Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Name: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Rating: 8 (2703 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Konami

Oct 21, 2008

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
non linear
fast travel
Has Overworld

Combat

contact damage

Features

boss rush
difficulty options
equipment
leveling
multiple endings

Themes

fantasy
gothic

Summary

Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
Nintendo
- Switch 2
- Switch
- DS
PlayStation
- PS5
Xbox
- Series X|S

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

Maps

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

Developer: Konami, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

Publisher: Konami

2002

92%

Very Positive

2,488 reviews

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

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2005

94%

Very Positive

2,703 reviews

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

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2006

94%

Very Positive

2,703 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- boss rush
- difficulty options
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- multiple endings
- Differences
- Has Romhack
- interconnected map
- item gated
- boss gated
- Co-op
- companion combat
- multiple characters
- New Game+
- RPG
- isometric
- Semi-Linear
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

Developer / Publisher: Konami

1987

82%

Very Positive

2,264 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- Has Overworld
- equipment
- gothic
- leveling
- multiple endings
- Differences
- Has Romhack
- exploration
- interconnected map
- 8-Bit
- Has Hub
- medieval
- proto-Metroidvania
Shaman King: Master of Spirits

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2004

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- Has Overworld
- equipment
- Differences
- interconnected map
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Developer / Publisher: Konami

1997

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

Developer: Konami, Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe

Publisher: Gradiente, Konami

2001

92%

Very Positive

2,488 reviews

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

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2019

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- contact damage
- boss rush
- equipment
- fantasy
- gothic
- leveling
- Differences
- 2.5D
- Has Hub
- story gated
- action
- combo combat
- Co-op
- cosmetics
- multiple characters
- RPG
- discrete levels
- linear
Faxanadu

Developer: Hudson Soft, Konami

Publisher: Konami, Hudson Soft, Nintendo

1987

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

Developer / Publisher: Konami

1998

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

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2010

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- Differences
- action
- Co-op
- gore
- multiple characters
- discrete levels
Shonen Jump's Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2005

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

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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