Play Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 7 playedRelease order grouped by era. Each era stands alone, so you can jump to any group after the entry point.
Classicvania
- 1 Classicvania era Covers the 1986 original, Simon's Quest (1987), Dracula's Curse (1989), Super Castlevania IV (1991), Rondo of Blood (1993) and Bloodlines (1994). Play the Anniversary Collection (2019).
Metroidvania era
- 2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Genre-defining. Play the Requiem collection (PS4 and PS5, 2018) version.
- 4 GBA handheld era Circle of the Moon (2001), Harmony of Dissonance (2002), Aria of Sorrow (2003). Play the Advance Collection (2021).
- 5 DS handheld era Dawn of Sorrow (2005), Portrait of Ruin (2006), Order of Ecclesia (2008). Play the Dominus Collection (2024), which adds Haunted Castle Revisited.
3D era
- 3 3D era Castlevania 64 (1999), Legacy of Darkness (1999), Lament of Innocence (2003), Curse of Darkness (2005). The weakest stretch; Lament of Innocence is the one to try.
Lords of Shadow
- 6 Lords of Shadow saga Lords of Shadow (2010), Mirror of Fate (2013), Lords of Shadow 2 (2014). A separate reboot continuity.
Upcoming
- 7 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse First new entry since 2014, set in 1499 Paris with Rose Belmont. Dated Oct 15, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC; Switch version confirmed for 2026, day TBA.
About Castlevania
Castlevania spans four decades of Belmonts fighting Dracula, split across stage-based Classicvania, exploration-driven Metroidvania, experimental 3D entries and the Lords of Shadow reboot trilogy. The timeline rebooted more than once, so release order grouped by era is the recommended play order.
Start with Symphony of the Night (1997, via the Requiem collection) or Super Castlevania IV through the Anniversary Collection. Handheld standouts live in the Advance Collection (2021) and the Dominus Collection (2024). Belmont's Curse, the first new entry since 2014, is dated Oct 15, 2026.
Good to know
Some store pages list the Switch version of Belmont's Curse for Oct 15, but Konami's official site (June 2026) says its date follows later in 2026, so the item below keeps the confirmed platforms dated and the Switch day open. Spin-offs such as Judgment (2008) and Harmony of Despair (2010) are optional and unlisted. Lords of Shadow is its own reboot continuity, separate from the classic timeline.
