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Explore monster-filled castles as three heroes, building abilities and fighting bosses across three 2D adventures and an arcade remake.
Released 27 Aug 2024
Collect Enemy Souls
Switch Between Heroes
Absorb Magic Glyphs
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Developed by KONAMI · Published by KONAMI
This collection brings together Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia, and both versions of Haunted Castle. Soma Cruz confronts a plot to resurrect Dracula; Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin investigate a resurfaced castle; and Shanoa, a glyph-wielding fighter, seeks powerful stolen magic.
Explore castles and other areas, battle monsters and bosses, uncover secrets, and gather weapons, equipment, abilities, and magic. The three adventures offer different ways to explore: an interconnected castle, themed areas reached through paintings, and a world map leading to separate locations.
Each game has its own progression systems: Dawn of Sorrow collects enemy souls for abilities and weapon crafting, Portrait of Ruin lets you switch between two heroes with distinct skills, and Order of Ecclesia uses absorbed glyphs in combat. The collection also includes alternate-character modes, the original Haunted Castle arcade game, its redesigned version, and features such as save states and rewind.
Players often praise the three adventures for their varied combat systems, exploration, bosses, and replayable content, while noting that each game has a distinct feel. Reviews also appreciate the collection’s save and rewind options, artwork and music extras, and the redesigned Haunted Castle. Some criticize missing language options, fixed keyboard controls, or lengthy rare-item grinding.
In addition to the three action adventure games from the Castlevania series, Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut! And you can also play it in its original format!
Experience the world of Castlevania like never before, with never-before-seen art and handy new features such as rewind, quick saves and much more!
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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
The adventures of Soma continue! Discover a completely new way to create countless weapons by combining souls, in stunning 2D graphics.
One year after the events of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, a boy named Soma Cruz is once again put at the center of a plot to resurrect Dracula led by a mysterious cult.. Will he finally be able to face his own destiny and put an end to all this?
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Not one but two heroes join their forces to fight the evil this time! Switch between Jonathan and Charlotte with a single button press and make the best use of their unique abilities.
Dracula's Castle has suddenly resurfaced, but something doesn't add up.
Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin make their way in to investigate, they soon discover that the mind behind all this is not who they thought...
Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
The enigmatic Shanoa is the only human capable of using the glyphs, symbols full of magic.
Gather glyphs by exploring the Castle and its surroundings and absorb the power of the mighty foes you fight!
The three most powerful glyphs, thought to be able to even defeat Dracula himself, have been stolen. Can Shanoa bring them back to the Order, and finally destroy the Dark Lord?
Haunted Castle
Haunted Castle Revisited, an redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut! And you can also play it in its original format!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 52 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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