Castlevania Anniversary Collection

Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania…

81 16 May 2019

Adventure Arcade Platform Action Fantasy Horror

Castlevania Anniversary Collection is an adventure developed by Konami Digital Entertainment, released 16 May 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 18 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Castlevania Anniversary Collection is

Castlevania Anniversary Collection is an adventure game developed by Konami Digital Entertainment and released in 2019. It was published by Konami. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania legacy which sheds a fresh light into the world of Castlevania. Released as part of the Konami 50th Anniversary celebration, relive these timeless classics that helped define the platformer genre. From the Belmont clan to their extended bloodlines and allies, the Castlevania Anniversary Collection is the best first step for anyone to take into the world of Castlevania and the fight against Dracula!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania Anniversary Collection is the 87th of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls in 2019. Its critic score of 81 is almost exactly the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Super Castlevania IV at 100.

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How it was received

Castlevania Anniversary Collection holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Castlevania Anniversary Collection launched on 16 May 2019, within three weeks of Days Gone, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Outer Wilds and Rage 2. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Days Gone, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Outer Wilds, Rage 2.

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