Château Inferno

Château Inferno is a 3+2 maps episode + Introduction level.

It contains 3 large maps, 1 medium, and 1 small map.

Mainly medieval/runic themes with some base textures.

I suggest using IronWail if you want the best performance.

New soundtrack created by myself.

I may have gone overboard in some places.



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PatIV
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Release Date
Oct 31, 2025
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Ratings

3.60 star(s) 15 ratings

Latest updates

  1. Château Inferno V1.2

    Château Inferno Update V1.2 02/14/26 - Rebalanced the easy difficulty (Lower amount of enemies...
  2. Château Inferno V1.1

    Château Inferno Update V1.1 12/12/25 - Reworked the lights in some places to make them...

Latest reviews

If a bit more restraint was shown on some of the fights, this would be a 5 out of 5. The architecture and detailing is beautiful, especially on the map shown on the first few screenshots. Gorgeous.

But...especially when you play on Easy, the line of enjoyability has been crossed quite a bit. I remember one piece when you had to swim endlessly down from an outside area to enter a pipe, go through that endless pipe (?) to the point of already drowning and in the new area the entrance was basically as big as your character and then upon entering the little first room, you throw multiple hitscanners and ogres from different angles at the player in a tight space. Not the only time when it got kinda ridiculous.
Skill
Easy
It really hurts to play it on nightmare, a lot of pure bullshit, but i like it still. Maps have character in them, and art part is pretty well designed (except first map :P)
Skill
Nightmare
PatIV
PatIV
Thanks for the feedback buddy, I appreciated the help.
- Awe inspiring grand architecture
- Atmospheric and beautiful lighting
- Good slaughtery fun
- Congrats on the neat soundtrack!


Some critique:
- Slight overuse of "spawn behind" combat tactic
- The pent & lava secret to the secret area of Part Un could have been done better - the lava pit is awkward to navigate in addition to it being very hard to see anything at all, and you get only one attempt (the pent doesn't respawn)
- Navigation in Part Deux could be slightly better sign posted or standing out a bit more ("A door opened")
- LG in part Deux if you miss it at the beginning should be handed out mid-level, not at the very end, in order to cut down on shambler deletion tedium
- The vore room fight in Part trois is either insufferable or just a bit stressful depending on whether you find the quad
Skill
Nightmare
PatIV
PatIV
Thank you for the comment and the critique.
I am glad to hear that you liked the architecture and the overall experience.

I have made some changes in the newer update, the navigation should be easier.
I will keep in mind your other feedback for my next map.
Great sense of scale and overwhelming evil ambience. Not a fan of hordes though. Many times I asked myself wtf that's not "easy" ? Enough ammo but most of the gameplay is running like an headless chicken to avoid attacks or trig them between monsters and I find it kinda tiresome... Only my 2c obviously.

Anyway. Thanks for a great visual work !
Skill
Easy
PatIV
PatIV
Thanks for the feedback!
I agree with you, I should have restrained myself a bit more for the number of enemies.
I will keep that in mind for my next map.
I generally don't enjoy slaughter maps but there is a lot to appreciate here. Had a Tronyn vibe to it, and some fights were actually quite clever and not just a 0-60 experience so to say. I think Part Un is my favourite, it starts out arguably the most cruel, but the progression is easily the most fleshed out with some genuinely fun secrets. Plenty of gem encounters in the rest of the episode. I also love the Serious Sam style "edge of map" bit lol. Part Deux and Trois have a great "evil" look.
Skill
Nightmare
PatIV
PatIV
Thank you.
I am glad to hear that you enjoy it!
Yeah, this is what dreams are made of. 5/5 Stars.
Skill
Nightmare
PatIV
PatIV
Thanks! I appreciate it.
For some others, it is probably more like a fever dream, lol.