Castle Explorer

Castle Explorer is an educational video game by DK Multimedia, released in 1996 for Windows and Macintosh.^[1] It allows players to discover the inner workings of a castle structure within a medieval context.^[2] It is based upon the Incredible Cross-Sections: Castle book by illustrator Stephen Biesty and author Richard Platt.

Castle Explorer
Developer(s)	DK Multimedia
Publisher(s)	DK Multimedia
Platform(s)	Windows, MacOS
Genre(s)	Educational

The player is a page who is given the task of being a spy to enter the castle and gather information for the king.

The Vancouver Sun described it as "compelling, fascinating and informative".^[3] GeekOut UK thought it "wove RP and intrigue into the educational content".^[4] Feibel said it was "Elaborate, exciting, informative. Mandatory!".^[5] Sun Sentinel said the educational content was let down by poor gameplay.^[6] Meanwhile, a book that explored the series felt it was a good mix of the two.^[7]