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Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover overview

Gunnar Games | Jun 9, 2014 | game

Released

0players observed · 9 September 2026 - 13:54:50 UTC

Casual

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)10,097
  • Revenue (VGI)$61,895
  • Review score69% positive

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)10,097
  • Revenue (VGI)$61,895
  • Review score69% positive
  • Total reviews106
  • Release dateJun 9, 2014
  • DeveloperGunnar Games
  • PublisherViva Media, GameMill

Genres: Casual

Company pages: Developer: Gunnar GamesPublisher: Viva Media, GameMill

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directoryNo current Steam Store offer

Game overview

Overview

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover comes from Gunnar Games and is published by Viva Media, GameMill. It arrived on Steam on Jun 9, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 13:54:50 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 69% positive across 106 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainDutchJapanesePortuguese - Brazil

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel® Pentium® processor (or equivalent AMD processor) 500MHz or faster256 MB RAMDirectX® compatible 16-bit video card with 16MB VRAM400 MB available space
macOSMinimumMacintosh® OS X 10.6 – 10.9Intel® Core™ Duo processor 1.0GHz or faster256 MB RAM64MB VRAM400 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover has sold up to 10,097 units and has 142 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $61,895. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover overview details

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover is an investigative adventure game that will immerse casual players into the thrilling exploits of famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett. Over the span of five chapters the player will be tasked with finding evidence, tracking down suspects, and uncovering the truth behind the copycat killer responsible for staging murder scenes depicted in his novels. Features Interact with actual characters from the TV show. First-rate visuals, dynamic sounds and immersive gameplay. Adventure style navigation and interaction. Persistent inventory with collectable items and usage puzzles. 15 unique hidden object scenes and 15 unique puzzles.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 13:54:50 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 69% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameCastle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover
Steam App ID301740
Typegame
Release dateJun 9, 2014
DeveloperGunnar Games
PublisherViva Media, GameMill
PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresCasual
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 9 September 2026 - 13:54:50 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews73
Negative reviews33
Total reviews106
Positive percent69%
Review typeMixed
Recommendations142
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 9, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)30 October 2014 - 17:35:41 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)9 September 2026 - 13:54:50 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)9 September 2026 - 13:54:50 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)9 September 2026 - 13:54:50 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2013 GameMill Entertainment, LLC. All rights reserved. GameMill Entertainment is a registered trademark of GameMill Entertainment, LLC. All rights reserved. Published by Encore Software, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, DirectX, and/or other Microsoft products and their associated logos referenced are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The ESRB ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All rights reserved. All other brands, marks, logos or trademarks are the property of thei…

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/301740
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/301740
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover?

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 13:54:50 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (30.6%), United Kingdom (14.3%), Canada (6.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.6%), United Kingdom (11.8%), Canada (5.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35%), United Kingdom (12.8%), Canada (5.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.6%), United Kingdom (9.9%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover?

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover currently sits at 69% positive across 106 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 73 positive reviews and 33 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover have?

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover currently has about 272 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover?

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover is currently listed at price not listed on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 142, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

69% positive, 73 positive, 33 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 9 June 2014

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8 Processor: Intel® Pentium® processor (or equivalent AMD processor) 500MHz or faster Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX® compatible 16-bit video card with 16MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0a Storage: 400 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible sound card

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