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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
This sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reveals the story of the Belmonts as they battle destiny across generations to discover their true fate. Trevor Belmont, knight of the Brotherhood of Light, embarks on an epic quest to avenge his mother who was killed by his father Gabriel.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Satisfying hack-and-slash exploration” (36 of 82 reviews) and “Family, legacy, and lore” (15); the most common complaint is “Repetitive, shallow combat and traversal” (15). 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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
36 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD Review It's a solid entry in the Castlevania Lords of Shadow franchise. The gameplay resembles more of a GOW or POP style, which is not a bad thing at all. The game…”
“A simple and short metroidvania experience, arguably a good starting point for anyone interested in getting into the genre, due it its segmented nature preventing getting lost in a much larger space. The game is split…”
15 of the 82 reviews raise this.
8 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD Review It's a solid entry in the Castlevania Lords of Shadow franchise. The gameplay resembles more of a GOW or POP style, which is not a bad thing at all. The game…”
“Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate is an enjoyable hybrid of classic and modern Castlevania. While it doesn’t quite reach the legendary status of Symphony of the Night, it successfully blends exploration,…”
“Compared to the previous Castlevania LOS, this one is significantly shorter. Despite that I found myself really loving the linear left-right movement, the combat system and the art style of the game. I'm a fan of the…”
5 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Overall, a pretty decent title. It's a good mix of the new combat style and the old-school metroidvania gameplay. Not a huge fan of the storyline behind the series reboot, and this entry doesn't help that much. I'd say…”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD Review It's a solid entry in the Castlevania Lords of Shadow franchise. The gameplay resembles more of a GOW or POP style, which is not a bad thing at all. The game…”
“A simple and short metroidvania experience, arguably a good starting point for anyone interested in getting into the genre, due it its segmented nature preventing getting lost in a much larger space. The game is split…”
15 of the 82 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 82 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“A simple and short metroidvania experience, arguably a good starting point for anyone interested in getting into the genre, due it its segmented nature preventing getting lost in a much larger space. The game is split…”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Overall, a pretty decent title. It's a good mix of the new combat style and the old-school metroidvania gameplay. Not a huge fan of the storyline behind the series reboot, and this entry doesn't help that much. I'd say…”
“I played this 2D God of War platforming game and enjoyed it. What confused me is the fact that it has characters from the Castlevania series. What's going on?”
5 of the 82 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“More lords of shadow, might be a little clunky on Mouse and Keyboard, and a bit different from what I'd like from a LoS game, it's still fun and an interesting expansion on the story of Castlevania: LoS. Lords of Shadow…”
“Ditto the guy who said "Absolute slop and a disgrace to the once good Castlevania series. Save your money and buy Bloodstained instead." Everything thing about this game felt crapy. The camera constanly gets taken away…”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Being a Nintendo portable spin-off (originally released on the 3DS) of the high-end Castlevania subseries Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate is a beast of its own. High production values are crammed into the 2.5D metroidvania layout, as the traditional tactical/exploratory gameplay…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“its 2026. February and theres a huge castlevania sale. i get this game for 3 dollars this game made me say hell yeah 8 times in the 12 hours i played it.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“It's good. Not as good as Symphony of The Night or any DS game, but it is quite fun and short. If you like Lords of Shadow I think this will be a nice addition. If you want good old SOTN-style Castlevania, better look elsewhere.”
— a player, Steam review · 11 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 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
New game update available
Fixes a problem which prevented Alucard from picking up and using secondary weapons. Save games are compatible so if you experienced this problem you should now be able to continue playing.
New game update available
Fixes a problem which prevented Alucard from picking up and using secondary weapons. Save games are compatible so if you experienced this problem you should now be able to continue playing.
Game update - Nvidia fix
A patch to fix compatibility issues running MOF with nVidia cards is now live on Steam - please update your game to grab the latest version.
Game update - Nvidia fix
A patch to fix compatibility issues running MOF with nVidia cards is now live on Steam - please update your game to grab the latest version.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Adventure · Metroidvania · Platformer · Vampire · Hack and Slash · Singleplayer · 2D · Side Scroller · 2.5D · Fantasy · Gothic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 23 |
| Official site | http://www.konami-castlevania.com/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-mirror-of-fate/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Processor: 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processeor or AMD equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X9 compatible video card with 512Mb RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectSound supported with DirecX9.0c or better Additional Notes: Mouse & Keyboard