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 characters. This guide details how to add them all to your collection. Playing cooperatively with friends is the most efficient method for unlocking the largest number of characters. Remember, each player in a co-op game must select a different character; duplicates aren't allowed. Unlocks are individual to each player profile.
Here's 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) |
| King | Complete Pipistrello’s Cave on Insane Mode (Remastered) |
| Necromancer | Complete Industrial Castle on Insane Mode (Remastered) |
| Cult Minion | Complete Ice Castle on Insane Mode (Remastered) |
| Hatty Hattington | Purchase for 1200 gold in the Insane Store |
| Paint Junior | Painter Boss Paradise DLC (2025 release) |
This completes the guide to unlocking all characters in Castle Crashers. For more Castle Crashers news and guides, including cross-platform information, check out The Escapist!
