Games by Castle Pixel
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Late bloomer
In the first year of the Switch’s life, it was relatively common to see massive indie success stories from developers who managed to get their game on the eShop before the veritable torrent of new game releases — many of them excellent — flooded the store on a weekly basis. One of these titles was Blossom Tales, a cute action game...
Review Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (Switch eShop)
The imitation game
The Legend Of Zelda-inspired adventure that is Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King follows the adventures of Lily, a noble Knight Of The Rose tasked with saving the Kingdom of Blossom from eternal darkness. You'll need to traverse five challenging dungeons while solving puzzles, using special weapons, items and abilities and...
Latest Castle Pixel News
Wednesday30th Apr 2025
News Harvest Moon Meets Red Dead Redemption In 'Cattle Country' On Switch This May
Lasso the demo now, too
Playtonic Friends has shared the release date for Castle Pixel's adorable-looking Western-set farm sim, Cattle Country. Galloping onto Switch on 27th May, you'll be able to tend to the land, mind the ranch, and venture the frontier in lovely pixel art glory. Not only that, curious cowboys can download a free demo from the...
Friday24th Sep 2021
News Blossom Tales Sequel To Be Published By Playtonic Next Year
Zelda X Chrono Trigger X Princess Bride
Playtonic — the folks behind Yooka-Laylee — just announced their publishing arm, Playtonic Friends, and now they're announcing their next title: Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince, a sequel to the original Zelda-inspired adventure game by Castle Pixel. "Think A Link to the Past meets Princes
Tuesday10th Dec 2019
News Blossom Tales Limited Run Physical Release Announced For Switch
Orders open next Friday
To mark the second anniversary of Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, the action-RPG title will be receiving a Limited Run Games physical release, starting next Friday on 20th December. This retail release comes with three sheets of removable stickers and four background sheets so you can recreate scenes from the game. As...
Tuesday28th Aug 2018
News Switch eShop Sales For Blossom Tales Are Twenty Times Higher Than Steam Sales
Another milestone
Every week we hear about how another indie title on the Switch has sold so many copies or outperformed sales on other platforms. This week, publisher FDG Entertainment revealed the Switch eShop sales for Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King are twenty times higher than sales on Valve's Steam service. No exact figures were...








