The remastered version features higher quality textures, uncapped frame-rate, performance improvements, and an additional mini-game. On June 15, 2015, The Behemoth announced Castle Crashers Remastered, a remastered version of the game for Xbox One, while the Steam version received it in the form of a free update. Four knights are charged by the king to rescue the princesses, recover the jewel, and bring the wizard to justice. The game is set in a fictional medieval universe in which a dark wizard steals a mystical gem and captures four princesses. A Microsoft Windows version, exclusive to Steam, was announced on August 16, 2012.
The PlayStation 3 version was released in North America on Augand Novemin Europe via the PlayStation Network. The Xbox 360 version was released on Augvia Xbox Live Arcade as part of the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. It features music created by members of Newgrounds. Castle Crashers is a 2D indie-game style beat 'em up video game developed by The Behemoth.