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title: "Escape the Dark Castle - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Track your prisoners’ stats in style with the Escape the Dark Castle companion app, featuring atmospheric sound and animation that blend with and enhance the tabletop experience.     Sitting alongside"
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# Escape the Dark Castle — United States
> Companion App

![Escape the Dark Castle App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple125/v4/f9/f1/d4/f9f1d4c3-5305-e4a3-b117-20a1b2ccdcb3/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-0-8-0-0-sRGB-0-0-0-GLES2_U002c0-512MB-85-220-0-0.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Themeborne](https://apptail.io/developer/themeborne-oqnc)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 3.3/5 (30 ratings)
**Price:** $0.99
**Bundle ID:** com.themeborne.etdc
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.1 (released 2021-05-19)
**Original Release:** 2021-04-22
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1536894316)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/escape-the-dark-castle-zWsc/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/escape-the-dark-castle-zWsc/united-states)

## Escape the Dark Castle Description
Track your prisoners’ stats in style with the Escape the Dark Castle companion app, featuring atmospheric sound and animation that blend with and enhance the tabletop experience. 



Sitting alongside your character card, the companion app offers the following features: 



•	Track your Prisoner HP 
Brutal heavyweight shackles represent your prisoners current HP. Press and drag to see the chain-links glow and rattle as you adjust your HP, while a tension building heartbeat increases in speed as you draw closer to death!



•	Record your Plague Level
The Plague menu allows you to keep track of your plague level using tally marks as directed by the game rules. When you pass a Plague Threshold an animation is triggered - automatically adjusting your HP on the shackles.



•	Manage Companions 
When Companions enter the game, select them via the Companions drop-down menu, where you can adjust their HP and trigger their special abilities to mirror their in-game actions. 



•	Access Digital Rules and FAQ
Via the Settings menu you can access browser-based searchable digital rules and FAQ to help you get quick clarifications during play without hunting through the physical rule book. 



•	Connected Soundtrack	
The settings menu also has links to the atmospheric ETDC soundtrack on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp – meaning you can easily play it in the background, combining with the SFX from this app for full immersion into your dark adventure. 



•	Solo or Local Multiplayer 
You can play a 2-prisoner solo game on one smartphone, or Host a game which up to three other players can Join using their own devices. During hosted games, all player’s prisoner names and HP levels are displayed in real time on each device, and you will phase in and out of game states together as a group for maximum atmospheric connectivity. 



•	Pass the virtual ‘YOU’ token
Tap on the YOU icon and a list of your fellow prisoners will be displayed. Choose who to pass the token to and you’ll hear a heavy metallic sound on that players' device as the token lands with them! 



•	Free Integrated Death Book!
When your prisoner dies, enter the code of the card which finished you off and the app will display your doom – a contextual death scene to read aloud and bring full narrative closure to the story. The Death Book is normally sold separately for £9.99 but is included and integrated here for free! 


Please note: 
-A copy of the Escape the Dark Castle board game is required to use this application. 
-This application is compatible with iOS 11 onwards.
-An internet connection is required to use the network features of this application.
-This application is limited to one user per device.

Escape the Dark Castle © Copyright 2017-2021 Themeborne Ltd. Escape the Dark,
Escape the Dark Castle, the Escape the Dark Castle logo, Themeborne and the
Themeborne logo are either ® or ™, and/or © Themeborne Ltd, registered in the UK. All rights reserved. No part of this product may be reproduced without specific permission. Actual components may vary from those shown. Themeborne Ltd is located at Kirkham. House, Norwich, NR3 2AG, UK. www.themeborne.com

## Escape the Dark Castle Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource125/v4/2f/05/19/2f051915-04d3-d086-c7b9-0f08a9f10189/af542c84-74d4-4fc5-9624-c66805abd472_title-screen.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource125/v4/03/d8/d9/03d8d9c3-2ac3-6438-9cea-c660812a22e2/1f6de85a-172f-4ec6-870c-dfc96a03f775_main-menu.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource115/v4/d0/e7/d1/d0e7d141-391c-d187-f1a7-3232aa75973f/da28fcd4-7d58-4478-acf9-9a62818b7c0f_scroll.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource115/v4/37/d1/dc/37d1dc1e-dd1f-5944-4c04-c094ce535c49/06b83ded-47ed-4ac5-9311-0d5bd095c7ac_chain-screen.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource125/v4/f1/74/99/f17499e6-b1a1-5d21-a22f-3c393c4aab86/23167eb7-652e-4571-8fc4-df6bc08d5020_plague.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource115/v4/21/34/6a/21346a40-89a9-3df7-821b-b98776684cf0/65d68b62-e19c-41a0-94a6-1d7b86f6f8e2_companions.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource125/v4/53/9f/0e/539f0e46-d682-328f-5694-a384fa1adfff/5476bd26-4392-41d4-be60-bf527a5b6003_death.jpg/1242x2688.png)

## Escape the Dark Castle Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 11 (37%)
- 4 stars: 5 (17%)
- 3 stars: 3 (10%)
- 2 stars: 3 (10%)
- 1 stars: 8 (27%)

## Escape the Dark Castle Reviews in United States

### ***** "Wonderful App for an Incredible Game"
I played the Dark Castle… ONE GAME… with my sons. Instantly fell in love with it. I purchased the Kickstarter collectible kit and discovered there was a companion app. 

The app is great - simple to use and it’s never let me down. I love that - if you lose - you can put the card code in the app and it will provide you the end of life narrative that an extremely rare book (I couldn’t acquire one) would have provided. 

My only wish is that the app allowed for more than 4 players. For a family of 5, this is regrettable.
-- Dark Deity, 2026-08-09

### *---- "Cool in theory…"
The fact that each player needs to pay is insane, and feels a bit scammy. Micro-transactions in a physical game is crazy.
-- Dramticat, 2026-05-26

### **--- "Nice idea but"
I thought this would be a true companion app for playing with friends locally, in person. But it seems each person needs to own the app.  That is a no go. I was hoping I could use this one (paid) app instance on a single ipad to track all of our hp and add a soundtrack. Does not seem to work that way. I regret the $1 purchase since I don’t see us using this app at all while playing.
-- Medialab109, 2026-04-23

### ****- "Very neat, could be more functional"
This app is really fun and adds to the overall vibe. I love the graphics and design. The music and sound effects are top notch and really add to the atmosphere. I also don’t mind the $0.99 charge. 

A really simple addition that would bring huge value would be a soundboard. We really loved the text on the chapter cards, and having a soundboard of simple creepy sounds that make sense (gurgling, swinging axes, shield bashes, screeches, etc.) would be so fun and be even more functional.
-- hellonickelas, 2025-12-26

### *---- "Pointless"
Not intuitive.  Doesn’t work.  Waste of money.
-- EtherImp, 2025-03-29

### *---- "App simply doesn’t work DO NOT BUY"
Downloaded for our first game, no music or sound. Select prisoner screen worked, clicked escape and next screen is frozen. Can’t track health or anything. App just doesn’t work. Do not buy
-- ChimmieJJ, 2024-09-07

### **--- "Would not recommend"
The app does not seem to be worth the 2 dollars. Not very intuitive design and buggy overall
-- Max the Human, 2023-12-31

### *---- "False advertising"
The app in the description clearly calls out that the death book is included a €9.99 value. That’s just plain bollocks. That does not include that and honestly barely works quite badly put together save your money, even though it is just two dollars.
-- Mrbumdump, 2023-12-05

### ***-- "Not that great….don’t bother with ot."
The board game is great fun. 

However, this app is really not worth the money. As a previous poster said, this really needs to be used with all players using the app. And even the. I am unsure what that experience would be. 

Also, you can’t use it in solo mode or just as a digital way to track your character’s progress alone. Also, the rules are not available in the app nor is the FAQ, it basically sends you the website. Which is dumb because then why have the app?

It does have a really well designed user interface and a beautiful sound ambiance. Still, you could use Spotify for your aural experience and their website for content you might need.

I really wanted love this app. But it just doesn’t have anything I need to play the game that isn’t already online.
-- BigNutsZaperoonee, 2023-11-05

### *---- "Garbage"
This is a half baked app that was not fully developed. Hot point tracking is basically not functional. Special effects do not exist but are an option. What functionality does exist is not very intuitive. It's as though app was an afterthought and attempt at a cash grab. The fact that every player has to buy the app to play on it together is the first clue the developer wants more money from you. Before you waste your money, understand that the app is not needed to play the game and it only makes play more cumbersome and detracts from the experience...
-- My latest review, 2023-10-18

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## Escape the Dark Castle Discovered Keywords
- digital board game
- ugames dark reckoning
- escape the dark castle

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## Escape the Dark Castle Available In
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- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/escape-the-dark-castle-zWsc/united-kingdom)
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