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Nominate Castle Crashers for Steam’s Labor of Love Award!

by The Behemoth

This year, the big chicken asks you to consider nominating Castle Crashers for the honor of Steam's Labor of Love Award! Interested in learning some quick history about all the love we've poured into our second-ever game baby? Read on! Where it all began: the Castle Crashers demo at Comic Con 2005!We first shared a playable demo of Castle Crashers at San Diego Comic Con back in 2005! Running on a GameCube dev kit, this early version had slightly different designs for our four brave champions and was codenamed “Ye Olde Sidescroller.” After three years of hard work, Castle Crashers was officially released for the Xbox Live Arcade in August 2008, taking the world by storm with its hilarious animation, colorful world, and addictive beat ‘em up combat! Our co-op arcade adventure was further developed with downloadable content in the form of playable characters, weapons, and animal orbs before receiving its first port for PlayStation 3 in 2010. Two years later, Castle Crashers became our fir...

Painter Boss Paradise Patch 3.1 – The CheekFix

by The Behemoth

Happy November, knights! Can you believe it’s been three months since the release of Painter Boss Paradise? We hope you had an amazing Halloween, but it’s time to move on to a VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT we’re sure you’ve all been excitedly anticipating. Cheeks. Are. Back!!!!! You heard that right. Alien Hominid’s butt cheeks are BACK in today’s patch, along with a myriad of updates and bug fixes for both the Global version of Castle Crashers and the Painter Boss Paradise DLC! Let's get right into it, shall we? MacFixed an issue with text getting cut off in the Manager menuFixed an issue with vibration/rumble for controllers on MacFixed an issue with Steam Input recommended configs not working with MacInputFixed an issue with push-to-talk key not working when there are only gamepad playersFixed inverted left analog stick for PS5 controllers when Steam Input is not enabledFixed an issue with Steam Input not working when controller is plugged in after bootAdded native support for PS5 Dua...

Enter The Behemoth's annual Halloween art contest! 🎃

by The Behemoth

Chick-or-treat! We’re back with our annual Behemoth Halloween Art Contest, Painter Boss Paradise edition! This year, you’ll need to choose ANY character from our games, then dress them up in a costume found in the Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC Steam Workshop.For example, you could dress up Hatty Hattington as a BOTTLE OF RANCH, or Red Knight as a GREEN KNIGHT PLUSHIE! Three (3) winners located in the USA will receive a Skeleton Figurine and Necromancer Plushie! Winners outside of the United States will receive a Steam gift card. Entries are accepted until the end of Monday, October 27th.For full details on how to enter, visit our blog here. 🪦

Castle Crashers turns 13 on Steam! 🎂

by The Behemoth

A lucky 13 years ago today, Castle Crashers landed on Steam! 🍰This game baby of ours has seen a lot over the years, like a remaster through the Barbarian Makeover Update back in 2015, to a new DLC in 2025! Thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy (or more), told a friend about it, or left a review over the years; it truly means a lot to our small but Behemoth team and it helps us continue to Make Games!Here's what the menu looked like way back when for a little dose of nostalgia:Much love,The Behemoth Team

Painter Boss Paradise Hotfix 3

by The Behemoth

Happy Monday, knights! How have your Painter Boss Paradise adventures been treating you? We hope you’ve been having a grand time playing as Paint Junior, creating custom knight skins for the Steam Workshop, and enjoying all the new art the DLC has to offer!Today we have a few bug fixes to deploy, including fixes for the double/overlapped body piece and achievement tracking for Custom Characters. We appreciate your patience as we tackle these issues and thank the community members who have reported bugs to our support team!FixesRemoved the doubled/overlapped body piece for Custom CharactersIssued a fix for the Hawkster princess fight auto-heal softlockFixed "Bomb A" Custom Character magic option to use standard XXXY damage when not replacing Gray Knight Issued a fix for arena stats achievement tracking in save data for Unique slot Custom CharactersThat’s all for now!!! Searching for characters to download? Look no further than The Behemoth's Found Fortunes Vol. 1, a collection of Worksh...

Join us for a Painter Boss Paradise stream tomorrow!

by The Behemoth

Join us for a Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC stream tomorrow, August 14th, at 2:00 PM PDT on YouTube and Twitch! We'll be playing as custom characters made by YOU, the community that makes it all possible for this big chicken! See you there!!!

Painter Boss Paradise Hotfix 2

by The Behemoth

Why hello there, crashers of castles! Today we’re back with another small Painter Boss Paradise hotfix to address some issues with online matchmaking and properly allow Mac users to upload to the Workshop!Fixes1. Issued a fix for Mac users not being able to upload Custom Characters to the Steam Workshop 2. Slayed a Network Goblin causing issues with online matchmakingWe appreciate your patience as we tackle these issues and hope everyone is having an amazing time with the CCPBPDLC so far!

I cannot believe one of the best indie games of all time just got new DLC 17 years later

by Wes Fenlon

There are those games I fondly remember from my school days, and then there are those games I remember being a problem from my school days. Castle Crashers, first released on the Xbox 360 in August 2008, was nearly one of the latter. It took over my college apartment for at least a month, with three or four of us constantly playing and replaying the cartoony co-op beat 'em up to grind XP and level up all of our characters enough to tackle its ludicrous Insane difficulty mode. If it hadn't come out so early in the semester, we probably would've had a real bad time with midterms... Read more.

Painter Boss Paradise Launch Hotfix

by The Behemoth

Good evening all knights and painters! We have a quick hotfix for two issues we ran into during today’s Painter Boss Paradise DLC launch. Our team appreciates everyone who has sent in bug reports for the following issues and hope they didn’t interfere with your DLC gameplay too much! Fixes1. Issued a fix for the “Game is no longer available” error in online games when no custom characters are present 2. Issued a fix for when a player character appears as someone else’s Custom Character when in an online game How are you enjoying the new Painter Boss Paradise DLC? Have you played as Princess Herbert yet? What about Pipistrello??? Let us know below, and happy castle crashing to all!

Painter Boss Paradise is now available!

by The Behemoth

From enemies to fellow artists, today we join the Painter Boss in unleashing a FRESH new version of Castle Crashers for you to enjoy! The Painter Boss Paradise DLC includes updated art for all playable characters and weapons, a brand new official character (complete with a new magic moveset!), new map and main menu art, CUSTOM CHARACTER CAPABILITIES, and even more!!! Shall we consider this to be the Painter’s magnum opus? Only time will tell…Don’t know where to start? Too afraid of your own creations? Have no fear! We’ve preloaded an entire crew of DLC characters created by our art team for you to try on the Steam Workshop RIGHT NOW! Take a look at some of these whimsical creatures:We mustn’t forget about Paint Junior, the first playable character added to our official roster since Pink Knight and Blacksmith arrived back in 2011! We’ve teased his magic a bit in our DLC launch trailer (embedded below for your viewing pleasure!), so we won't spoil too much else about it here.Looking for ...

Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise: Global and DLC Updates

by The Behemoth

The Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC is now available for Steam! Check out the official announcement and trailer here, or read on to learn about all of the updates now in Castle Crashers!Global Updates (Classic + Fresh)The following updates are now present in the base game of Castle Crashers, in addition to the DLC version!1. Main Menu Art8 new background vignettes based on lore from the Castle Crashers universe have been added to the main menu! 2. Video Settings: Borderless Window Mode and Max Framerate Windows users now have access to Borderless Window Mode in Video Settings. Windows and Mac users can now set a Maximum Framerate. 3. Keyboard SettingsMagic macro binding options have been added for keyboard users. 4. Gameplay: Z-axis HitboxThe size of the Z-axis hitbox has been increased. Your attacks will have a better chance to be "lined up"! 5. Gameplay: Health PotionsMain story solo play now has auto-heals enabled for Health Potions. 6. Green Knight UpdateGreen Knight is n...

Painter Boss Paradise DLC Global Release Chart

by The Behemoth

Wondering when the Painter Boss Paradise DLC launches in your time zone? Paint Junior marked up a global release chart just for the occasion! Click on the map below to expand the image and get excited for the DLC's launch in less than a day!!!We can't wait to see what you've COOKIN up for the Steam Workshop! See you all tomorrow!

The Behemoth Doodle Stream returns with our Publisher Sale!

by The Behemoth

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4101454/c7f62c0cf35add53b555f52d78dec165a08d43da.png We’re celebrating Painter Boss AND the big chicken all month long! The Behemoth Publisher Sale has landed with sweet deals on all your favorite arcade adventures, including Castle Crashers for 70% off! It’s your last chance to grab the base game at a steep discount before the DLC drops next month. Deals end July 23rd! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4101454/96354d4cd73a6fcbcae4f9deda71de5e1a4c3afb.jpg We're also going to be streaming this Friday, July 18, at 12PM PDT! Join us as we draw and doodle powerful characters ahead of the Painter Boss Paradise release on August 6. Have questions about how to use the template? Questions about the DLC? Want to know Dan's favorite brand of milk? Tune in on Friday at 12PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME or be SQUARE. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4101454/b0e30621566faabd2570471309c3d5bf5a5c7500.gif

How to Get Started with Painter Boss Paradise

by The Behemoth

Are you ready to create powerful characters in the Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC? Let our video guide walk you through the process – it’s as easy as counting to three (kind of)!Not sure what we’re talking about? Surprised that a 17-year-old game is getting DLC? What is a Painter Boss Paradise? First, gaze upon our handy screen that will greet you when you boot up Castle Crashers. From fresh new art to a brand-new official character, there’s much to discover in the Painter Boss Paradise DLC! You can learn more about the DLC by visiting the store page right now!Now, let’s jump into the juicy details: how to use the template to create your custom character! Feast your eyes upon our Three Easy Steps video below to learn about how it all works:Official TemplateWant to start creating your new character ahead of booting the DLC?Click here to download the template!While we’re on the subject, make sure to only share ONE view of your creation and never the entire template in order to...

Try the DLC at PAX East!

by The Behemoth

The DLC is coming this summer–are you ready?! If you’re going to be at PAX East this upcoming May 8 - May 11, you can be one of the first to experience the DLC on one of our shiny new 2-player Painter Boss Paradise arcade cabinets! We’ll be hosting a 1v1v1v1 Arena Tournament on Saturday, May 10, right after the Tom Fulp Meetup finishes! Yes, the Tom Fulp! We understand not everybody can make it to PAX, which is why this year we wanted to bring the show to you as much as we can! Our PAX Live Blog has kicked off ahead of the tradeshow madness, and a Behemoth Birdie told me there might be an online giveaway for a set of Castle Crashers Knight Plushies, just like the one we’re doing at the show! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4101454/b4936f6d863a6d30785897d4d5f92e62c7b6cd5f.jpg Check back on our live blog during the show (May 8 - May 11) for details on how to enter, not to mention an actual live feed of updates being piped directly from the show floor to you looking at these words on your screen! Chec...