher to play, which is mostly my own skill issues, but it was really jarring when I intended to pick up the pot and the game favored choosing the knight or archer if they were in the immediate vicinity. Maybe another key could be an override to just take the pot?

Really feels smooth as butter otherwise! Gameplay was really easy to pick up on with your tutorial and hard to master! GG y'all!
Accardo
Accardo10 Oct 2025, 05:10
Nice game, died two times before I get the gameplay loop, but pretty fun once I get the hang of it.
jscommander
jscommander11 Oct 2025, 10:48
"Hi. Great game. Loved the atmosphere. The pixel art and music really create that medieval vibe.

The pot and ghost mechanic is interesting. Makes you strategically place the gold pot away from potential ghosts.

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