Games like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition
If Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its boss fights are epic, cinematic and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is a dark fantasy action-adventure released in 2013 that tasks players with navigating gothic environments using cross-whip combat, heavy-light-area attacks, and platforming. The challenging campaign runs long and features fixed-camera perspectives alongside a bestiary-research system for tracking enemies. Boss fights form a central component of the experience. Reviewers highlight that art direction is top-notch, the combat is satisfying to learn, and the plot twist is well-made, with players describing the overall tone as cinematic, dark, emotional, and epic. The complete edition is verified on Steam Deck and priced at $29.99.
About Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a dark and vivid new re-imagining of the Castlevania mythology. It is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
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Shares a cinematic mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Top pick for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Dracula, weak and yearning release from immortality, must reclaim his powers and defeat Satan. An epic fantasy adventure set in an expansive modern-day world!Awoken after centuries of slumber, weakened and yearning for release from his immortal bonds, Dracula must reclaim his powers and make a pact with Death, to defeat Satan and gain...
Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)
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Shares an emotional mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Second-strongest match for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Take control of two powerful and highly evolved vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. Each equipped with a legendary sword, Kain & Raziel must battle through a world loaded with conflict and intrigue as they attempt to unravel their destinies and defeat the dark forces that seek to condemn...
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
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Shares a cinematic mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Third-strongest match for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
This sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reveals the story of the Belmonts as they battle destiny across generations to discover their true fate. Trevor Belmont, knight of the Brotherhood of Light, embarks on an epic quest to avenge his mother who was killed by his father Gabriel.
Night Stalkers
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Ranked #4 for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Be the monster in Night Stalkers. A third person indie game where you choose one of 4 monsters to terrorize a village by hunting the locals. Over the course of your destruction you draw the attention of guards, heroes, and monster hunters to challenge you.
Koshmar: The Last Reverie
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Ranked #5 for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
When a city falls to a sleeping plague, nightmares rise up. Awaken the city as a mortician’s daughter who walks the line between the sleeping and the waking. Fight through the dreams, seal the rifts, make choices that chip away at who she is, try to become the nightmare that nightmares fear.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
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Shares a dark mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #6 for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
As Raziel, stalk the shadows of Nosgoth preying upon your former vampire brethren in your quest to destroy your creator- Kain. After being betrayed and executed by Kain, return to Nosgoth on an epic mission of revenge. A milestone in 3D adventure.
Alice: Madness Returns
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Shares a dark mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #7 for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
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Shares puzzle solving and a dark mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #8 for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Cast down from power by a mysterious warlord centuries ago, Kain reawakens in a world he barely recognises. His armies slain, his vampire brethren nearly extinct, Kain is one of the last of his kind. With an agenda of vengeance, Kain shall unleash a wicked wrath to uncover the plot that threatens the land he seeks to conquer.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
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Shares a dark mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
Prince of Persia®
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The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed™, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming...
Resident Evil
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Shares puzzle solving with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
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Shares an epic mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
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Shares an epic mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
CHRONO TRIGGER®
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Shares an epic mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
SOULS
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Shares a dark mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?
FINAL FANTASY II
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Reviewers of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The original FINAL FANTASY II comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the second game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
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Terraria
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Priced ~67% under Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~67% under Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
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Priced ~67% under Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~67% under Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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Priced ~50% under Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Another title from MercurySteam, the studio behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
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Shares a cinematic mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
Another title from MercurySteam, the studio behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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Shares a dark mood with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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Spacelords
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Another title from MercurySteam, the studio behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.
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Frequently asked about Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition
- Is Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition cost?
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition are Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003), Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD.
- Who developed Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition?
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition was developed by MercurySteam, Climax Studios and published by KONAMI.
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