Swamp Castle

Name: Swamp Castle
Rating: 4.6 (84 reviews)
Author: Hosted Games LLC

By: Hosted Games LLC App

Roleplaying

Overview

Version:

1.0.6

Last updated: 2026-01-08

Ranking

#162,332 ▲ 491,507

Overall

Features & Capabilities

You are a newly appointed lord in charge of a small castle. Manage finances, hire troops, and resolve peasant disputes to bring order to your realm. Your income, taxes, and decisions influence how subjects view you and how far you can expand through war, diplomacy, or stealth.

Swamp Castle is a fully text-based interactive novel (102,000 words) by Philip Kempton. Every choice powers the story with no graphics or sound, just your imagination guiding a dynasty. Expect tense battles with raiders and rival Lords, and decisions that can help your subjects or increase your power.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Writing

By:

Hosted Games LLC

Rating:

4.60

(84) 0.40

Version:

1.0.6 Last updated: 2026-01-08

Version code:

881304196

Creation date:

2016-09-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

29.80MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-21

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Ranking

# 162,332 ▲ 491,507

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Developed by:

Hosted Games LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swamp-castle/id1123717683

Website:

https://hostedgames.org/

User Reviews

Swamp Castle is praised for its rich, branching storytelling, replayable text-based kingdom-management and witty writing that keeps players engaged for hours. However, reviewers consistently call out a punishing death mechanic with few checkpoints, a shorter-than-expected length with limited endings, and editing concerns like typos. Additional feedback highlights a lack of clear in-game data for planning and some pacing/balance issues during battles. Overall, it’s a strong concept with high replayability, but it would benefit from more content and polish.

Pros

Rich, branching storytelling with meaningful choices and multiple endings.
Engaging kingdom-management, text-based RPG gameplay that offers hours of replayability.
Humorous, witty writing that keeps the story entertaining and enjoyable.
Overall addictive experience with a strong sense of progression and longevity.
Ads are not overly intrusive and the game remains a pleasant reading experience.

Cons

Harsh death mechanics that restart the entire game without frequent checkpoints.
Short overall length; many players want a longer story and more endings.
Editing issues including typos and inconsistent writing in places.
Lack of transparent game data (e.g., troop counts, upgrade timing), making planning feel opaque or random.
Pacing and balance issues in battles or long sequences of actions can feel tedious or frustrating.