Castle of the Winds is a Rogue-like and Single-player Tilt-based video game developed by SaadaSoft and published by Epic MegaGames for Microsoft Windows. The game offers the different gameplay compared to other traditional Rogue-like games. It offers the mouse-dependent interface, but the player can use keyboard shortcuts. It enables the player to restore the saved games after dying unlike Rogue-like games. During the battle, the player can use magic, because it acts as a weapon that works from a distance. With each experience level, the character of the player gains a spell. The player can use books to gain magic spells permanently. The game features two opposing pairs of elements such as lighting vs acid and cold vs fire. Thirty spells of the game are split into six different categories such as defense, attack, healing, miscellaneous, divination, and movement. The game is played from a top-down perspective and the player can add the found items in his inventory to use later when need. The inventory system enables the player to use different containers such as belts, bags, chests, and more. Other items in the game include weapons, protective outfits, armor, and more.