Castle Crashers is a hilariously fun online co-op game that features dozens of unique characters for players to wield. If you want to know how to collect all of them for your roster, here is a guide for how to unlock all characters in Castle Crashers.
Castle Crashers features a total of 32 different characters that players can unlock in a variety of ways such as gameplay challenges and optional DLCs. Using the game’s co-op feature to play with friends is the best way to unlock as many as possible.
Keep in mind that when in a co-op lobby, each player must choose a different character to use during a playthrough. For example, more than one player cannot play as the Green Knight. Characters also cannot be shared across multiple profiles or between players in a lobby. Each player must unlock characters for themselves but it can still be down in a co-op setting.
Below is a comprehensive list of all characters found in Castle Crashers and how to unlock them.
| Character Name | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Green Knight | Default character; available from the start of the game |
| Red Knight | Default character; available from the start of the game |
| Blue Knight | Default character; available from the start of the game |
| Orange Knight | Default character; available from the start of the game |
| Gray Knight | Defeat the Barbarian boss |
| Barbarian | Beat King’s Arena |
| Thief | Beat Thieves’ Arena |
| Conehead | Beat Volcano Arena |
| Peasant | Beat Peasant’s Arena |
| Iceskimo | Beat Ice Arena |
| Alien | Complete Alien Ship |
| Royal Guard | Beat the game with the Green Knight |
| Saracen | Beat the game with the Royal Guard |
| Skeleton | Beat the game with the Red Knight |
| Bear | Beat the game with the Skeleton |
| Industrialist | Beat the game with the Blue Knight |
| Fencer | Beat the game with the Industrialist |
| Fire Demon | Beat the game with the Orange Knight |
| Ninja | Beat the game with the Fire Demon |
| Stoveface | Beat the game with the Gray Knight |
| Beekeeper | Beat the game with the Barbarian |
| Snakey | Beat the game with the Thief |
| Civilian | Beat the game with the Peasant |
| Brute | Beat the game with the Iceskimo |
| Pink Knight | Default character (Remastered version); Pink Knight Pack DLC |
| Blacksmith | Default character (Remastered version); Legend of the Blacksmith Pack DLC |
| Open-Faced Gray Knight | Complete Catfish on Insane Mode (Remastered version) |
| King | Complete Pipistrello’s Cave on Insane Mode (Remastered version) |
| Necromancer | Complete Industrial Castle on Insane Mode (Remastered version) |
| Cult Minion | Complete Ice Castle on Insane Mode (Remastered version) |
| Hatty Hattington | Buy in the Insane Store for 1200 gold |
| Paint Junior | Painter Boss Paradise DLC (to be released in 2025) |
That concludes how to unlock all characters in Castle Crashers. Be sure to check out all of the last guides and news here at site, including whether the game is cross-platform.
