Posted: 14 months ago, last updated 8 months ago.
Author: Andrea Walney, @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Overview
Play involves running, jumping and collecting coins. There is also combat with the enemies, known as Gobins, which involves punching and kicking, and swinging a sword once you have found it. As you progress there are also some quick time events (where you must press the correct button when prompted). Some sections are timed planned routes, while others are more of an open world where you can explore and encounter enemies and helpful creatures.
Red and the Phantom Castle contains a variety of game styles within it to tell an epic hero's story. At times it is a relaxing collection quest, at others it is a fast paced parkour game needing timed jumps. You never know what will happen next to the cute character of Red.
Game Details
Release Date: 15/01/2021, updated in 2021
Price: Free
Platforms: PS4 and PS5
Expected Content Rating: PEGI 7
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Platform (Adventure, Fighting and Narrative)
Accessibility: 16 features
Developer: Seikatsu Red (@SeikatsuRed)
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Play Style
Age Ratings
Skill Rating
10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game.
Account Rating
Account required for online play that has 7 years old as minimum age. You must be 7 years old to have a PSN account, which is required to play Dreams. To set this up you need permission from a parent or guardian. Unless the parent or guardian specify not to restrict Network Features | Communication and User-Generated Content, or make an exception for Dreams they will only be able to access games and assets created by Media Molecule (rather than games made by the community).
Costs
Red and the Phantom Castle
This game is free to play. There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.This is an unusual "subscription" as you only need to purchase the Dreams game once on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, then you can access all the games for free.
You need to purchase Dreams to play the game on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5. Once you have Dreams the game itself is free via the about link.
Accessibility
The game has a muted palette of greys and highlights of red with the option on some scenes to switch to full colour.
The game will save your progress only to the beginning of each level, and only if you do not reset the game.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Dreams Collection
Red and the Phantom Castle is part of the Dreams collection of games:

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