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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

MercurySteam · KONAMI · 2014-02-25

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Castlevania · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 28, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Feb 25, 2014 (Xbox 360), Feb 25, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a 2014 Action and Adventure game priced at $39.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 6500 reviews).

23
playing now
85%
positive of 6.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (130 ratings)
9
Nexus mods (4.5k downloads)
17h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 33h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and published by Konami. It is a sequel to the 2010 title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, which served as a reboot of the Castlevania franchise. The game was released late February 2014 in both North America and Europe and in March 2014 in Australia. Lords of Shadow 2 was released on September 4, 2014, in Japan. A downloadable chapter has also been released in March from the same year.

Trailer

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 trailer thumbnail

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 E3 Trailer | E3 2013

≈371,587 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 382 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~48/week).
  • · Review velocity up 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 163k–390k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,500 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$6.81-83%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.69 at IndieGala Store (2025-07-04) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 80 of 108 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
686820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9972026-09-15 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 20 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 13 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 48 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 34 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 54 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 43 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 39 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 70 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 40 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 58 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 99 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 33 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 45 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 64 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 25 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 42 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 64 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 31 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
40515Mar 2014Aug 2026Mar 2014 — avg 405 · peak 2,074Jul 2014 — avg 49 · peak 119Nov 2014 — avg 81 · peak 666Mar 2015 — avg 44 · peak 105Jul 2015 — avg 46 · peak 97Nov 2015 — avg 51 · peak 152Mar 2016 — avg 36 · peak 82Jul 2016 — avg 47 · peak 118Nov 2016 — avg 43 · peak 126Mar 2017 — avg 25 · peak 61Jul 2017 — avg 59 · peak 138Nov 2017 — avg 38 · peak 96Mar 2018 — avg 29 · peak 83Jul 2018 — avg 47 · peak 124Nov 2018 — avg 73 · peak 242Mar 2019 — avg 25 · peak 63Jul 2019 — avg 25 · peak 57Nov 2019 — avg 23 · peak 67Mar 2020 — avg 29 · peak 77Jul 2020 — avg 28 · peak 58Nov 2020 — avg 29 · peak 83Mar 2021 — avg 18 · peak 50Jul 2021 — avg 30 · peak 76Nov 2021 — avg 27 · peak 70Mar 2022 — avg 15 · peak 37Jul 2022 — avg 36 · peak 90Nov 2022 — avg 51 · peak 175Mar 2023 — avg 21 · peak 59Jul 2023 — avg 28 · peak 71Nov 2023 — avg 35 · peak 95Mar 2024 — avg 22 · peak 59Jul 2024 — avg 31 · peak 75Nov 2024 — avg 39 · peak 120Mar 2025 — avg 37 · peak 95Jul 2025 — avg 33 · peak 75Nov 2025 — avg 30 · peak 93Mar 2026 — avg 30 · peak 86Jul 2026 — avg 38 · peak 82Aug 2026 — avg 25 · peak 57
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$64.25$4.692015-01-012026-10-012015-01-01 — best price $16.702015-04-03 — best price $23.342015-08-20 — best price $39.992016-03-31 — best price $39.992017-01-04 — best price $39.992017-11-22 — best price $6.562018-05-28 — best price $39.992019-01-14 — best price $7.992019-07-01 — best price $6.662019-12-04 — best price $39.992020-03-27 — best price $35.992020-06-07 — best price $31.882020-07-24 — best price $39.992020-09-03 — best price $39.992020-10-12 — best price $39.992020-11-28 — best price $9.992021-01-13 — best price $31.882021-03-02 — best price $39.992021-04-17 — best price $39.992021-06-04 — best price $31.882021-09-13 — best price $9.192021-12-22 — best price $7.992022-04-26 — best price $39.992022-08-05 — best price $5.192022-11-23 — best price $31.492023-03-13 — best price $39.992023-06-01 — best price $7.192023-09-07 — best price $7.992023-12-03 — best price $31.882024-03-21 — best price $39.992024-06-27 — best price $5.192024-11-21 — best price $7.992025-02-11 — best price $31.882025-06-19 — best price $39.992025-10-09 — best price $39.992026-02-13 — best price $7.992026-05-01 — best price $7.992026-07-13 — best price $34.122026-09-06 — best price $6.402026-10-01 — best price $6.81
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5191612026-05-31 — 190 pageviews2026-06-04 — 167 pageviews2026-06-08 — 519 pageviews2026-06-12 — 266 pageviews2026-06-16 — 208 pageviews2026-06-20 — 171 pageviews2026-06-24 — 193 pageviews2026-06-28 — 219 pageviews2026-07-02 — 228 pageviews2026-07-06 — 189 pageviews2026-07-10 — 176 pageviews2026-07-14 — 186 pageviews2026-07-18 — 256 pageviews2026-07-22 — 220 pageviews2026-07-26 — 210 pageviews2026-07-30 — 181 pageviews2026-08-03 — 166 pageviews2026-08-07 — 161 pageviews2026-08-11 — 215 pageviews2026-08-15 — 167 pageviews2026-08-19 — 209 pageviews2026-08-23 — 231 pageviews2026-08-27 — 223 pageviews2026-08-31 — 232 pageviews2026-09-04 — 300 pageviews2026-09-08 — 243 pageviews2026-09-12 — 303 pageviews2026-09-16 — 248 pageviews2026-09-20 — 336 pageviews2026-09-24 — 255 pageviews2026-09-28 — 443 pageviews2026-10-02 — 458 pageviews2026-10-06 — 436 pageviews2026-10-09 — 309 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
79.7%
earned "False chosen one"
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing4 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2014-03-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)18,9659%57
Xbox 360 (Xbox)12,7973%56
Steam (Steam)8,5865%56

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkEpicGoreActionGothicSequelFantasyVampireViolentAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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