To celebrate Castlevania’s 40th (!!) anniversary, Konami is offering the original 1986 game for free on the App Store and Google Play.
The original Castlevania, first released on the original NES in 1986, will be free to download until October 24, 2026, and other games in the series are available at deep discounts as we prepare for the next entry, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, next month.
The original Castlevania introduced vampire hunter Simon Belmont and his fight against Dracula while the new main entry, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, follows Trevor Belmont’s daughter from Castlevania 3, Rose, as she fights her way through Paris and Dracula’s castle with the Vampire Killer whip in 1499. It is scheduled for release on October 15 for Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
At the same time, a series-wide sale is taking place in two windows. On the PlayStation Store, the Castlevania Anniversary Collection is 80% off between now and October 7, the Dominus Collection is 50% off, and the Advance Collection and Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood bundle are both 70% off.
On Steam, from September 24 to October 1, the Anniversary Collection is again at 80%, the Dominus Collection at 50%, the Advance Collection at 70%, and the Lords of Shadow games (including the Ultimate Edition, the Lords of Shadow 2 digital pack and its Revelations DLC and Mirror of Fate HD) are all at 80%.
A Castlevania 40th anniversary orchestral concert is also planned for spring 2027 in London, Tokyo and Los Angeles, but don’t worry if you can’t attend: the Castlevania: Black & Red soundtrack is now available on most major streaming platforms.
Developer Evil Empire – known for its work on Dead Cells and the similarly styled Rogue Prince of Persia – recently announced that its Belmont’s Curse demo will arrive on October 1, for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Those who choose to download it can play the entire first chapter, with progress carried over until the game’s full release on October 15. Expect 60 FPS on all platforms except the Switch, which runs at 30 FPS.
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