Games like Castlevania

Castlevania: first released 1986 by Konami.

In the series: Castlevania (1986), Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989), Super Castlevania IV (1991), Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (1993), Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997), Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003).

41 games inspired by Castlevania

• All Hell Unleashed: Ultimate Edition: NES horror platformer fighting icons let loose by a cult.
• Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit: NES-style platformer that also got a real NES cartridge.
• Blasphemous: Kickstarted dark Metroidvania.
• Blasphemous 2: Sequel to Blasphemous.
• Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon: 8-bit style stretch-goal spin-off modeled on Castlevania III.
• Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2: Second NES-style Bloodstained side game.
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night: Kickstarter Metroidvania by the Symphony of the Night producer.
• Castlevania Fighter: Fighting game built from Castlevania sprites.
• Castlevania Labyrinth (The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle ROM hack): Turns Kemco's Crazy Castle puzzle game into a Castlevania tale, with Simon Belmont working through Dracula's hidden crypts.
• Castlevania V: Legacy (Castlevania ROM hack): A fan sequel starring Simon's son Daniel, 35 years later, with a rebuilt castle in the original Castlevania.
• Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow: Persephone (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow ROM hack): An original story after Aria of Sorrow's bad ending: you play Persephone, working with Carmilla and Olrox to revive Dracula, with her own abilities.
• Castlevania: Baleful Sonata (Castlevania ROM hack): Simon returns, cursed, to a risen Castlevania seven years after the original, through a newly built castle.
• Castlevania: Blood Moon (Castlevania ROM hack): An expert-level overhaul of Castlevania that builds new stages around barely used mechanics such as water, breakable walls and traps.
• Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries (Castlevania ROM hack): A new hero, Armund DeNasty, explores Count Olrox's castle in 1800 Romania through all-new maps, weapons, music, enemies and bosses; often called the best Castlevania total conversion.
• Castlevania: Dark Century: Freeware Castlevania fan game.
• Castlevania: Dawn of Symphony (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow ROM hack): Rewrites Aria of Sorrow as a sequel to Symphony of the Night, with returning Symphony characters, new weapons and rebalanced enemies.
• Castlevania: Hell's Lullaby: Castlevania fan game.
• Castlevania: Hollow Souls (Castlevania ROM hack): A 2026 rebuild of the first Castlevania with new level design, graphics, music and boss fights, and kinder rules such as infinite lives and kept upgrades.
• Castlevania: Orchestra of Despair (Castlevania ROM hack): A sequel story ten years on, where a cult revives Dracula, told through reworked graphics and new levels in the first Castlevania.
• Castlevania: Revenge of the Findesiecle (Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance ROM hack): A large rework of Harmony of Dissonance that adds new playable characters, from Julius and Maxim to guest stars, and reworks the originals.
• Castlevania: Serenade Under the Moon (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow ROM hack): Rebuilds Aria of Sorrow's castle map in the image of Symphony of the Night, with Alucard as the hero and Symphony's music.
• Castlevania: The Bloodletting (fan game): Castlevania fan game.
• Castlevania: The Lecarde Chronicles: Linear classic-style Castlevania fan game starring Efrain Lecarde.
• Castlevania: The Lecarde Chronicles 2: Nonlinear Castlevania fan sequel set in 18th century France, voiced by official series actors.
• Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight Ultimate (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ROM hack): The most complete Saturn Symphony of the Night: full English, restored effects, a Hard Mode, faster loading and 4MB cartridge support.
• Eternal Daughter: Freeware Metroidvania from the team's own site.
• Hollow Knight: Kickstarted hand-drawn Metroidvania.
• Hollow Knight: Silksong: Sequel to Hollow Knight, also a Kickstarter stretch goal.
• I Wanna Be the Guy: Freeware NES-style platformer of brutal traps, only offered from the author's site.
• Infernax: Gory NES-style action adventure with branching moral choices.
• Knight 'n' Grail: Metroidvania-style adventure for the Commodore 64.
• Mina the Hollower: Game Boy Color-styled action adventure from the Shovel Knight team.
• Odallus: The Dark Call: 8-bit dark fantasy action exploration game.
• Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth: Licensed Metroidvania built in the Symphony of the Night style.
• Shovel Knight: Kickstarted NES-style platformer built on Capcom 8-bit design.
• Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove: NES-style action platformer that set the bar for modern 8-bit throwbacks.
• Simon Belmont in 8 Eyes (8 Eyes ROM hack): Puts Simon Belmont, his whip and his subweapons into Seta's 8 Eyes, turning it into a Castlevania side story; last public release a 2008 beta.
• Soulless: Flick-screen action platformer for the Commodore 64.
• Soulless II: The Armour of Gods: Sequel to Soulless for the Commodore 64.
• The Curse of Issyos: Free MSX-styled action game based on Greek myth.
• Timespinner: Kickstarted Metroidvania in the Symphony of the Night style.