Between Two Castles

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Between Two Castles brings the delightful experience of the original board game to your computer! Build castles, make strategies and play online with your friends!

Genres & Tags

Strategy

Play Modes

47%

Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews

graphics4 negative mentions

The digital version permanently displays scores, enhancing gameplay awareness compared to the physical board game.
The game features nice music and maintains the original rules, providing a cute style.
The gameplay is quick and enjoyable, with a neat effect of castles growing as tiles are added.

The graphics are blurry and distracting, with poor interface design that obscures important information.
The AI behavior is frustrating, often sabotaging shared castles while performing optimally on their own.
The game suffers from numerous bugs, crashes, and a lack of clear mechanics, making it difficult to understand and play.

music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some players appreciate its nice quality and cute style, others find it annoying and distracting, particularly due to chimes and abrupt transitions between tracks. Additionally, there are reports of buggy behavior, such as music stopping unexpectedly when navigating menus. Overall, the music adds charm but suffers from inconsistencies.
- “The music is nice, uses original rules, and has a cute style.”
- “Leaving the tutorial to the main menu made the music abruptly stop and then transition to a new track.”
- “The music is nice, uses original rules, and has a cute style.”
- “The music sometimes behaves oddly.”
- “Leaving the tutorial to the main menu made the music abruptly stop and then switch to a new track.”
- “The music is annoying, with distracting chimes that detract from the overall experience.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics have received significant criticism for being blurry and poorly designed, with distracting visual elements like flashing lines and an inconsistent aesthetic, particularly with the green "ok" button. Users also report bugs and a frustrating interface that obscures important information, further detracting from the overall visual experience.
- “Wtf is wrong with the graphics, why is it so blurry?”
- “Graphics on cards are... also not great.”
- “Cons: buggy; distracting visuals (flashing lines) and annoying music (chimes), poor interface (scroll overs cover up important information), and keyboard shortcuts that don't work.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay is generally solid and quick, though the mechanics lack clear explanations, which may pose a challenge for new players. Familiarity with the board game can help, but improvements in rule presentation are suggested. There are also noted opportunities for enhancing the gameplay experience.
- “I think there are some opportunities for daisu, but overall the gameplay itself is solid.”
- “I like how quick the gameplay was.”
- “The mechanics aren't really explained; I felt comfortable with the rules as I've played the board game, but I think they could be better presented.”
- “I think there are some opportunities for improvement, but overall the gameplay itself is solid.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs, distracting visual glitches like flashing lines, and an intrusive soundtrack. Additionally, the interface is poorly designed, with scroll overs obscuring important information and non-functional keyboard shortcuts further complicating the user experience.
- “Cons: buggy; distracting visuals (flashing lines) and annoying music (chimes), poor interface (scroll overs cover up important information), and keyboard shortcuts that don't work.”
- “Cons: buggy; distracting visuals (flashing lines) and annoying music (chimes), poor interface (scroll overs cover up important information), and keyboard shortcuts that don't work.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The story aspect of the game has been criticized for lacking a clear purpose or direction, leaving players feeling unengaged and disconnected from the narrative.
- “The story lacks any real purpose or direction.”
- “The narrative feels disjointed and fails to engage the player.”
- “There is no meaningful story development throughout the game.”