Also known as: 悪魔城ドラキュラ, キャッスルヴァニア
A side-scrolling platformer video game series by Konami, known in Japan as 悪魔城ドラキュラ (Akumajou Dracula, lit. Devil's Castle Dracula).
The player typically controls one character at a time, often of the Belmont clan, in a journey through Dracula (Castlevania)'s demon castle, Castlevania, to defeat him and his hordes.
The series was originally a straightforward, level-based 2D platformer, but with the release of the PlayStation entry Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night, the formula became more adventure-based and exploration-focused (to the point of being Metroid-like, coining the term "Metroidvania") and subsequently a hit, with most subsequent entries following its build.
Characters
The Belmont Clan
- Simon Belmont
- Richter Belmont
- Christopher Belmont
- Desmond Belmont
- Gabriel Belmont
- Julius Belmont
- Juste Belmont
- Leon Belmont
- Sonia Belmont
- Trevor C. Belmont
The Belnades Clan
Other
- Alucard (Castlevania)/Arikado Genya
- Annette Renard
- Maria Renard
- Albus (Castlevania)
- Barlowe
- Charlotte Aulin
- Cornell (Castlevania)
- Eric Lecarde
- Grant Danasty
- Hakuba Mina
- Hammer (Castlevania)
- Hector (Castlevania)
- Henry Oldrey
- Hugh Baldwin
- John Morris (Castlevania)
- Jonathan Morris
- Julia Laforeze
- Little Witch (Castlevania)
- Maxim Kischine
- Morris Baldwin
- Nathan Graves
- Reinhardt Schneider
- Sara Trantoul
- Shanoa (Castlevania)
- Soma Cruz
Enemies
- Death (Castlevania)
- Dracula (Castlevania)
- Carmilla (Castlevania)
- Celia Fortner
- Dario Bossi
- Dmitrii Blinov
- Graham Jones
- Isaac (Castlevania)
- Legion (Castlevania)
- Lenore (Castlevania)
- Lilith (Castlevania)
- Loretta Lecarde
- Malus (Castlevania)
- Mathias Cronqvist
- Medusa Head
- Persephone (Castlevania)
- Stella Lecarde
- Succubus (Castlevania)
Entries
Console Games
- Castlevania (1986)
- Castlevania II: Simon'S Quest
- Castlevania III: Dracula'S Curse
- Super Castlevania IV
- Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Castlevania Chronicles
- Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
- Castlevania: Legacy Of Darkness
- Castlevania: Lament Of Innocence
- Castlevania: Curse Of Darkness
- Castlevania Judgment
- Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow
Handheld Games
- Castlevania: The Adventure
- Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth
- Castlevania II: Belmont'S Revenge
- Castlevania Legends
- Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon
- Castlevania: Harmony Of Dissonance
- Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin
- Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia
- Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
- Kid Dracula (Game)