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Games like Castlevania

30 games that play like it. Add another you loved and the list leans toward it.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD

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30 games, the closest first

  1. 1

    The Last Faith

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and pixel art

    Liked · 85%Metroidvania · Vampires

  2. 2

    Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

    Castlevania, but harder, and story-rich

    Loved · 95%Metroidvania · Platformer

  3. 3

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

    Castlevania, but an action RPG, and twice the hours

    Loved · 93%Metroidvania · Gothic

  4. 4

    Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

    Castlevania, but retro, and half the hours

    Loved · 94%Metroidvania · Gothic

  5. 5

    Blasphemous

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and gorier

    Loved · 90%Metroidvania · Gothic

  6. 6

    The Vagrant

    Castlevania, but anime

    Loved · 90%Metroidvania · Side Scroller

  7. 7

    Well Dweller

    Castlevania, but hand-drawn, and even better loved

    Loved · 98%Metroidvania · Dark Fantasy

  8. 8

    Dust: An Elysian Tail

    Castlevania, but an action RPG, and even better loved

    Loved · 95%Metroidvania · Platformer

  9. 9

    Legacy of Kain: Defiance

    Castlevania, but story-rich

    Liked · 85%Vampires · Gothic

  10. 10

    Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

    Castlevania, but full of puzzles, and a quarter of the hours

    Mixed · 73%Vampires · Gothic

  11. 11

    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

    Castlevania, but cute, and hand-drawn

    Loved · 90%Metroidvania · Platformer

  12. 12

    Alice: Madness Returns

    Castlevania, but story-rich

    Loved · 91%Gothic · Hack and Slash

  13. 13

    Slain: Back from Hell

    Castlevania, but a third of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 72%Gothic · Platformer

  14. 14

    Blasphemous 2

    Castlevania, but harder, and twice the hours

    Loved · 91%Metroidvania · Hack and Slash

  15. 15

    Minoria

    Castlevania, but anime, and harder

    Liked · 81%Metroidvania · Hack and Slash

  16. 16

    Lost Ruins

    Castlevania, but a survival game, and pixel art

    Liked · 85%Metroidvania · Platformer

  17. 17

    ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

    Castlevania, but twice the hours, and even better loved

    Loved · 95%Metroidvania · Dark Fantasy

  18. 18

    Shadow Complex Remastered

    Castlevania, but sci-fi

    Liked · 85%Metroidvania · 2.5D

  19. 19

    Skul: The Hero Slayer

    Castlevania, but an action roguelike, and pixel art

    Loved · 93%Metroidvania · Platformer

  20. 20

    Salt and Sanctuary

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and couch co-op

    Liked · 89%Metroidvania · Platformer

  21. 21

    GRIME

    Castlevania, but surreal

    Liked · 85%Metroidvania · Platformer

  22. 22

    Elderand

    Castlevania, but an action RPG, and Lovecraftian

    Mixed · 75%Metroidvania · Gothic

  23. 23

    The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

    Castlevania, but co-op, and half the hours

    Loved · 95%Vampires · Hack and Slash

  24. 24

    Valfaris

    Castlevania, but a shoot 'em up, and gorier

    Liked · 82%Platformer · Side Scroller

  25. 25

    Hollow Knight

    Castlevania, but four times the hours

    Loved · 97%Metroidvania · Platformer

  26. 26

    Dead Cells

    Castlevania, but an action roguelike

    Loved · 97%Metroidvania · Hack and Slash

  27. 27

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and pixel art

    Liked · 81%Metroidvania · Dark Fantasy

  28. 28

    Ori and the Will of the Wisps

    Castlevania, but cute

    Loved · 96%Metroidvania · Platformer

  29. 29

    Apotheon

    Castlevania, but steeped in myth, and historical

    Loved · 90%Metroidvania · Platformer

  30. 30

    Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and twice the hours

    Mixed · 76%Metroidvania · 2.5D

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