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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
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
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “dynamic, fluid combat system” (20 of 69 reviews) and “beautiful graphics and aesthetics” (10); the most common complaint is “poorly designed stealth sections” (14). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
20 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Not as good as the first one but still enjoyed my time with it. Its a shame they didnt use the modern day city to better effect when there could have been a lot of potential there. Castle sections are great. Stealth…”
“Great hack and slash game, Awesome characters and aesthetics, the difficulty is moderate.”
10 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Great hack and slash game, Awesome characters and aesthetics, the difficulty is moderate.”
“great nostalgia buy , works well with system wide DSR to get no aliasing in graphics”
10 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“not a bad game. quite acceptable when discount. interesting story.”
“Lords of Shadow 2 has a strong presentation, fluid combat and an interesting take on Dracula, but its uneven pacing, stealth sections and disjointed modern day setting hurt the experience. It’s an ambitious sequel that…”
“I played the first I like to complete a story this does complete a story all be it a predictable one 5/10”
5 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“**Fun: 2/3** There are moments of engagement, mainly from forward progression and the more fluid feel compared to the first game. However, that enjoyment is constantly interrupted. Combat becomes frantic with little…”
“for a game to play it sure seems to be annoyed there is a player involved. Combat is okay. music is decent enough”
“It's a decent, quite enjoyable game. The art style is top-notch, and I liked the music. In comparison with the first game, LoS 2 has a lot of improvements, and just a few flaws. For example, you can disable QTE, and…”
4 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“**Fun: 2/3** There are moments of engagement, mainly from forward progression and the more fluid feel compared to the first game. However, that enjoyment is constantly interrupted. Combat becomes frantic with little…”
“It's a decent, quite enjoyable game. The art style is top-notch, and I liked the music. In comparison with the first game, LoS 2 has a lot of improvements, and just a few flaws. For example, you can disable QTE, and…”
14 of the 69 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Not as good as the first one but still enjoyed my time with it. Its a shame they didnt use the modern day city to better effect when there could have been a lot of potential there. Castle sections are great. Stealth…”
“This is a disappointing downgrade from the first game, based on the positive reviews, i thought they built apon the first one and improved things while adding new additions, even if they weren't well implemented. The…”
“**Fun: 2/3** There are moments of engagement, mainly from forward progression and the more fluid feel compared to the first game. However, that enjoyment is constantly interrupted. Combat becomes frantic with little…”
7 of the 69 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Lords of Shadow 2 has a strong presentation, fluid combat and an interesting take on Dracula, but its uneven pacing, stealth sections and disjointed modern day setting hurt the experience. It’s an ambitious sequel that…”
7 of the 69 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a disappointing downgrade from the first game, based on the positive reviews, i thought they built apon the first one and improved things while adding new additions, even if they weren't well implemented. The…”
“**Fun: 2/3** There are moments of engagement, mainly from forward progression and the more fluid feel compared to the first game. However, that enjoyment is constantly interrupted. Combat becomes frantic with little…”
“I played the first I like to complete a story this does complete a story all be it a predictable one 5/10”
3 of the 69 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I've played this one back in 2014, before knowing what Lords of Shadow was. It was one of my first PC game, I really love it back then and I still love it now. Good action game. Note : the game seems to crash every 1-2…”
“I could not get the audio to work right. FMOD Ex usus ancient DirectSound and Win 11 fakes it via WASAPI and there is a break on transition. I tried forcing it, third party tricks, and talking to it nicely an still no…”
3 of the 69 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“**Fun: 2/3** There are moments of engagement, mainly from forward progression and the more fluid feel compared to the first game. However, that enjoyment is constantly interrupted. Combat becomes frantic with little…”
Counted across 69 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The Bird of Hermes is my name, Eating my wings to make me tame...”
— a player, Steam review · 100 hrs played“I've wanted to play this game since its launching, but I didn't have the means to play it back the day. Now, I see that this game is incredible, and the wait was worth of it.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“This is a Flawed Masterpiece of the Action genre The game improves in many aspects from its predecessor while other mechanics seem to have been abbandoned or downgraded, I personally love the direction of the light/Dark magic system evolving into the magic Sword and gountlets…”
— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-21). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Adventure · Vampire · Hack and Slash · Gothic · Singleplayer · Third Person · Fantasy · Sequel · Metroidvania · Action RPG · Dark (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 56 |
| Official site | http://www.castlevania-lordsofshadow.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor: 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X9 compatible video card 512Mb RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectSound supported with Direct X9.0c or better Additional Notes: Keyboard & Mouse