The Castle Doctrine

January 29, 2014 Jason Rohrer Jason Rohrer
Puzzle Strategy Indie
Linux PC Mac
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The Castle Doctrine is a massively-multiplayer game of burglary and home defense. It's 1991, and things are bad. You're a guy with a house and family. Other players are coming to take what's yours. Build security to stop them. Study their houses, buy tools, and break in to take what's theirs. Everything you do is permanent
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Release Date January 29, 2014
Developer Jason Rohrer
Publisher Jason Rohrer
Game Modes Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The Castle Doctrine

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