# Castle

> Castle is a free platform for making and playing games, all on your phone. Games (called "decks") are built in the Castle app's visual editor with no coding required, posted to a community feed, and instantly playable in any web browser at castle.xyz — no download or account needed to play.

Key URL patterns on castle.xyz:

- `/d/{id}` — a playable game (deck). These pages run the game directly in the browser.
- `/p/{id}` — a playlist (curated collection of games), e.g. by genre or theme.
- `/@{username}` — a creator profile with their games.
- `/genre/{slug}` — browse games by genre.

Any deck page can be embedded on other sites with a plain iframe (`https://castle.xyz/d/{id}?embed=true`), and Castle is an oEmbed provider (`https://castle.xyz/api/oembed`).

## Start here

- [Explore games](https://castle.xyz/explore): the discovery feed of playable games
- [About Castle](https://castle.xyz/about): what Castle is and how it works
- [iOS app](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/castle-make-and-play/id1529189247): Castle on the App Store
- [Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.castle): Castle on Google Play

## Playing games

- [Daily games](https://castle.xyz/genre/daily): a new game every day
- [Strategy](https://castle.xyz/genre/strategy), [Puzzle](https://castle.xyz/genre/puzzle), [Action](https://castle.xyz/genre/action), [Arcade](https://castle.xyz/genre/arcade), [Platformer](https://castle.xyz/genre/platformer), [Narrative](https://castle.xyz/genre/narrative): games by genre

## Making games

- [Castle Docs](https://docs.castle.xyz): guides and reference for creating games in Castle
- [Make your first deck](https://docs.castle.xyz/docs/guides/How_To_Make_Your_First_Castle_Deck): beginner tutorial
- [Castle Academy](https://docs.castle.xyz/docs/guides/Castle_Academy): structured video course
- [Behaviors](https://docs.castle.xyz/docs/behaviors): the building blocks of Castle games (Gravity, Motion, Solid, ...)
- [Castle Script reference](https://docs.castle.xyz/docs/reference): scripting API for advanced logic
- [Multiplayer](https://docs.castle.xyz/docs/multiplayer/introduction): making real-time multiplayer games
- [FAQ](https://docs.castle.xyz/docs/guides/faq): common questions about making games

## Community

- [Discord](https://discord.gg/rQETB4H): the Castle community server
- [Community guidelines](https://castle.xyz/community_guidelines)
- [Support](https://castle.xyz/support)

## Optional

- [Creator partners](https://castle.xyz/creator_partners): Castle's creator payout program
- [Privacy policy](https://castle.xyz/privacy_policy)
- [Terms of service](https://castle.xyz/terms)