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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a dark and vivid new re-imagining of the Castlevania mythology. It is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth.

Released Aug 27, 2013 Developer MercurySteam, Climax Studios Publisher KONAMI Platforms Windows ActionAdventureHack and SlashVampireSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

80.8%positive9,319 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“This game certainly has a lot of strengths; notably the art direction here is really top notch for a game of this era. The fixed camera perspective really let a lot the environments really stand out and look beautiful! This is helped by the main character Gabriel being dressed…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“Probably my favourite hack and slash game of all time. Great levels, great voice acting and quite a long game. Gets a bad rep but honestly probably one of the better Castlevania games in my mind”

— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I played on the highest difficulty so my review is based on that. This game is sadly ruined by one issue the stays throughout the entirety of the game. Every advanced combo, aerial attack, and AOE attack have little to no hit stun and result in you being punished. This results…”

— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

100playing at last check
11324-hour peak
1,585all-time peak
0 500 1k 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 533 avg · Feb 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

47achievements
5.2%median completion
1.9%rarest: Trials - Chapter XIV
89.9% of players 59.0% of players 53.2% of players 29.7% of players 27.8% of players 26.5% of players 26.3% of players 25.5% of players 24.4% of players 23.3% of players 22.3% of players 21.6% of players 20.7% of players 20.1% of players 19.6% of players 19.3% of players 16.0% of players 13.6% of players 13.4% of players 8.7% of players 6.0% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 89.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.9%Welcome to the Club — Buy a combo
59.0%Experienced — Acquire 1000 experience points
53.2%Chapter I — Defeat the Ice Titan
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%Trials - Chapter XIV — Complete all the trials for Chapter XIV
1.9%Trials - Chapter XIII — Complete all the trials for Chapter XIII
1.9%Eleventy party — Get 110% completion rate in all levels

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.

$5.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-14
US5.99 USD−80%
EU4.99 EUR−80%
UK3.99 GBP−80%
Australia8.59 AUD−80%
Canada6.59 CAD−80%
Brazil9.99 BRL−80%
China17.60 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.0 China Canada UK EU US Australia≈$6.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 02, 2013
Castlevania Lords of Shadow update.

Castlevania has been updated to allow you to make the game start in windowed mode. This is for http://steamcommunity.com/app/234080/discussions/0/864977479835901859/#p1 To use this enter -windowed in

Sep 02, 2013
Castlevania Lords of Shadow update.

Castlevania has been updated to allow you to make the game start in windowed mode. This is for http://steamcommunity.com/app/234080/discussions/0/864977479835901859/#p1 To use this enter -windowed in

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Hack and Slash · Vampire · Singleplayer · Fantasy · Gothic · Quick-Time Events · Third Person · Medieval · Dark Fantasy · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil *
ControllerFull support
Achievements47
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.konami.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP – Service Pack 3 Processor: 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X9 compatible video card 512Mb Ram DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 15 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: Keyboard or Xinput compatible Joypad for control