Castlevania (series)

***Castlevania*** (悪魔城ドラキュラ, *Akumajō Dorakyura*?, lit. "Demon Castle Dracula") is a series of horror-themed action-adventure video games created and developed by Konami, centered on the Belmont family, a clan of vampire hunters, and their seemingly eternal fight against the Dark Lord himself, Count Dracula.

## Games

### Main games

* ***Castlevania*** (1986)
* ***Vampire Killer*** (1986)
* ***Haunted Castle*** (1987)
* ***Castlevania II: Simon's Quest*** (1987)
* ***Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse*** (1989)
* ***Castlevania: The Adventure*** (1989)
* ***Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge*** (1991)
* ***Super Castlevania IV*** (1991)
* ***Castlevania (X68000)*** (1993)
* ***Castlevania: Rondo of Blood*** (1993)
* ***Castlevania: Bloodlines*** (1994)
* ***Castlevania: Dracula X*** (1995)
* ***Castlevania: Symphony of the Night*** (1997)
* ***Castlevania Legends*** (1997)
* ***Castlevania*** (1998, Nintendo 64)
* ***Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness*** (1999)
* ***Castlevania: Circle of the Moon*** (2001)
* ***Castlevania Chronicles*** (2001)
* ***Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance*** (2002)
* ***Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow*** (2003)
* ***Castlevania: Lament of Innocence*** (2003)
* ***Castlevania: Curse of Darkness*** (2005)
* ***Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow*** (2005)
* ***Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin*** (2006)
* ***Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles*** (2007)
* ***Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia*** (2008)
* ***Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth*** (2009)

### Spin-offs

* ***Kid Dracula*** (NES) (1990)
* ***Kid Dracula*** (GB) (1993)
* ***Castlevania: Order of Shadows*** (2007)
* ***Castlevania Judgment*** (2008)
* ***Castlevania: Harmony of Despair*** (2010)
* ***Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night*** (2010)
* ***Castlevania Grimoire of Souls*** (2019)

### *Lords of Shadow*

* ***Castlevania: Lords of Shadow*** (2010)
* ***Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate*** (2013)
* ***Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2*** (2014)

### Compilations

* ***Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra*** (2002)
* ***Castlevania: Double Pack*** (2006)
* ***Castlevania Requiem*** (2018)
* ***Castlevania Anniversary Collection*** (2019)
* ***Castlevania Advance Collection*** (2021)

### Casino games

* ***Pachislot Akumajō Dracula*** (2009)
* ***Pachislot Akumajō Dracula II*** (2010)
* ***Pachislot Akumajō Dracula III*** (2012)
* ***CR Pachinko Akumajō Dracula*** (2015)
* ***Pachislot Akumajō Dracula: Lords of Shadow*** (2017)
* ***Castlevania: Ring of the Heavens*** (2017)
* ***Castlevania: Valiant Guardian*** (2018)
* ***Castlevania: Labyrinth of Love*** (2018)
* ***Castlevania: Labyrinth of Fire*** (2018)
* ***Castlevania: Warrior of Darkness*** (2019)
* ***Castlevania: Vampire Hunter*** (2019)

## Other media

### Card games

* ***Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami Collection Card)***

### Manga and comics

* ***Akumajō Dracula: Kojō no Shitō*** (1987)
* ***Akumajō Densetsu: Shinsei Vampire Hunter*** (1990)
* ***Castlevania II: Simon's Quest*** (1990)
* ***Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy*** (2005)
* ***Castlevania: Curse of Darkness*** (2005)
* ***Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (comic)*** (2007)

### Animated series

* ***Castlevania (TV series)*** (2017)
* ***Castlevania: Nocturne*** (2023)