The Castlevania Series
Timeline of Releases
Although this site is primarily written from a U.S. perspective, we do have fans from other countries and territories that frequent this site. For those interested, this handy timeline provides all the dates of releases for entries in the series. Items are listed by their date of first release, irrespective of countries.
Video Games
- Castlevania:
- Nintendo Famicom Disk System: 09/26/1986 JPN
- Vampire Killer: 10/30/1986 JPN, 1987 EU
- Nintendo Entertainment System: 05/01/1987 U.S., 12/19/1988 PAL, 02/05/1993 JPN
- Nintendo Vs. System: 1987 U.S.
- Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, PC-DOS: 1990 U.S. & PAL
- Sharp X68000 07/23/1993 JPN
- Castlevania Chronicles: 05/24/2001 JPN, 10/08/2001 U.S., 11/09/2001 EU
- Konami Collector's Edition: Castlevania & Contra: 11/16/2002 U.S.
- Cellphones: 2002 JPN, 07/07/2004 U.S., 2004 PAL
- Classic NES Series: 08/10/2004 JPN, 10/25/2004 U.S., 01/07/2005 PAL, 11/24/2005 AU
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Q1 2022
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest:
- Nintendo Famicom Disk System: 08/28/1987 JPN
- Nintendo Entertainment System: 12/01/1988 U.S., 04/27/1990 PAL
- Tiger Handheld: 12/31/1988 U.S.
- Konami Collector's Edition: Castlevania & Contra: 11/16/2002 U.S.
- Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection: 04/18/2019 Worldwide
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Q1 2022
- Limited Run Games Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection: Q3 2023 Worldwide
- Haunted Castle:
- Arcades: 02/22/1988 JPN, 12/26/1987 U.S. & EU
- PlayStation 2: 05/25/2006 JPN
- The Castlevania Adventure:
- Nintendo Game Boy: 10/27/1989 JPN, 12/25/1989 U.S., 1991 PAL
- Konami GB Collection Vol. 1: 09/25/1997 JPN, 2000 EU
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Q1 2022
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse:
- Nintendo Famicom/Entertainment System: 12/22/1989 JPN, 09/01/1990 U.S., 12/10/1992 EU
- Cellphones: 2006 JPN
- Konami Collector's Edition: Castlevania & Contra: 11/16/2002 U.S.
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Q1 2022
- Demon Castle Special: I'm Kid Dracula:
- Nintendo Famicom: 10/19/1990 JPN
- Cellphones: 06/30/2006 JPN
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Q1 2022
- Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge:
- Nintendo Game Boy: 07/12/1991 JPN, 08/1991 U.S., 11/26/1992 EU
- Konami GB Collection Vo1. 3: 02/19/1998 JPN
- Konami GB Collection Vo1. 4: 07/26/2000 EU
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Q1 2022
- Super Castlevania IV:
- Super Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System: 10/31/1991 JPN, 12/04/1991 U.S., 11/23/1992 EU
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Q1 2022
- Kid Dracula:
- Nintendo Game Boy: 01/03/1993 JPN, 03/1993 U.S., 1993 EU
- Nintendo Power Cartridge: 03/2000 JPN
- Castlevania Dracula X: Rondo of Blood:
- PC Engine Super CD-ROM: 10/29/1993 JPN
- Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles: 10/23/2007 U.S., 11/08/2007 JPN, 02/18/2008 EU, 04/09/2008 AU
- Castlevania: Requiem: 11/26/2018 Worldwide
- Limited Run Games Castlevania: Requiem: Q4 2022
- Castlevania: Bloodlines:
- Sega Genesis/Mega Drive: 12/1993 U.S., 02/1994 EU, 04/18/1994 JPN
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Q1 2022
- Castlevania: Dracula X:
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System: 07/21/1995 JPN, 09/1995 U.S., 02/22/1996 EU, 06/22/1996 AU
- Castlevania Advance Collection: 09/23/2021 Worldwide
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Advance Collection: Q2 2024
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night:
- Sony PlayStation: 02/20/1997 JPN, 10/02/1997 U.S., 11/01/1997 PAL
- Sega Saturn: 06/25/1998 JPN
- Tiger Electronics Handheld: 1998 U.S.
- Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles: 10/23/2007 U.S., 11/08/2007 JPN, 02/18/2008 EU, 04/09/2008 AU
- Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night: 07/22/2010 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Requiem: 11/26/2018 Worldwide
- Limited Run Games Castlevania: Requiem: Q4 2022
- Castlevania: Legends:
- Nintendo Game Boy: 11/27/1997 JPN, 03/11/1998 U.S., 1998 EU
- Castlevania:
- Nintendo 64: 01/26/1999 U.S., 01/11/1999 JPN, 05/14/1999 EU
- Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness: 12/08/1999 U.S., 12/25/1999 JPN, 03/03/2000 EU
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon:
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance: 03/21/2001 JPN, 06/11/2001 U.S., 06/22/2001 PAL
- Castlevania Advance Collection: 09/23/2021 Worldwide
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Advance Collection: Q2 2024
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance:
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance: 06/06/2002 JPN, 09/16/2002 U.S., 10/11/2002 PAL
- Castlevania: Double Pack: 01/10/2006 U.S., 02/17/2006 EU
- Castlevania Advance Collection: 09/23/2021 Worldwide
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Advance Collection: Q2 2024
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow:
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance: 05/06/2003 U.S., 05/08/2003 JPN, 05/09/2003 EU
- Castlevania: Double Pack: 01/10/2006 U.S., 02/17/2006 EU
- Cellphones: 2008 EU
- Castlevania Advance Collection: 09/23/2021 Worldwide
- Limited Run Games Castlevania Advance Collection: Q2 2024
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence:
- Sony PlayStation 2: 10/21/2003 U.S., 11/27/2003 JPN, 02/12/2004 EU, 02/20/2004 AU
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow:
- Nintendo DS: 08/25/2005 JPN, 09/30/2005 EU, 10/04/2005 U.S., 10/06/2005 AU
- Cellphones: 2009 EU
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness:
- Microsoft Xbox & Sony PlayStation 2: 11/01/2005 U.S., 11/24/2005 JPN, 02/17/2006 EU
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin:
- Nintendo DS: 11/16/2006 JPN, 12/05/2006 U.S., 03/09/2007 EU, 03/22/2007 AU
- Castlevania: Order of Shadows:
- Cellphones: 09/18/2007 U.S.
- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia:
- Nintendo DS: 10/21/2008 U.S., 10/23/2008 JPN, 20/27/2008 SKOR, 02/06/2009 EU, 03/12/2009 AU
- Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth:
- Nintendo Wii (WiiWare): 10/27/2009 JPN, 12/28/2009 U.S., 02/26/2010 PAL
- Castlevania: Judgment:
- Nintendo Wii: 11/18/2008 U.S., 01/15/2009 JPN, 03/20/2009 EU, 04/02/2008 AU
- Castlevania: The Arcade:
- Arcades: 02/2009 JPN, 2009 EU
- Castlevania: Harmony of Despair:
- Microsoft Xbox 360: 08/04/2010 Worldwide
- Sony PlayStation 3: 09/27/2011 U.S., 10/12/2011 EU, 03/29/2012 JPN
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow:
- Microsoft Xbox 360 & Sony PlayStation 3: 10/05/2010 U.S., 10/08/2010 EU, 10/19/2010 AU, 12/16/2010 JPN
- Microsoft Windows: 08/27/2013 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Reverie
- Sony PlayStation 3: 03/22/2011 U.S., 04/20/2011 Other Regions
- Microsoft Xbox 360: 04/19/2011 Worldwide
- Microsoft Windows: 08/27/2013 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Resurrection:
- Microsoft Xbox 360: 06/07/2011 Worldwide
- Sony PlayStation 3: 06/21/2011 Worldwide
- Microsoft Windows: 08/27/2013 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate:
- Nintendo 3DS: 03/05/2013 U.S., 03/08/2013 EU, 03/20/2013 JPN
- Microsoft Xbox 360: 10/25/2013 Worldwide
- Sony PlayStation 3: 10/29/2013 U.S., 10/30/2013 EU, 12/04/2013 JPN
- Microsoft Windows: 03/27/2014 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2:
- Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Xbox 360, & Sony PlayStation 3: 02/25/2014 U.S., 02/28/2014 EU, 03/06/2014 AU, 09/04/2014 JPN
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Revelations:
- Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Xbox 360, & Sony PlayStation 3: 03/25/2014 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls:
- Cellphones: 09/20/2019 CAN (Beta)
- Apple App Store: 09/17/2021 Worldwide (Final)
- Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody:
- Cellphones: TBD CHN
Castlevania Gambling Machines
- Castlevania: The Medal:
- Pachinko Arcades: 2008 JPN
- Pachislot Castlevania:
- Pachinko Arcades: 01/05/2009 JPN
- Cellphones: 12/24/2014 JPN
- Pachislot Castlevania II:
- Pachinko Arcades: 06/20/2010 JPN
- Pachislot Castlevania III:
- Pachinko Arcades: 02/06/2012 JPN
- CR Pachinko Castlevania:
- Pachinko Arcades: 10/19/2015 JPN
- Pachislot Castlevania: Lords of Shadow:
- Pachinko Arcades: 2017 JPN
- Castlevania: Labyrinth of Fire:
- Pachinko Arcades: 2018 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Labyrinth of Love:
- Pachinko Arcades: 2018 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Ring of the Heavens:
- Pachinko Arcades: 2018 Worldwide
- Castlevania: Valiant Guardian:
- Pachinko Arcades: 2018 Worldwide
Castlevania Netflix Anime
- Castlevania: Season 1:
- Streaming: 07/07/2017 Worldwide
- Physical: 12/04/2018 Region 1
- Castlevania: Season 2:
- Streaming: 10/26/2018 Worldwide
- Physical: 11/05/2019 Region 1
- Castlevania: Season 3:
- Streaming: 03/05/2020 Worldwide
- Physical: 03/23/2021 Region 1
- Castlevania: Season 4:
- Streaming: 05/13/2021 Worldwide
- Physical: 07/19/2022 Region 1
- Castlevania: Nocturne: Season 1:
- Streaming: 09/28/2023 Worldwide
- Physical: TBD