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Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover

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Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover

Gunnar Games · Jun 9, 2014

A hidden object mystery that will immerse casual players into the thrilling exploits of famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett.

Casual Hidden Object Point & Click Mystery Puzzle
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67.2% positive
174 reviews · via SteamSpy

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About this game Read the full 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.
Media gallery 6 screenshots · 0 videos
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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

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

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Macintosh® OS X 10.6 – 10.9
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo processor 1.0GHz or faster
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 64MB VRAM
  • Storage: 400 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: The supported language for Castle on MAC OS X is only English.
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Viva Media, GameMill
Features
Single-player, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (8)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoYes
FrenchYesNoYes
ItalianYesNoYes
GermanYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
DutchYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoYes

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover EULA
Steam store page fresh · checked 2026-11-03 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What genre is Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover?
Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover is a Casual game.
Who developed Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover?
Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover was developed by Gunnar Games and published by Viva Media.
What platforms does Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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