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! Original title !! Localized title !! Year !! Genre !! Systems
! Original title !! Localized title !! Year !!width=80| Systems !! Setting & hero
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br>''Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Castlevania]] || 1986 || {{icon|globe}} [[NES]], [[C64]], [[Amiga]] || 1691 - Simon Belmont
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!colspan=5| First chapter and retellings
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br>''Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Haunted Castle]] || 1988 || {{icon|globe}} [[Arcade]] || 1691 - Simon Belmont
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Castlevania]] || 1986 || || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[NES]], <br/>[[C64]], [[Amiga]]
| 悪魔城伝説 <br>''Devil Castle Legend ''|| [[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]] || 1989 || {{icon|globe}} NES || 1476 - Trevor Belmont
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Vampire Killer]] || 1986 || Metroidvania || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[MSX2]]
| ドラキュラ伝説 <br>''Dracula Legend 1 ''|| [[Castlevania: The Adventure]] || 1989 || {{icon|jp}} [[GB]], [[Super GB|SGB]] <br>{{icon|us}} [[GB]] <br>{{icon|eu}} [[GB]], [[GBC]] || 1576 - Dracula Legend
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Haunted Castle]] || 1988 || || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[Arcade]]
| ドラキュラ伝説II <br>''Dracula Legend 2 ''|| [[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]] || 1991 || {{icon|jp}} GB, SGB <br>{{icon|us}} GB <br>{{icon|eu}} GB, GBC || 1591 - Dracula Legend
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Castlevania IV|Super Castlevania 4]] || 1991 || || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[SNES]]
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br>''Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Super Castlevania IV]] || 1991 || {{icon|globe}} [[SNES]] || 1691 - Simon Belmont
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Castlevania Chronicles]] || 1993 ||
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br>''Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Castlevania Chronicles]] || 1993 || {{icon|jp}} [[X68000]] <br>{{icon|globe}} [[PS1]] || 1691 - Simon Belmont
| {{icon|jp}} [[X68000]] <br/>[[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[PS1]]
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!colspan=5| Main series (part 1)
| 悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻 <br>''Devil Castle Dracula X: Reincarnation of Blood ''|| [[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]] || 1993 || {{icon|jp}} [[TurboGrafx-16|TG-16]] || 1792 - Dracula X
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| ドラキュラII 呪いの封印 <br/>'' Dracula II: The Seal of the Curse ''|| [[Castlevania II|Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest]] || 1987 || Role-playing || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] NES
| バンパイアキラー <br>''Vampire Killer ''|| [[Castlevania: Bloodlines]] (NA) <br>Castlevania: The New Generation (EU) || 1994 || {{icon|globe}} [[SMD]] || 1917 - J. Morris
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| 悪魔城伝説 <br/>'' Devil Castle Legend ''|| [[Castlevania III|Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse]] || 1989 || || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] NES
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ XX <br>''Devil Castle Dracula XX ''|| [[Castlevania: Dracula X]] (NA) <br>Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss (EU) || 1995 || {{icon|globe}} SNES || 1792 - Dracula X
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| バンパイアキラー <br/>'' Vampire Killer ''|| [[Castlevania: Bloodlines]] (NA) <br/>Castlevania: The New Generation (EU) || 1995 || || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[SMD]]
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 漆黒たる前奏曲 <br>''Devil Castle Dracula: Dark Prelude ''|| [[Castlevania Legends]] || 1997 || {{icon|globe}} GB, SGB || Alternate universe
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!colspan=5| Legend of Dracula sub-series
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ Xクロニクル <br>''Devil Castle Dracula X Chronicle ''|| [[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles]] || 2007 || {{icon|globe}} [[PSP]] || 1792 - Dracula X
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| ドラキュラ伝説 <br/>'' Legend of Dracula 1 ''|| [[Castlevania: The Adventure]] || 1989 || || {{icon|jp}} [[GB]], [[Super GB|SGB]] <br/>{{icon|us}} [[GB]] <br/>{{icon|eu}} [[GB]], [[GBC]]
| ドラキュラ伝説 ReBirth <br>''Dracula Legend: ReBirth ''|| [[Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth]] || 2009 || {{icon|globe}} [[Wii]] || 1576 - Dracula Legend
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| ドラキュラ伝説II <br/>'' Legend of Dracula 2 ''|| [[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]] || 1991 || || {{icon|jp}} GB, SGB <br/>{{icon|us}} GB <br/>{{icon|eu}} GB, GBC
!colspan=5| Three-dimensional linear action games
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!colspan=5| Castlevania X sub-series
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 黙示録 <br>''Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse ''|| [[Castlevania 64]] || 1998|| {{icon|globe}} [[N64]] || Alternate universe
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻 <br/>'' [[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Devil Castle Dracula X: Reincarnation of Blood]] ''|| [[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles]] || 1993 ||  
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 黙示録外伝 <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 〜LEGEND OF CORNELL〜 <br>''Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse Spin-off: <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Legend of Cornell ''|| [[Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness]] || 1999 || {{icon|globe}} N64 || Alternate universe
| {{icon|jp}} [[TurboGrafx-16|TG-16]] <br/>[[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[PSP]]
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラXX <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula XX ''|| [[Castlevania: Dracula X]] (NA) <br/>Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss (EU) || 1995 || || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] SNES
| キャッスルヴァニア <br>''Castlevania ''|| [[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]] || 2003 || {{icon|globe}} [[PS2]] || 1094 - Leon Belmont
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲 <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight ''|| [[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]] || 1997 || Metroidvania
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 闇の呪印 <br>''Devil Castle Dracula: Curse of Darkness ''|| [[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]] || 2005 || {{icon|globe}} PS2, [[Xbox]] || 1479 - Trevor Belmont
| {{icon|jp}} [[Saturn]] <br/>[[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[PS1]], PSP
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!colspan=5| Alternate universe titles
!colspan=5| Early non-linear games
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 漆黒たる前奏曲 <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Dark Prelude ''|| [[Castlevania Legends]] || 1997 || || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] GB, SGB
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ <br>''Devil Castle Dracula ''|| [[Vampire Killer]] || 1986 || {{icon|globe}} [[MSX2]] || 1691 - Simon Belmont
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ黙示録 <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse ''|| [[Castlevania 64]] || 1999 || 3D || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[N64]]
| ドラキュラII 呪いの封印 <br>''Dracula II: The Seal of the Curse ''|| [[Castlevania II|Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest]] || 1987 || {{icon|globe}} NES || 1698 - Simon Belmont
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ黙示録 外伝 〜レジェンド オブ コーネル〜 <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse: Legend of Cornell ''|| [[Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness]] || 1999 || 3D || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] N64
!colspan=5| "Metroidvania" games
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ Circle of the Moon <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Cirle of the Moon ''|| [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]] || 2001 || Metroidvania || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[GBA]]
| 悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲 <br>'' Devil Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight ''|| [[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]] || 1997 || {{icon|jp}} [[Saturn]] <br>{{icon|globe}} [[PS1]], PSP || 1797 - Dracula X
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!colspan=5| Soma Cruz sub-series
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ Circle of the Moon <br>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Cirle of the Moon ''|| [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]] || 2001 || {{icon|globe}} [[GBA]] || 1830 - Nathan Graves
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| キャッスルヴァニア ～暁月の円舞曲～ <br/>'' Castlevania: Minuet of Dawn ''|| [[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]] || 2003 || Metroidvania || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] GBA
| キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲 <br>'' Castlevania: Concert of Midnight Sun ''|| [[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]] || 2002 || {{icon|globe}} GBA || 1748 - Julius Belmont
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 蒼月の十字架 <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Cross of the Blue Moon ''|| [[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]] || 2005 || Metroidvania || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[NDS]]
| キャッスルヴァニア ～暁月の円舞曲～ <br>'' Castlevania: Minuet of Dawn ''|| [[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]] || 2003 || {{icon|globe}} GBA || 2035 - Soma Cruz
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!colspan=5| Main series (part 2)
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 蒼月の十字架 <br>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Cross of the Blue Moon ''|| [[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]] || 2005 || {{icon|globe}} [[NDS]] || 2036 - Soma Cruz
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| キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲 <br/>'' Castlevania: Concert of Midnight Sun ''|| [[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]] || 2002 || Metroidvania || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] GBA
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ ギャラリー・オブ・ラビリンス <br>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth ''|| [[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]] || 2006 || {{icon|globe}} NDS || 1944 - J. Morris
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| キャッスルヴァニア <br/>'' Castlevania ''|| [[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]] || 2003 || 3D || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[PS2]]
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 奪われた刻印 <br>'' Devil Castle Dracula: The Stolen Seal ''|| [[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia]] || 2008 || {{icon|globe}} NDS || 1830's - Shanoa
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 闇の呪印 <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Curse of Darkness ''|| [[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]] || 2005 || 3D || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] PS2, [[Xbox]]
!colspan=5| Other genres
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ ギャラリー・オブ・ラビリンス <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth ''|| [[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]] || 2006 || Metroidvania || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] NDS
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ ジャッジメント <br>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Judgement ''|| [[Castlevania Judgement]] || 2008 || {{icon|globe}} [[Wii]] || Fighting
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ 奪われた刻印 <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula: The Stolen Seal ''|| [[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia]] || 2008 || Metroidvania || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] NDS
| 悪魔城ドラキュラ ハーモニー オブ ディスペアー <br>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Harmony of Despair ''|| [[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair]] || 2010 || {{icon|globe}} [[PS3]], [[Xbox 360|X360]] || Multiplayer
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ ジャッジメント <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Judgement ''|| [[Castlevania Judgement]] || 2008 || Fighting || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[Wii]]
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| 悪魔城ドラキュラ ハーモニー オブ ディスペアー <br/>'' Devil Castle Dracula: Harmony of Despair ''|| [[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair]] || 2010 || Metroidvania || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[PS3]], [[Xbox 360|X360]]
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=== Cancelled games ===
=== Cancelled games ===

Revision as of 12:06, 11 October 2018

Castlevania
The logo for Castlevania.
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Year introduced[[1986]]
Genre(s)Action, Metroidvania

Castlevania is one of Konami's longest running series, with games from the NES to the PS2. The series (normally) revolves around the Belmont family and their eternal mission of defeating Dracula whenever he reappears, with occasional help from the Belnades clan and Alucard, the son of Dracula.

There are two types of Castlevania games: the traditional level-by-level action games and the newer, so-called, "Metroidvanias", which involves more exploration, item/key collecting, and going through areas multiple times. There is an official chronology that was created several years ago, and involved retconning several plotlines from games, as well as removing four games from the official timeline. Games are not released in chronological order, and several games are direct sequels to previous ones. Most games take place decades or even centuries after the previous entry, but some (Simon's Quest, Curse of Darkness, Dawn of Sorrow, Symphony of the Night, and Castlevania 64) take place a few years later and involve the same characters.

Castlevania games

Kanji Romaji English
悪魔 Akuma Devil
城 Jō Castle
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The original title of the series is Akumajou Dracula, where Akumajou is Japanese for Devil Castle. Metroidvania is a term referring to 2D video games where the exploration is non-linear; its earliest famous example is the Metroid series, hence the name Metroidvania.

Notes about some sub-series:

  • First chapter: five games, in Japan, share the Akumajou Dracula name.
  • Legend of Dracula: full-color versions are included in Konami Collection Vol. 1 and Konami Collection Vol. 3 for Super Game Boy (Japan only) and Game Boy Color (Europe only).
  • Castlevania X: original and 2.5D version are included in Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP.
  • Alternate universe: four titles were removed from the official continuity because later titles openly contradicted their plot:
    • Castlevania Legends (1997) was replaced by Lament of Innocence (2003);
    • Castlevania 64 (1999), Legacy of Darkness (1999) and Circle of the Moon (2001) were replaced by Order of Ecclesia (2008).

After 2010, the Castlevania series was rebooted. The games are then titled Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (plus number or subtitle) in both the original and localized versions.

Original title Localized title Year Systems Setting & hero
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Castlevania 1986 Globe.svg NES, C64, Amiga 1691 - Simon Belmont
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Haunted Castle 1988 Globe.svg Arcade 1691 - Simon Belmont
悪魔城伝説
Devil Castle Legend 		Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse 1989 Globe.svg NES 1476 - Trevor Belmont
ドラキュラ伝説
Dracula Legend 1 		Castlevania: The Adventure 1989 Flag of Japan.svg GB, SGB
Flag of the United States.svg GB
Flag of the European Union.svg GB, GBC		 1576 - Dracula Legend
ドラキュラ伝説II
Dracula Legend 2 		Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 1991 Flag of Japan.svg GB, SGB
Flag of the United States.svg GB
Flag of the European Union.svg GB, GBC		 1591 - Dracula Legend
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Super Castlevania IV 1991 Globe.svg SNES 1691 - Simon Belmont
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Castlevania Chronicles 1993 Flag of Japan.svg X68000
Globe.svg PS1		 1691 - Simon Belmont
悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻
Devil Castle Dracula X: Reincarnation of Blood 		Castlevania: Rondo of Blood 1993 Flag of Japan.svg TG-16 1792 - Dracula X
バンパイアキラー
Vampire Killer 		Castlevania: Bloodlines (NA)
Castlevania: The New Generation (EU)		 1994 Globe.svg SMD 1917 - J. Morris
悪魔城ドラキュラ XX
Devil Castle Dracula XX 		Castlevania: Dracula X (NA)
Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss (EU)		 1995 Globe.svg SNES 1792 - Dracula X
悪魔城ドラキュラ 漆黒たる前奏曲
Devil Castle Dracula: Dark Prelude 		Castlevania Legends 1997 Globe.svg GB, SGB Alternate universe
悪魔城ドラキュラ Xクロニクル
Devil Castle Dracula X Chronicle 		Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles 2007 Globe.svg PSP 1792 - Dracula X
ドラキュラ伝説 ReBirth
Dracula Legend: ReBirth 		Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth 2009 Globe.svg Wii 1576 - Dracula Legend
Three-dimensional linear action games
悪魔城ドラキュラ 黙示録
Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse 		Castlevania 64 1998 Globe.svg N64 Alternate universe
悪魔城ドラキュラ 黙示録外伝
   〜LEGEND OF CORNELL〜
Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse Spin-off:
   Legend of Cornell 		Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness 1999 Globe.svg N64 Alternate universe
キャッスルヴァニア
Castlevania 		Castlevania: Lament of Innocence 2003 Globe.svg PS2 1094 - Leon Belmont
悪魔城ドラキュラ 闇の呪印
Devil Castle Dracula: Curse of Darkness 		Castlevania: Curse of Darkness 2005 Globe.svg PS2, Xbox 1479 - Trevor Belmont
Early non-linear games
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Vampire Killer 1986 Globe.svg MSX2 1691 - Simon Belmont
ドラキュラII 呪いの封印
Dracula II: The Seal of the Curse 		Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest 1987 Globe.svg NES 1698 - Simon Belmont
"Metroidvania" games
悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲
Devil Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight 		Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 Flag of Japan.svg Saturn
Globe.svg PS1, PSP		 1797 - Dracula X
悪魔城ドラキュラ Circle of the Moon
Devil Castle Dracula: Cirle of the Moon 		Castlevania: Circle of the Moon 2001 Globe.svg GBA 1830 - Nathan Graves
キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲
Castlevania: Concert of Midnight Sun 		Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance 2002 Globe.svg GBA 1748 - Julius Belmont
キャッスルヴァニア ～暁月の円舞曲～
Castlevania: Minuet of Dawn 		Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 2003 Globe.svg GBA 2035 - Soma Cruz
悪魔城ドラキュラ 蒼月の十字架
Devil Castle Dracula: Cross of the Blue Moon 		Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 2005 Globe.svg NDS 2036 - Soma Cruz
悪魔城ドラキュラ ギャラリー・オブ・ラビリンス
Devil Castle Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth 		Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 2006 Globe.svg NDS 1944 - J. Morris
悪魔城ドラキュラ 奪われた刻印
Devil Castle Dracula: The Stolen Seal 		Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia 2008 Globe.svg NDS 1830's - Shanoa
Other genres
悪魔城ドラキュラ ジャッジメント
Devil Castle Dracula: Judgement 		Castlevania Judgement 2008 Globe.svg Wii Fighting
悪魔城ドラキュラ ハーモニー オブ ディスペアー
Devil Castle Dracula: Harmony of Despair 		Castlevania: Harmony of Despair 2010 Globe.svg PS3, X360 Multiplayer


Cancelled games

  • Castlevania: The Bloodletting for the 32X
  • Castlevania Resurrection for the Dreamcast
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the Game.com

Spin offs

Heroes and chronological order


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