Action · February 25, 2014
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (2014)
Dracula, weak and yearning release from immortality, must reclaim his powers and defeat Satan. An epic fantasy adventure set in an expansive modern-day world! Awoken after centuries of slumber, weakened and yearning for release from his immortal bonds, Dracula must reclaim his powers and make a pact with Death, to defeat Satan and gain eternal rest. Blood is everything as Dracula faces both his nemesis and his descendant’s unyielding quest for revenge, in this final, dramatic battle between good & evil. Play as Dracula and discover the ultimate fate behind the ‘Lord of Shadow’ himself! Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 includes a High-Definition Texture Pack. Recommended for systems with at least 1Gb of dedicated video memory. This pack can be enabled from the Advanced Settings, in the Video Configuration menu.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action · 740
- Adventure · 602
- Vampire · 546
- Hack and Slash · 445
- Gothic · 297
- Singleplayer · 240
- Third Person · 182
- Fantasy · 134
- Sequel · 130
- Metroidvania · 117
- Action RPG · 111
- Dark · 80
- Epic · 76
- Gore · 68
- Violent · 68
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 5.8k Steam reviews | Top 55% in Action |
| Positive rating | 85% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55% |
| Metacritic | 58/100 | Genre average 77 — top 97% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 12 h average | Top 40% for session depth among Action |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
85%Very Positive · 5.8k reviews
5.0k positive · 874 negative
Metacritic
58/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.8/10
Curator recommendations
4.6k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (6)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Portuguese - Brazil
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
12h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
7h
Typical completion time
Achievements
56
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Feb 25, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Developer | MercurySteam |
| Publisher | KONAMI |
| Base price | $7.99 -80% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 4 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
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