Castlevania

Castlevania crossovers and related games

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Licensed crossover expansions and guest fighters are separate from full Castlevania games. Bloodstained is listed as a related independent series, not an official Castlevania crossover.

DLC and guests

Host gameCastlevania contentPurchase distinction
Dead CellsReturn to Castlevania expansion; castle action and bossesBase game plus DLC
Vampire SurvivorsOde to Castlevania; survival runs, characters and musicBase game plus DLC
Dead by DaylightDracula as Killer, Trevor as SurvivorBase game plus chapter; cosmetics are separate
Smash UltimateSimon, Richter and Dracula's CastleGuest fighters in the base roster; no Castlevania fighter pack
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a related independent series, not a licensed Castlevania expansion. Choose it for exploration, not to continue the Belmont chronology.

Not a crossover

Lords of Shadow is a reboot inside the franchise, so it lives under games, not here. The Netflix shows are adaptations, listed under anime.

Crossover and related-game sources

Dead Cells DLC: publisher listing; Ode to Castlevania: publisher listing; Behaviour: Castlevania chapter; Nintendo: Simon; 505 Games: Bloodstained.
Simon fights a bat in a stone hall in the 1986 Castlevania, Anniversary Collection screenshot
Publisher screenshot. Konami: Anniversary Collection on Steam. © Konami.
Side-view castle gameplay from the Castlevania Advance Collection on Steam
Publisher screenshot. Konami: Advance Collection. © Konami.

Questions

Does Dead Cells DLC include Belmont's Curse?

No. Return to Castlevania is older DLC. Belmont's Curse is a 2026 Konami release.

Is Bloodstained a crossover?

No. Ritual of the Night is ArtPlay and Koji Igarashi's separate exploration RPG, published by 505 Games.

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