The Castlevania series
Last updated . Sources are linked in the text.
Release order tracks publication; story order tracks fictional events. Start with the three lists below, or choose a game by style rather than treating every release as required homework.
Pick a question
Release order, story order, and a "what should I play" order are three different lists. They are separated on games in order. The story clock alone is on the timeline.
The counting guide separates individual works, remakes, ports and collections. A catalogue count is not automatically an official mainline count.
What this hub is not
It is not the Netflix watch order. That sits under anime. It is not a store. Buying links are on where to play.
Sources
Konami regional release history; Advance Collection: roster and Juste profile; Dominus Collection: roster; Belmont's Curse character profiles; Belmont's Curse setting; Steam US release-date API.
Older story dates and side-continuity labels: Castlevania Wiki chronology (secondary, community-maintained). Release dates and story years answer different questions.
Questions
Are the games one timeline?
The IGA-era chart treats some games as side stories. Lords of Shadow is a reboot line. The timeline page marks those.
Where does the 2026 game fit?
Konami lists 15 October 2026; Steam US displays 14 October. Both show it available as checked on 16 October. Story: 1499, 23 years after Dracula's Curse.