Crystal Castles
ArcadeBBC Microcomputer SystemAtari 8-bitCommodore C64/128/MAX

Crystal Castles

54
Critic Rating
#Puzzle

About

Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1983. The player controls a cartoon bear by the name of Bentley Bear, who has to collect gems located throughout trimetric-projected rendered castles while avoiding enemies out to get him as well as the gems. Crystal Castles is notable for being one of the first arcade action games with an actual ending, whereas most games of the time either continued indefinitely, ended in what was termed a "kill screen" or simply just restarted from the first level, and to contain advance warp zones.

Playtime Estimates

Main Story0.4h
Main + Extra2.1h
Completionist-
All Styles0.7h
Confidence: 100%Updated: 9/29/2026

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Multiplayer

Local Max2 players

Languages

LanguageSupport
EnglishInterface

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Game Info

Release Date7/8/1983
DeveloperAtari
PublisherU.S. Gold
PlatformsArcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Acorn Electron, Apple II, Xbox 360, Amstrad CPC
GenresPuzzle, Arcade
IGDB Rating54/100 (16)

Game Modes

Single player
Multiplayer

Themes

Action
Fantasy

Perspectives

Third person
Bird view / Isometric

Release Dates

Amstrad CPCDec 31, 1986
Acorn ElectronDec 31, 1986
Atari ST/STEDec 31, 1988
Xbox 360Mar 24, 2010
ZX SpectrumDec 31, 1986
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