Castlevania Anniversary Collection (2019)

Action · May 16, 2019

Castlevania Anniversary Collection (2019)

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Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania legacy which sheds a fresh light into the world of Castlevania. Released as part of the Konami 50th Anniversary celebration, relive these timeless classics that helped define the platformer genre. From the Belmont clan to their extended bloodlines and allies, the Castlevania Anniversary Collection is the best first step for anyone to take into the world of Castlevania and the fight against Dracula! Castlevania Castlevania II Simon's Quest Castlevania III Dracula's Curse Super Castlevania IV Castlevania The Adventure Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge Castlevania Bloodlines Kid Dracula (never released in English before) History of Castlevania - Book of the Crescent Moon

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 124
  • Adventure · 114
  • RPG · 87
  • Classic · 81
  • Platformer · 78
  • Metroidvania · 77
  • Retro · 70
  • 2D · 62
  • Side Scroller · 49
  • Vampire · 48
  • Great Soundtrack · 46
  • Singleplayer · 36
  • Pixel Graphics · 34
  • Difficult · 33
  • Simulation · 27

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.0k Steam reviewsTop 99% in Action
Positive rating81% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 67%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles
Engagement hours2 h averageTop 95% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

81%Mostly Positive · 2.0k reviews

1.6k positive · 375 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

8.4/10

Curator recommendations

1.6k

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

2h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

Achievements

14

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 16, 2019
DeveloperKONAMI
Base price$7.99 -60%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksSupport

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Editions & Packages

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