Castle Story is a city building simulation that allows players to create their own kingdom by exploring the wide ranges of its world, raising animals, create new items and run into villains in their adventure. Players can also interact with their friends and help each other's kingdoms grow.
They begin the game by choosing a gender, which has no effect on the actual gameplay and you can change this anytime during the game. Your job is to collect resources by interacting with objects on the map, which you can then use to build structures.
Energy
You have a certain amount of Energy, with each action you perform taking up some of this energy. When this is depleted, you cannot perform any actions and must wait until it recharges. You receive quests that basically controls the flow of the game and tells you what you need to do, such as building a farmhouse.
Developing Your Kingdom
In order to fulfill objectives the player must build various structures and generate a source of income to unlock more structures.
Kingdom Goals
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As you complete these quests, you will gain both experience and coins as rewards. When you gain enough experience, you will gain a level and this will give you the ability to build more structures and other items. Coins are used to purchase these items to build, as well as perform other actions.
Building Your Kingdom
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When you build structures, you will have to wait a certain amount of time before it finishes, which can be instantly removed using Gems. As you fulfill certain objectives, you will be able to expand your village, giving you more land to build more things.
Obtaining Resources
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Crafting
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Combat
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Coins & Experience
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Gems
Gems are the premium feature of Castle Story and the player receives some for free upon starting up the game. These allow you to instantly finish building structures instead of waiting, as well as instantly refill your Energy meter. They can also be used to purchase resources instead of having to gather them yourself. Players can purchase more with real-world money.
