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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

MercurySteam · KONAMI · 2014-02-25

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Castlevania · Modes: Single player

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

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 with Death, to defeat Satan and gain...

31
playing now
85%
positive of 6.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (130 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 33h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 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 14% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 162k–389k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,490 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$31.88-20%

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 75 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

5892026-08-06 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 30 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 58 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 32 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 18 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 26 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 23 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 21 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 32 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 26 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 18 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 35 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 27 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$64.25$4.692015-01-012026-08-182015-01-01 — 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 $34.122026-08-18 — best price $31.88
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5191402026-05-31 — 190 pageviews2026-06-03 — 167 pageviews2026-06-06 — 194 pageviews2026-06-09 — 322 pageviews2026-06-12 — 266 pageviews2026-06-15 — 192 pageviews2026-06-18 — 183 pageviews2026-06-21 — 179 pageviews2026-06-24 — 193 pageviews2026-06-27 — 216 pageviews2026-06-30 — 198 pageviews2026-07-03 — 214 pageviews2026-07-06 — 189 pageviews2026-07-09 — 224 pageviews2026-07-12 — 212 pageviews2026-07-15 — 231 pageviews2026-07-18 — 256 pageviews2026-07-21 — 233 pageviews2026-07-24 — 229 pageviews2026-07-27 — 186 pageviews2026-07-30 — 181 pageviews2026-08-02 — 173 pageviews2026-08-05 — 175 pageviews2026-08-08 — 164 pageviews2026-08-11 — 215 pageviews2026-08-14 — 157 pageviews2026-08-17 — 205 pageviews2026-08-20 — 196 pageviews2026-08-23 — 231 pageviews2026-08-26 — 191 pageviews2026-08-28 — 155 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

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.

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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