Unlock Every Character in Castle Crashers: A Comprehensive Guide
Castle Crashers, the wildly popular online co-op game, boasts a roster of over 30 unique and hilarious characters. This guide details how to add them all to your collection. Playing cooperatively with friends is the most efficient method for unlocking the maximum number of characters. Remember, each player in a co-op game must select a different character; duplicates aren't allowed. Characters are also profile-specific; they aren't shared between profiles or players.
Below is a complete list of all Castle Crashers characters and their unlock conditions:
| Character Name | Unlock Method |
|---|---|
| Green Knight | Starting character |
| Red Knight | Starting character |
| Blue Knight | Starting character |
| Orange Knight | Starting character |
| Gray Knight | Defeat the Barbarian boss |
| Barbarian | Win King’s Arena |
| Thief | Win Thieves’ Arena |
| Conehead | Win Volcano Arena |
| Peasant | Win Peasant’s Arena |
| Iceskimo | Win Ice Arena |
| Alien | Complete Alien Ship |
| Royal Guard | Complete the game with the Green Knight |
| Saracen | Complete the game with the Royal Guard |
| Skeleton | Complete the game with the Red Knight |
| Bear | Complete the game with the Skeleton |
| Industrialist | Complete the game with the Blue Knight |
| Fencer | Complete the game with the Industrialist |
| Fire Demon | Complete the game with the Orange Knight |
| Ninja | Complete the game with the Fire Demon |
| Stoveface | Complete the game with the Gray Knight |
| Beekeeper | Complete the game with the Barbarian |
| Snakey | Complete the game with the Thief |
| Civilian | Complete the game with the Peasant |
| Brute | Complete the game with the Iceskimo |
| Pink Knight | Pink Knight Pack DLC |
| Blacksmith | Legend of the Blacksmith Pack DLC |
| Open-Faced Gray Knight | Complete Catfish on Insane Mode (Remastered version) |
| King | Complete Pipistrello’s Cave on Insane Mode (Remastered version) |
| Necromancer | Complete Industrial Castle on Insane Mode (Remastered version) |
| Cult Minion | Complete Ice Castle on Insane Mode (Remastered version) |
| Hatty Hattington | Purchase in the Insane Store for 1200 gold |
| Paint Junior | Painter Boss Paradise DLC (to be released in 2025) |
This completes the guide to unlocking all characters in Castle Crashers. For more Castle Crashers news and guides, check out The Escapist!
