Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Name: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Rating: 8 (2488 reviews)

Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

Publisher: Konami

May 6, 2003

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear
utility gated
boss gated
fast travel
post game

Combat

contact damage

Features

boss rush
difficulty options
equipment
leveling
multiple characters
multiple endings
New Game+

Themes

gothic

Sub-Genre

Summary

Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
Nintendo
- Switch
- Game Boy Advance
PlayStation
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

Resources

Links

IGDB

Maps

Demajen

Other

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Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

Developer: Konami, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

Publisher: Konami

2002

92%

Very Positive

2,488 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has Romhack
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- multiple endings
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Developer / Publisher: Konami

1997

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has Romhack
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- utility gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- multiple characters
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- RPG
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2005

94%

Very Positive

2,703 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- utility gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- boss rush
- difficulty options
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- multiple characters
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- Differences
- fantasy
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2006

94%

Very Positive

2,703 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has Romhack
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- contact damage
- boss rush
- difficulty options
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- multiple characters
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- RPG
- Differences
- Co-op
- companion combat
- isometric
- Semi-Linear
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Developer: ArtPlay

Publisher: 505 Games

2019

93%

Very Positive

41,437 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- boss rush
- difficulty options
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- multiple characters
- New Game+
- RPG
- Differences
- Has DLC
- 2.5D
- Has Hub
- Co-op
- randomizer
- speedrun mode
Hollow Knight

Developer / Publisher: Team Cherry

2017

97%

Overwhelmingly Positive

554,058 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Differences
- Has DLC
- hand drawn
- Has Hub
- corpse run
- parry
- isolation
- map markers
- Souls-like
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Developer: Konami, Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe

Publisher: Gradiente, Konami

2001

92%

Very Positive

2,488 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has Romhack
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- RPG
- Differences
- story gated
- companion combat
GunGirl 2

Developer / Publisher: BlueEagle Productions

2010

92%

Very Positive

176 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- equipment
- leveling
- multiple characters
- RPG
- Differences
- Ranged Combat
- gore
- post apocalyptic
Castlevania ReVamped

Developer / Publisher: Lv.4 GAMES

2024

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- utility gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- contact damage
- boss rush
- difficulty options
- equipment
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Differences
- remake
- unofficial
- 8-Bit
- action
- corpse run
- companion combat
- Micro / Mini
- Semi-Linear
Treasure Hunter Man 2

Developer / Publisher: origamihero games

2015

94%

Positive

17 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- post game
- difficulty options
- equipment
- leveling
- multiple endings
- Differences
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
Curse of the Sea Rats

Developer: Petoons Studio

Publisher: PQube

2023

59%

Mixed

219 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- contact damage
- multiple characters
- multiple endings
- RPG
- Differences
- 2.5D
- hand drawn
- action
- Co-op
Blasphemous II

Developer: The Game Kitchen

Publisher: Team17

2023

91%

Very Positive

20,565 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- boss rush
- difficulty options
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- Differences
- Has DLC
- corpse run
- parry
- cosmetics
- gore
- map markers
- Souls-like

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