Happy November, knights! Can you believe it’s been three months since the release of Painter Boss Paradise? We hope you had an amazing Halloween, but it’s time to move on to a VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT we’re sure you’ve all been excitedly anticipating. Cheeks. Are. Back!!!!!

You heard that right. Alien Hominid’s butt cheeks are BACK in today’s patch, along with a myriad of updates and bug fixes for both the Global version of Castle Crashers and the Painter Boss Paradise DLC! Let's get right into it, shall we? 

• Fixed an issue with text getting cut off in the Manager menu

• Fixed an issue with vibration/rumble for controllers on Mac

• Fixed an issue with Steam Input recommended configs not working with Mac

• Fixed an issue with push-to-talk key not working when there are only gamepad players

• Fixed inverted left analog stick for PS5 controllers when Steam Input is not enabled

• Fixed an issue with Steam Input not working when controller is plugged in after boot

• Added native support for PS5 DualSense controllers

• Fixed an issue with re-uploaded characters not appearing in online games

• Fixed visual bug with dear Herbert’s portrait (we love you Herbert)

• Fixed various visual bugs with Fresh Beefy character art

• Added FRESH Blacksmith Beefy art

• Added new skeleton art for Necromancer projectile magic in Fresh mode

• Fixed an issue where the defeated Painter Boss body would disappear after defeating from underneath the chest

• Updated Skeleton’s portrait art

• Updated Necromancer’s Skeleton magic art

• Updated Main Menu vignettes to reflect new Skeleton art

• Fixed visual art bugs in the attract mode

• Fixed some visual glitches in the Final Wizard Battle

• Fixed attack power being overridden when being hit out of tornado attack

• Fixed visual art bugs in Beefy uppercut animation

• Fixed a visual bug when grabbing chickens in the` Beefy arena

• Added SFX to shield blocking

• Implemented various text and translation fixes

• Implemented various optimizations

• Last but not least: Alien butts have been recheeked!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully we never have to spend a playthrough with cheek-less buttocks ever again.

Searching for characters to download? Look no further than The Behemoth's Found Fortunes Vol. 2, a collection of recreated Castle Crashers characters for you to enjoy:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3579613522

Chick-or-treat! We’re back with our annual Behemoth Halloween Art Contest, Painter Boss Paradise edition! This year, you’ll need to choose ANY character from our games, then dress them up in a costume found in the Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC Steam Workshop.

For example, you could dress up Hatty Hattington as a BOTTLE OF RANCH, or Red Knight as a GREEN KNIGHT PLUSHIE! Three (3) winners located in the USA will receive a Skeleton Figurine and Necromancer Plushie! Winners outside of the United States will receive a Steam gift card. Entries are accepted until the end of Monday, October 27th.

For full details on how to enter, visit our blog here. 🪦

This game baby of ours has seen a lot over the years, like a remaster through the Barbarian Makeover Update back in 2015, to a new DLC in 2025! Thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy (or more), told a friend about it, or left a review over the years; it truly means a lot to our small but Behemoth team and it helps us continue to Make Games!

Much love,

The Behemoth Team

Happy Monday, knights! How have your Painter Boss Paradise adventures been treating you? We hope you’ve been having a grand time playing as Paint Junior, creating custom knight skins for the Steam Workshop, and enjoying all the new art the DLC has to offer!

Today we have a few bug fixes to deploy, including fixes for the double/overlapped body piece and achievement tracking for Custom Characters. We appreciate your patience as we tackle these issues and thank the community members who have reported bugs to our support team!

1. Removed the doubled/overlapped body piece for Custom Characters

2. Issued a fix for the Hawkster princess fight auto-heal softlock

3. Fixed "Bomb A" Custom Character magic option to use standard XXXY damage when not replacing Gray Knight

4. Issued a fix for arena stats achievement tracking in save data for Unique slot Custom Characters

That’s all for now!!! Searching for characters to download? Look no further than The Behemoth's Found Fortunes Vol. 1, a collection of Workshop skins we used on stream last week:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3548875079

Join us for a Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC stream tomorrow, August 14th, at 2:00 PM PDT on YouTube and Twitch! We'll be playing as custom characters made by YOU, the community that makes it all possible for this big chicken! See you there!!!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3543444000

Why hello there, crashers of castles! Today we’re back with another small Painter Boss Paradise hotfix to address some issues with online matchmaking and properly allow Mac users to upload to the Workshop!

1. Issued a fix for Mac users not being able to upload Custom Characters to the Steam Workshop

2. Slayed a Network Goblin causing issues with online matchmaking

We appreciate your patience as we tackle these issues and hope everyone is having an amazing time with the CCPBPDLC so far!

Good evening all knights and painters! We have a quick hotfix for two issues we ran into during today’s Painter Boss Paradise DLC launch. Our team appreciates everyone who has sent in bug reports for the following issues and hope they didn’t interfere with your DLC gameplay too much!

1. Issued a fix for the “Game is no longer available” error in online games when no custom characters are present

2. Issued a fix for when a player character appears as someone else’s Custom Character when in an online game

How are you enjoying the new Painter Boss Paradise DLC? Have you played as Princess Herbert yet? What about Pipistrello??? Let us know below, and happy castle crashing to all!

From enemies to fellow artists, today we join the Painter Boss in unleashing a FRESH new version of Castle Crashers for you to enjoy! The Painter Boss Paradise DLC includes updated art for all playable characters and weapons, a brand new official character (complete with a new magic moveset!), new map and main menu art, CUSTOM CHARACTER CAPABILITIES, and even more!!! Shall we consider this to be the Painter’s magnum opus? Only time will tell…

Don’t know where to start? Too afraid of your own creations? Have no fear! We’ve preloaded an entire crew of DLC characters created by our art team for you to try on the Steam Workshop RIGHT NOW! Take a look at some of these whimsical creatures:

We mustn’t forget about Paint Junior, the first playable character added to our official roster since Pink Knight and Blacksmith arrived back in 2011! We’ve teased his magic a bit in our DLC launch trailer (embedded below for your viewing pleasure!), so we won't spoil too much else about it here.

Looking for more Painter Boss Paradise content? You can find our complete playlist here!

Take Paint Junior out for a spin and try out the new magic for yourself in game, or create your very own custom character using this new magic moveset! Speaking of creation…

With the DLC template, you can design a custom character’s head, body, weapon, shield, beefy form, portrait, and Back Off Barbarian piece! To download the template and get started, check out our DLC “Three Easy Steps” guide here! PSSSST: If you upload your original character during launch week, there’s a chance we’ll feature it on our next livestream!

Our team thanks you, the community who makes it all happen for this little chicken indie studio, for the outpouring of love, excitement, and anticipation you’ve shared for the Painter Boss Paradise DLC. Your support means the world, and we are beyond excited to share this fresh version of Castle Crashers after almost 17 years of crashing castles together!

Now, it’s time! Together with Paint Junior, create your custom knight and enter a fresh new world of Castle Crashers! Find community creations to download and toggle on or off at your whim! Replace every enemy possible with Herbert and go to town! Go on now, and let your brush guide your every move!

The Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC is now available for Steam! Check out the official announcement and trailer here, or read on to learn about all of the updates now in Castle Crashers!

The following updates are now present in the base game of Castle Crashers, in addition to the DLC version!

1. Main Menu Art

8 new background vignettes based on lore from the Castle Crashers universe have been added to the main menu!

2. Video Settings: Borderless Window Mode and Max FramerateWindows users now have access to Borderless Window Mode in Video Settings. Windows and Mac users can now set a Maximum Framerate.

3. Keyboard Settings

Magic macro binding options have been added for keyboard users.

4. Gameplay: Z-axis Hitbox

The size of the Z-axis hitbox has been increased. Your attacks will have a better chance to be "lined up"!

5. Gameplay: Health Potions

Main story solo play now has auto-heals enabled for Health Potions.

6. Green Knight Update

Green Knight is no longer allergic to all forms of juggling. What about Allergic Green Knight, you may ask? That’s a story for another time.

7. Art: Chainsaw Weapon

The Chainsaw Weapon now animates when held. WD-40!!!!

8. Art: Back Off Barbarian

All Back Off Barbarian character art has been updated. (Except Hatty because Hatty is perfect.)

9. UI and Menus

The Main Menu, Pause Menu, and Settings Menu buttons have been reorganized and updated.

10. Reset Stats Confirmation

The Reset Stats menu now has a hold-down confirmation when resetting character stats.

11. Attract Screen Update

The attract screen featuring the four base knights has been updated!

12. Steam Input Support
Steam Input Support has been added, supporting more controllers and official actions when editing.

13. Enhanced Rich Presence
Steam now displays player character, XP level, and bosses, in addition to area.

14. Legacy Bug Fixes
Various bug fixes have been implemented to enhance your beat 'em up experience! To the community members who have sent in bug reports over the years - thank you so much from our (actually smoll) big chicken dev team!

The following features are only present if you own the Painter Boss Paradise DLC.

1. Character: Paint Junior

A brand new official character has been added to the Castle Crashers roster, complete with a new weapon and fresh magic moveset that can also be used for Custom Character creation!

2. Art: Playable Characters

All official playable characters in the classic Castle Crashers roster have new portraits and in-game art.

3. Art: Equippable Weapons

All equippable weapons from the base game have updated art.

4. Art: World Map

The world map has been completely redesigned for fancier adventuring!

5. Painter Boss Toolkit

An entire DLC toolkit has been added to assist in Custom Character creation! To learn more about the toolkit and download the character template, please visit https://beh.gg/PBP.

6. Manager Menu

In the “Manager” menu, players can enable DLC characters and override existing playable characters with Custom Character skins.

7. Weapon Skins

Custom Characters can toggle their weapon to be reskinned in the Weapons Frog via the Paint Brush. The weapon skin applied is always tied to the Custom Character’s art template. Only going to the Weapon Frog and choosing a different weapon or using the Paint Brush clears the Weapon Skin.

8. Steam Workshop Capabilities

The Painter Boss DLC brings Steam Workshop capabilities to Castle Crashers for the first time ever! Publish your creations if you wish to share them with the world, or download and enable community creations!

9. Behemoth DLC Character Collection

Enjoy an entire lineup of DLC characters created by our art team, in addition to some of the classic knight designs brought to the Steam Workshop! To get started with downloading DLC creations, you can find all of our Workshop characters here. Toggle them on and off at your whim! Make every enemy in the game Herbert! Save the princess as Ladderlad! Go on, now – Painter Boss Paradise awaits!

Wondering when the Painter Boss Paradise DLC launches in your time zone? Paint Junior marked up a global release chart just for the occasion! Click on the map below to expand the image and get excited for the DLC's launch in less than a day!!!

We can't wait to see what you've COOKIN up for the Steam Workshop! See you all tomorrow!