Castlevania

Step into the shadows of the deadliest dwelling on earth. You've arrived at Castlevania, and you're here on business: To destroy forever the Curse of the Evil Count. Unfortunately, everybody's home this…

26 September 1986

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Platform Action Horror

Castlevania is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Konami, released 26 September 1986 on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii and Family Computer Disk System.

Verified 15 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Castlevania is

Castlevania is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Konami and released in 1986. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii, Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Android, Arcade, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Castlevania, known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, is a 1986 platform game developed and published by Konami. It was originally released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System in September 1986, before being ported to cartridge format and released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1987 and in Europe in 1988. It was also re-issued for the Family Computer in cartridge format in 1993. It is the first installment in the Castlevania series.

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania is the first of 107 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Vampire Killer in 1986.

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Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Vs. Castlevania

1 June 1987

Castlevania

31 December 1990

Castlevania

31 December 1990

Castlevania

31 December 1990

100

Super Castlevania IV

31 October 1991

Akumajou Dracula

5 February 1993

Akumajou Dracula

23 July 1993

Akumajou Dracula

31 December 2002

Classic NES Series: Castlevania

10 August 2004

Remakes

100

Super Castlevania IV

31 October 1991

Akumajou Dracula

23 July 1993

Quick answers

Castlevania — frequently asked questions

When did Castlevania come out?

Castlevania was released on 26 September 1986 for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii, Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Android, Arcade, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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