Return to Dark Castle

This game is VERY particular when it comes down to the control scheme and the mechanics of movement, jumping and occasional combat. It's uncompromisingly 80s in its execution and if you're a fan of challenging platformers with a dash of retro then this one is for you.

Expect a difficult challenge but the game is ultimately fair once you understand the movement patterns and obstacles. This was the original challenge on Macintosh. I have enjoyed this reboot a lot.

Very nostalgic, down to the uncompromising deaths (a barrel touches your toe, you die!). Frustrating, in a satisfyingly old school way.

I played Dark Castle and Beyond to Dark Castle in the late 1980s. To this day, I consider them the best Mac games ever created. The quality of the graphics and sound were beyond anything you could find in any platform - and as a kid in Spain in the 80s only the arcade machines were even close in terms of quality and pace. It wasn’t just the graphics and sound - it was the perfect combination of creativity and playability that made you get absolutely hooked and immersed in them. Humorous, frenetic, and insanely difficult while at the same time fair and just. In other words, the epitome of fun, challenging gaming, with a cool story, cool characters, and insanely rewarding endings. Return to Dark Castle came (to me), out of nowhere in 2008. This 2026 version is basically the same game. I think it’s 50 new levels (plus the old levels of Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle). And the new version is just as creative, and just as challenging (if not more!) as the original games. Adding full color, a customizable hero, great puzzles, mini-games honoring old Mac classics, lots of secrets and special prices for beating the game in different difficulty levels, it more than lived up to its pred…

it's SOO good! If you played DC back in the day you have to get this one. You get all the old levels too so there is no need to buy DC and BDC here on steam. They lagged pretty badly on my machine but this one runs fine! I've played RtDC on my mac when it first came out but bought it again on PC now. My only grief is that a lot of the side-content is hiddden behind hidden switches and hidden rooms so you will not find everything unless you use a guide. Gameplay is punishing but fair. Love it!

Dark Castle is one of my all time favourite games, having been an avid fan of the original first 2 B&W games from the 80s.