Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Name: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Rating: 8 (2488 reviews)

Developer: Konami, Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe

Publisher: Gradiente, Konami

Mar 21, 2001

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map
item gated
non linear
fast travel
post game
story gated

Combat

contact damage

Features

companion combat
equipment
leveling

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

Romhacks

ROMHacking.net

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Developer / Publisher: Konami

1997

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
- exploration
- utility gated
- boss gated
- multiple characters
- multiple endings
- New Game+
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
- fast travel
- contact damage
- companion combat
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- RPG
- Differences
- boss gated
- boss rush
- Co-op
- difficulty options
- multiple characters
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- isometric
- Semi-Linear
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2005

94%

Very Positive

2,703 reviews

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

Developer: Hudson Soft, Konami

Publisher: Hudson Soft, Konami, Nintendo

1987

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has Romhack
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- contact damage
- equipment
- leveling
- RPG
- Differences
- exploration
- 8-Bit
- fantasy
- proto-Metroidvania
Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku

Developer / Publisher: Konami

1998

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- companion combat
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- RPG
- Differences
- exploration
- boss gated
- multiple endings
- Semi-Linear
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2008

94%

Very Positive

2,703 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- Differences
- Has Overworld
- boss rush
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- multiple endings
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2019

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- story gated
- contact damage
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- RPG
- Differences
- 2.5D
- Has Hub
- action
- combo combat
- boss rush
- Co-op
- cosmetics
- fantasy
- multiple characters
- discrete levels
- linear
Shonen Jump's Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2005

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- companion combat
- equipment
- Differences
- exploration
- Has Hub
- action
- New Game+
- Semi-Linear
Castlevania: Order of Shadows

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2007

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- gothic
- RPG
- Differences
- exploration
- action
- horror
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

Developer / Publisher: Konami

1987

82%

Very Positive

2,264 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has Romhack
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- Differences
- exploration
- 8-Bit
- Has Hub
- Has Overworld
- medieval
- multiple endings
- proto-Metroidvania
Tutankham

Developer: Konami

Publisher: Konami, Parker Brothers, Stern Electronics

1982

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- Differences
- exploration
- action
- two stick
- bullet hell
- discrete levels
- Semi-Linear
- proto-Metroidvania

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

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