Released Aug 7, 2026 $4.99 Very Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

The Castle of Dr. Hoot

By BitWizard

Horror Point & Click Retro Puzzle Lore-Rich Dark Humor Spelling Atmospheric MysteryOld SchoolLogicDark

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The Castle of Dr. Hoot is a game tagged Horror, Point & Click and Retro by BitWizard, released Aug 7, 2026. It has 73 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Benny Bash, An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 and Bride into the Cave.

Welcome to the mysterious castle of spelling extraordinaire, Dr. Hoot! Explore the classroom, the lab, the library and the...detention dungeon? Put your mind to the test with spelling challenges and logic riddles as you avoid the wrath of the strict, cranky spelling teacher, Dr. Hoot.

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An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 64% match · Horror, Point & Click, Retro
Bride into the Cave 63% match · Horror, Retro, Puzzle
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Everything Steam lists for The Castle of Dr. Hoot · record updated 6 hours ago

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Overview

App ID4723300

Release dateAug 7, 2026

Last change number40186033

Last record update6 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: BitWizard
Publisher: BitWizard
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 17 hours ago
Franchise: The Castle of Dr. Hoot

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Single-playerFamily Sharing

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Price · US$4.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$4.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked18 hours agoin 41 regions

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Build	Branch	Updated
26171169	public	Oct 23, 2026

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
4723301	—	All	749.7 MB	631.8 MB	413201558974497671

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	26171169	Oct 23, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Castle of Dr. Hoot

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
The Castle of Dr. Hoot.exe		All

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The Castle of Dr. Hoot

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Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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