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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition

MercurySteam · KONAMI · 2013-08-27

Steam

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Castlevania · Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 27, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

91
playing now
81%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

91 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and published by Konami. It was released on October 5, 2010, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a Windows version released on August 27, 2013. The game is a reboot of the Castlevania series. Set in Southern Europe during the Middle Ages, the story focuses on Gabriel Belmont and his quest to defeat a malevolent order known as the Lords of Shadow and resurrect his wife. The player controls Gabriel in 3D environments as he uses melee skills to defeat enemies and solves puzzles to move through the game.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 91 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 487 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~61/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 415k–829k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,368 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$4.91-83%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.94-83%
WinGameStore$5.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.75 at GamesPlanet US (2023-02-27) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 86 of 123 observed days · $2.16 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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10010020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

92162026-08-06 22:00 — 68 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 36 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 59 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 87 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 43 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 61 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 84 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 61 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 38 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 49 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 40 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 29 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 65 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 34 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 65 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 48 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 37 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 62 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 91 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.40$3.352015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $11.142015-04-24 — best price $16.812015-12-20 — best price $7.502016-06-23 — best price $7.492016-12-20 — best price $7.502017-07-14 — best price $29.992018-02-15 — best price $5.592018-07-06 — best price $21.142018-11-23 — best price $4.002019-03-09 — best price $29.992019-08-07 — best price $7.502020-01-02 — best price $29.992020-02-20 — best price $29.992020-05-21 — best price $23.612020-07-18 — best price $29.992020-09-03 — best price $29.992020-11-23 — best price $6.902021-01-18 — best price $7.492021-03-08 — best price $6.892021-04-29 — best price $7.492021-07-08 — best price $29.992021-10-05 — best price $23.862022-01-06 — best price $23.862022-04-27 — best price $5.282022-08-19 — best price $5.992023-01-06 — best price $19.052023-05-03 — best price $4.252023-07-31 — best price $5.392023-11-04 — best price $29.992024-02-26 — best price $3.402024-05-19 — best price $23.612024-11-05 — best price $29.992025-02-11 — best price $4.682025-06-09 — best price $5.402025-10-09 — best price $29.992026-02-23 — best price $29.992026-06-09 — best price $6.002026-08-07 — best price $4.802026-08-30 — best price $4.91
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5662552026-05-30 — 321 pageviews2026-06-02 — 398 pageviews2026-06-05 — 271 pageviews2026-06-08 — 566 pageviews2026-06-11 — 289 pageviews2026-06-14 — 325 pageviews2026-06-17 — 266 pageviews2026-06-20 — 270 pageviews2026-06-23 — 294 pageviews2026-06-26 — 361 pageviews2026-06-29 — 359 pageviews2026-07-02 — 348 pageviews2026-07-05 — 383 pageviews2026-07-08 — 326 pageviews2026-07-11 — 331 pageviews2026-07-14 — 305 pageviews2026-07-17 — 451 pageviews2026-07-20 — 346 pageviews2026-07-23 — 303 pageviews2026-07-26 — 363 pageviews2026-07-29 — 321 pageviews2026-08-01 — 338 pageviews2026-08-04 — 258 pageviews2026-08-07 — 274 pageviews2026-08-10 — 334 pageviews2026-08-13 — 329 pageviews2026-08-16 — 356 pageviews2026-08-19 — 312 pageviews2026-08-22 — 329 pageviews2026-08-25 — 454 pageviews2026-08-27 — 341 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
89.9%
earned "Welcome to the Club"
5.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

ActionGothicFantasyVampireMedievalAdventureStory RichAtmosphericDark FantasySingleplayer

Census log

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

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