# Castlerama

> Photorealistic 3D exploration app inspired by Assisi, Italy. (iPhone/iPad app by CODENRAMA.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castlerama/id434846991 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CODENRAMA](https://appshunter.io/developer/434846994)
- Category: Entertainment, Games
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 16 App Store ratings · 237 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 237 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-05-05
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castlerama/id434846991/reviews.md

## What is Castlerama?

Castlerama takes you on a photorealistic walk through a beautiful, detailed and accurately lit 3D setting. Merging real and imaginary elements, it draws inspiration from the charming town of Assisi, in Italy. You are left to find your own way around by touch and sight alone. Exploring a whole world becomes a matter of lifting your fingers.

Our goal? To fool your eyes and brain considering it all real. When you go back with your memory to the day you first opened this Mentalbox, you will think it was you on the cobblestone, you in the alleys, you in the catacombs...

While developing Castlerama, we had to face the fact that newer devices such as iPhone4s and iPad2s are very different from their predecessors, iPhone3GSs and iPads, in that the former have twice as much memory. In order to have the app run on all devices, we had to compromise quite a bit, pushing the old devices to their limits (risking crash if other applications are left running) while keeping the new devices well behind their capabilities.

Powered by Unreal Engine.

## Key features

- Photorealistic 3D environment
- Italian-inspired town setting
- Touch and sight navigation
- Immersive sensory experience
- Unreal Engine powered

## What do users think of Castlerama?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Amazing graphics
- 🌄 Atmospheric environment
- 🐴 Interesting details (e.g. cows, horse)
- 👍 Great potential

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🔍 Limited exploration area
- 🌑 Dark and difficult to see
- 🕹️ Clunky controls

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes on startup or during gameplay
- Falling through the world in certain areas
- Compatibility issues with older devices

**Most requested features**

- Expand the explorable area
- Add more interactive elements
- Improve lighting and visibility
- Optimize controls and movement
- Introduce a day/night cycle

## Recent user reviews (10 of 237)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castlerama/id434846991/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best game ever!!!

*2024-01-07, version 1.2*

The game was so good that it had me looking for it 8 years later and then I found out that it was removed …. Hope fully it come back so i can played it once and for all?!!!

### 4/5 — Where's the paid version?

*2023-08-09, version 1.2*

I wanted to buy it but it was removed from US Store only!

### 5/5 — Update it please!

*2021-08-19, version 1.2*

Just like the description says, my memory of walking through this city has stayed with me for almost 10 years. It feels like a dream. 

I wish I could walk those dimly lit cobblestone streets again, feel the peaceful solitude, listen to the sounds and music, and say hi to the cow (or horse?) in the barn. I remember looking out at the field in the cold, dawn light. The quiet square felt like it would soon be filled with people, but for a moment paused in time, it was yours to explore. 

I would like to go back :,)

### 5/5 — Update App

*2019-07-16, version 1.2*

I know the odds to get this game/demo updated are low, but the scenery, architecture, and music was amazing.

### 5/5 — Great Game!

*2016-04-12, version 1.2*

CODENRAMA!This is a great game.I love the graphics.If you made an island survival.Like radiation island with this lighting it would be great!😀Thanks that's my opinion.See ya:)Serplex2016

### 5/5 — ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Awesome!

*2015-05-05, version 1.2*

Download this app and enter into another world. Fabulous graphics, hypnotic sound track, hidden nooks and crannies, this app has it all. Beautiful, serene. Stunning. Wait until you crawl deep into a tunnel, with human skulls and long forgotten statues, and find the key to the church.  Be sure to download this app and anything else by unreal engine and coderama. Two thumbs up.

### 2/5 — Graphics great! But crashes constantly

*2015-02-18, version 1.2*

Looks good! Great music and sound! But crashes every few seconds :( [iPhone 4s]

### 3/5 — Okay

*2014-10-19, version 1.2*

I just downloaded this app because I love architecture and thought this would be cool. I read the reviews, and it sounded like an okay app and there were slim to none problems. But when I tried to open it, it brought me back to where the home screen was. I am giving this app three stars because if it opened for me I would love it I played it on my friends phone. I will give it a couple more tried because I really enjoy this. Who knows, maybe it's me.

### 3/5 — Ehh...

*2014-10-13, version 1.2*

It is good but is small and a promotion for return to castlerama.

### 5/5 — LOVE IT!!!

*2014-06-28, version 1.2*

I have had this app for a while and I'm glad to see the update. Hope more changes come. Love it!

## Frequently asked questions about Castlerama

### What is Castlerama?

Castlerama is a mobile application that offers a photorealistic 3D exploration experience. It allows users to virtually walk through a detailed and accurately lit 3D setting inspired by the town of Assisi, Italy, blending real and imaginary elements for an immersive journey.

### How do I navigate in Castlerama?

Navigation in Castlerama is designed to be intuitive, relying on touch and sight alone. You are left to find your own way around the environment by interacting with the screen, making exploration a matter of simple finger movements.

### What devices is Castlerama compatible with?

Castlerama is designed to run on a range of devices, including newer models like iPhone 4s and iPad 2s, as well as older devices such as iPhone 3GS and iPads. The development team made compromises to ensure compatibility across these different hardware capabilities.

### What is the goal of Castlerama?

The primary goal of Castlerama is to fool your eyes and brain into considering the 3D environment as real. It aims to create a deeply immersive experience where users feel as though they are physically present in the virtual world.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2014-06-24

Improved visual quality and framerate.
2014 remix of original (2011) Castlerama

### 1.1 — 2011-05-17

- Fixed stability on less powerful devices.

- Improved performance.

For a better visual quality and smoothness we recommend update to last system software.
Reboot your device after installation is advised.

Thank you to anyone for enthusiasm, advices and criticisms.
We currently have a couple of projects in our pipeline, and we are very likely to release a graphic adventure, or a series of virtual tours, or both.
Stay tuned on our website...

CODENRAMA is an italian independent company, not affiliated with Epic Games, inc.

### 1.0 — 2011-05-05

No release notes.

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