The Castle Doctrine

DestructoidPatrick Hancock

7/10

The Castle Doctrine is certainly an experience unlike any other, but I also find it hard to recommend since it’s so obtuse and seems to want to put new players at a huge disadvantage, increasing the skill gap between the best and the worst. Intense research and work must be put forth to succeed, but there’s no real motivation except bigger and better death traps. If you have a penchant for creating complex death traps with a limited toolset, The Castle Doctrine may be just for you. Otherwise,do some research before moving into the most dangerous neighborhood of all time.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have more houses to rob, more money to be stolen, and more rage quits to be had.

IGNKeza MacDonald

4.5/10

The Castle Doctrine is a brutal, minimalist depiction of urban paranoia that brings out the worst in its players, and I struggled to find value in it. That doesn’t mean that nobody will, but as a gameplay experience it is bleak, brief, and terribly frustrating. It certainly makes you think, but not about anything very complex.

GameSpotNick Capozzoli

4/10

One man's home is another man's hell

PolygonRuss Pitts

Unscored

The Castle Doctrine is a statement game, to be sure, but the statement seems to be that the only way to win is to not play The Castle Doctrine.