Reach the left section of the tower roof, then make a leap of faith. To find the developer house, climb up to the top of the Clock Tower at the start of the game. The one man development team behind Castle in the Darkness appears in-game along with a nice message to his fans. Don’t go stumbling around in the darkness alone trying to find the latest indie take on a gaming staple. The staff appears to say hello in Chrono Trigger’s last ending, and a silly shooting range with developer heads appears in Saints Row 4. Probably the most well-known is John Romero’s severed head in Doom 2 carefully hidden behind the final boss texture. Just like those open-ended 2D platformers, Castle in the Darkness is jam-packed with strange secrets, other-wordly Easter eggs, glitched-out worlds, and one particularly tough developer room.ĭeveloper rooms are a pretty common Easter egg. Uncovering each and every section of the map to incrementally increase that completion percentage is an obsession for some.

Games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Super Metroid are all about exploration. Meet the creator behind Castle in the Darkness after cracking open a secret developer room.

Castle in the darkness guide