Every Castlevania Video Game Ranked From WORST To BEST

Inspired by the old Universal Monster movies from the 1930s, Konami crafted their own fangtastic gothic masterpiece in video game form. Starting out with an action platforming game, Castlevania has evolved numerous times since its original title, employing more RPG elements and pushing exploration over linear progression. It became partly responsible for the popularity and naming of the sub-genre, Metroidvania; a combination of Metroid and Castlevania. Unfortunately, much like Metal Gear Solid, Konami has allowed the gaming side of the franchise to slowly dry up, making it unclear what’s next for the series. Here is Every Castlevania Video Game Ranked from Worst to Best.

Featured Castlevania video games:
• Castlevania (1986)
• Castlevania 64 (1999)
• Castlevania Chronicles (1993)
• Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (1991)
• Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (1987)
• Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (1989)
• Castlevania Judgment (2008)
• Castlevania Legends (1997)
• Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003)
• Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994)
• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (2001)
• Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (2004)
• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (2005)
• Castlevania: Dracula X (1995)
• Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (2010)
• Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (2002)
• Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (2003)
• Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (1999)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate (2013)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (2014)
• Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (2008)
• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (2006)
• Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (1993)
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
• Castlevania: The Adventure (1989)
• Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (2009)
• Castlevania: The Arcade (2009)
• Haunted Castle (1988)
• Kid Dracula (1990)
• Kid Dracula (1993)
• Super Castlevania IV (1991)
• Vampire Killer (1986)

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[TeamTripleJump]

What's your favourite Dracula-slaying Castlevania game? 👹🎮

[TJDious]

Never forget that the first Angry Video Game Nerd started off with the simple phrase "This Game Sucks" and it was about Simon's Quest.

[aoran]

Absolutely loved Aria of Sorrow. Cleared it many times as a kid and I still remember the joy of discovering more of the game upon finding out that the game had two alternate endings once Internet guides became a thing.

[VladyOlive]

Wait, who the hell said Order of Ecclesia has terrible voice acting? There's barely any to begin with and what's there is perfectly fine.

[LuxisAlukard]

1. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) 1:21:00 PS1, Saturn
2. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (2005) 1:18:10 DS
3. Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (1993) 1:15:50 PC engine
4. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) 1:12:50 GBA
5. Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (1989) 1:10:30 NES
6. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (2001) 1:08:00 GBA
7. Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (2002) 1:05:25 GBA
8. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (2006) 1:03:00 DS
9. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (2008) 1:00:40 DS
10. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010) 58:55 PC
11. Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (1991) 56:40 GB, GBC
12. Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) 54:48 Sega Genesis
13. Super Castlevania IV (1991) 53:07 SNES
14. Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (2003) 50:47 PS 2
15. Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (2009) 49:05 Wiiware
16. Kid Dracula (1993) 47:15 GB
17. Vampire Killer (1986) 44:52 MSX2
18. Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (2004) 42:25 PS2, Xbox
19. Castlevania (1986) 39:45 NES
20. Castlevania Chronicles (1993) 37:20 Sharp X68000, PS1
21. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate (2013) 34:55 PC, 3DS, PS3, Xbox360
22. Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (1999) 32:30 N64
23. Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (2010) 30:25 PSN, Xbox live arcade
24. Kid Dracula (1990) 28:15 Famicom
25. Castlevania: Dracula X (1995) 25:47 SNES
26. Castlevania (1986) 23:30 Amiga
27. Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (1987) 21:00 Famicom, NES
28. Castlevania 64 (1999) 18:15 N64
29. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (2014) 16:05 PC, PS3, Xbox360
30. Castlevania Legends (1997) 14:10 GB
31. Castlevania: The Arcade (2009) 12:35 Arcade
32. Castlevania (1986) 10:30 C64
33. Castlevania: The Adventure (1989) 8:42 GB
34. Castlevania Judgment (2008) 6:25 Wii
35. Haunted Castle (1988) 4:05 Arcade, PS2
36. Castlevania (1986) 2:25 PC

[JoJoBurnett]

Curse of Darkness is my personal favorite. The Innocent Devil system and the weapons and combat were awesome. The music and atmosphere was catchy as hell, and the levels were varied enough and full of secrets, especially towards the end. Fantastic game imo

[Dragonflyetc]

By far, my favourite Castlevania is Order of Ecclesia. It combines the old-style platforming Castlevania in the first half of the game with the Metroidvania style in the second half of the game. Excellent music, nice portraits, fantastic high difficulty, the smooth animations, the glyph system, the story, the sidequests, the hidden characters, etc. After enjoying Portrait of Ruin and Dawn of Sorrow in the DS, Order of Ecclesia was the one that made me love the franchise.

[squattingnevil]

It's still surprises me the consistent release of these Worst to Best videos. Never change TripleJump, please never change. I adore these videos.

[doormatt]

Saying Harmony of Dissonance is better than Portrait of Ruin is a bold move, saying Circle Of The Moon is better than both is wild…but then saying Castlevania 3 is better than ALL of these is insane.

[vito]

Harmony over Eclessia and Portrait?

WHAT?

[Rokabur]

For Dawn of Sorrow, there is a fan patch that makes the seals auto-complete when you beat each boss.

[san]

Symphony of the Night is a masterpiece and will forever be my favourite

[LdNidd]

Hard to argue too much, but Order of Ecclesia will always be my favorite. The best combination of of level-based and Metroidvania-style gameplay, satisfyingly difficult, and an excellent art style.

[jamesewing]

This is the rank list I've been waiting for!!! Comes at the perfect time, I've been replaying the whole series 😁

[SaintsXIV]

Harmony of Despair is a gem of a game. Play it more like Diablo where you are hunting drops, spells, weapons, upgrades and do it with friends and it is an absolute treat.

[ianschmidt]

Definitely the first time I’ve seen someone rank vampire killer above CV1. Interesting list! My only gripe is that CV1 for NES still holds up really well and should be in the top ten

[TK-zdym]

Super Castlevania 4 not being in the top 5 is a crime.

[Grouncontrol]

I have a soft spot in my heart for The Castlevania Adventure on gameboy. I got it along with my gameboy for Christmas of ‘89, and played the hell out of it!

[albert]

I'll rank higher Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania Bloodlines, NES Castlevania 1, 2, 3 & GB Castlevania 2: Belmonts Revenge.
I see this ranking favors more towards metroidvanias which are very good, being Castlevania SOTN the best.

My top 3 games are Castlevania SOTN,
Super Castlevania 4 & Rondo of Blood.

[TromaDogg]

Nice to see Dawn Of Sorrow rank so highly, it's my personal favourite. If it wasn't for the annoying touchscreen gimmicks at times, I think a lot of other people would rate it higher as well.