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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition

MercurySteam · KONAMI · 2013-08-27

Steam

ActionAdventure

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

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.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is an Action and Adventure game released in 2013, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 10400 reviews).

34
playing now
81%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

34 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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
  • · 34 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 5% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 416k–832k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,400 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$4.48-84%
Fanatical$4.49-85%
WinGameStore$4.79-84%
GreenManGaming$4.80-84%
Gamesplanet$5.16-83%
Steam$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 112 of 144 observed days · $1.74 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
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

204182026-09-15 12:00 — 18 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 58 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 34 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 33 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 105 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 35 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 46 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 91 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 62 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 107 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 139 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 46 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 111 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 204 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 54 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 97 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 110 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 65 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 93 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 148 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 70 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 34 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5330Mar 2013Aug 2026Mar 2013 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2013 — avg 123 · peak 1,476Jan 2014 — avg 368 · peak 1,291Jun 2014 — avg 71 · peak 161Nov 2014 — avg 65 · peak 430Apr 2015 — avg 57 · peak 212Sep 2015 — avg 33 · peak 83Feb 2016 — avg 50 · peak 120Jul 2016 — avg 79 · peak 241Dec 2016 — avg 61 · peak 200May 2017 — avg 37 · peak 83Oct 2017 — avg 46 · peak 202Mar 2018 — avg 41 · peak 106Aug 2018 — avg 39 · peak 89Jan 2019 — avg 62 · peak 165Jun 2019 — avg 30 · peak 77Nov 2019 — avg 35 · peak 103Apr 2020 — avg 44 · peak 102Sep 2020 — avg 27 · peak 68Feb 2021 — avg 35 · peak 81Jul 2021 — avg 47 · peak 119Dec 2021 — avg 35 · peak 88May 2022 — avg 29 · peak 74Oct 2022 — avg 43 · peak 134Mar 2023 — avg 36 · peak 87Aug 2023 — avg 51 · peak 135Jan 2024 — avg 49 · peak 133Jun 2024 — avg 34 · peak 112Nov 2024 — avg 69 · peak 214Apr 2025 — avg 50 · peak 117Sep 2025 — avg 44 · peak 134Feb 2026 — avg 72 · peak 206Jul 2026 — avg 70 · peak 139Aug 2026 — avg 50 · peak 115
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$30.40$3.352015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — 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 $4.802026-09-07 — best price $4.802026-10-14 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k2572026-05-30 — 321 pageviews2026-06-03 — 266 pageviews2026-06-07 — 556 pageviews2026-06-11 — 289 pageviews2026-06-15 — 343 pageviews2026-06-19 — 282 pageviews2026-06-23 — 294 pageviews2026-06-27 — 339 pageviews2026-07-01 — 321 pageviews2026-07-05 — 383 pageviews2026-07-09 — 360 pageviews2026-07-13 — 331 pageviews2026-07-17 — 451 pageviews2026-07-21 — 342 pageviews2026-07-25 — 318 pageviews2026-07-29 — 321 pageviews2026-08-02 — 271 pageviews2026-08-06 — 268 pageviews2026-08-10 — 334 pageviews2026-08-14 — 257 pageviews2026-08-18 — 430 pageviews2026-08-22 — 329 pageviews2026-08-26 — 335 pageviews2026-08-30 — 388 pageviews2026-09-03 — 403 pageviews2026-09-07 — 410 pageviews2026-09-11 — 1,117 pageviews2026-09-15 — 657 pageviews2026-09-19 — 555 pageviews2026-09-23 — 434 pageviews2026-09-27 — 704 pageviews2026-10-01 — 692 pageviews2026-10-05 — 646 pageviews2026-10-09 — 478 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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

ActionGothicFantasyVampireMedievalAdventureStory RichAtmosphericDark FantasySingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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