Castleborne Survivors 0.2.1

Castleborne Survivors does not foreground a traditional narrative; its premise centers on characters fighting for survival against endless waves of monsters within a gothic horror castle. The setting and character roster suggest a loose dark-fantasy framing typical of the survivors-like genre, with any deeper lore likely to expand as the game progresses through Early Access toward full release.

Players directly control their character's movement, slashing and dodging through side-scrolling waves of monsters while automatic attacks provide supporting damage, distinguishing the game from top-down survivors-likes that rely purely on positioning. Combining weapons with passive items through the weapon synthesis system, and enhancing signature weapons via the enchantment system, lets players build increasingly powerful loadouts within a single run. Coins collected during runs fund permanent meta-progression upgrades, while two-player co-op — locally or online — lets players tackle the castle's 3 Early Access stages and 4+ characters together.

WASD / arrow keys: character movement across side-scrolling stages Attack key: manual slashing and melee attacks Dodge key: dodge roll to evade enemy attacks Weapon/ability hotbar: manage synthesized weapons and enchantment effects (exact bindings may be remappable in-game) Co-op join: local split-screen or online multiplayer session controls