Castlevania Advance Collection
Released Sep 2021
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!
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Castlevania Advance Collection is a retro compilation released by Konami on September 23, 2021. It bundles four classic Castlevania games (Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, and Dracula X) with modern quality-of-life features like rewind, save/load, a music player, and a gallery of previously unreleased artwork. The store description presents this as a complete, self-contained package with no mention of additional content or future updates. All 12 developer news posts are purely promotional (sales announcements, etc.) with no patch notes, content announcements, or development communications of any kind. There is no DLC listed, no roadmap, and no developer statements about future additions. This game launched as a finished compilation product and shows every indication of having been complete from day one.
Evidence
Store description presents the collection as a complete package of four games with modern features, gallery, and music player — no mention of additional content, DLC, or future updates
All 12 developer news posts are sales and promotional content only — no patch notes, content updates, roadmaps, or development communications have been issued since launch
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
KONAMI
Achievements
48
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
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!
In addition to the three legendary Castlevania games that were first released in the early 2000s, this collection also includes Castlevania: Dracula X and some never-before-seen sketches and artwork from the games!
All four games are enhanced with newly added modern features such as Rewind, Save/Load and Replay, making this the best way possible to experience these classics or discover them for the first time! This collection also boasts a handy Encyclopedia, a Music Player with all soundtracks and you can even change the ROM Region to play all games in different versions.
Featured Games
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
The story follows Nathan Graves, a vampire hunter apprentice who enters Dracula's Castle along with his Master in order to prevent the dreaded return of the Count.
Combine action and attribute cards to create over 80 unique spell effects, ranging from fire whips to ice blizzards, with the 'Dual Set-up System'.
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Play as Juste Belmont, the grandson of legendary Vampire Hunter Simon Belmont!
This title introduced a lot of new features to the franchise, such as 'Boss Rush' mode and the 'Spell Fusion' system that lets players combine Sub-Weapons with Spell Books to cast devastating spells.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Soma Cruz, a young high school exchange student in Japan, is somehow involved in the eternal cycle of reincarnation of the Dark Lord himself. What role does Soma play in all of this? Will he be able to return to his own world?
Aria of Sorrow also introduced a brand new attack system called 'Tactical Souls', that lets Soma Cruz capture the souls of slain monsters to acquire their abilities. (100+ abilities in total!)
Aria of Sorrow also has a ton of New Game+ content.
Castlevania: Dracula X
Castlevania: Dracula X is a reimagination of the cult action game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and has been acclaimed as one of the most challenging Castlevania titles ever created.
The Dark Lord Count Dracula rises again from the dead to revive the forces of darkness and to annihilate this corrupted world and create a new one.
You are Richter Belmont, heir of the Belmont family, and you set out for Dracula's Castle to defeat its evil master.
Fight your way through Dracula's Castle and defeat the toughest enemies with the new special attack 'Item Crash'!
Brand New Features for an Improved Experience!
Gallery
Browse through scans of the original package designs and discover incredible artwork never shown to the public before.
ROM Region Selection
You can choose between the Japanese, American, and European versions for each game.
Encyclopedia
Learn more about all three games thanks to their dedicated encyclopedia.
Detailed information on enemies, the 'DSS' system, the 'Tactical Soul' system and the 'Spell Fusion' system will help you truly master each game's unique combat system!
Music Player
Listen to any of four complete soundtracks any time you want. You can even create your own playlists!
New 'Quality of Life' Features
Save/Load
You can now quickly save and reload at any point in the game. Even right before that deadly attack from Dracula himself.
Rewind
You can now rewind the state of the game for a few seconds for a second chance.
It is almost like being resurrected...
Replay
You can record and replay your runs.
This is great for creating new tactics, speed runs and streaming.
Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!
In addition to the three legendary Castlevania games that were first released in the early 2000s, this collection also includes Castlevania: Dracula X and some never-before-seen sketches and artwork from the games!
All four games are enhanced with newly added modern features such as Rewind, Save/Load and Replay, making this the best way possible to experience these classics or discover them for the first time! This collection also boasts a handy Encyclopedia, a Music Player with all soundtracks and you can even change the ROM Region to play all games in different versions.
Featured Games
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
The story follows Nathan Graves, a vampire hunter apprentice who enters Dracula's Castle along with his Master in order to prevent the dreaded return of the Count.
Combine action and attribute cards to create over 80 unique spell effects, ranging from fire whips to ice blizzards, with the 'Dual Set-up System'.
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Play as Juste Belmont, the grandson of legendary Vampire Hunter Simon Belmont!
This title introduced a lot of new features to the franchise, such as 'Boss Rush' mode and the 'Spell Fusion' system that lets players combine Sub-Weapons with Spell Books to cast devastating spells.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Soma Cruz, a young high school exchange student in Japan, is somehow involved in the eternal cycle of reincarnation of the Dark Lord himself. What role does Soma play in all of this? Will he be able to return to his own world?
Aria of Sorrow also introduced a brand new attack system called 'Tactical Souls', that lets Soma Cruz capture the souls of slain monsters to acquire their abilities. (100+ abilities in total!)
Aria of Sorrow also has a ton of New Game+ content.
Castlevania: Dracula X
Castlevania: Dracula X is a reimagination of the cult action game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and has been acclaimed as one of the most challenging Castlevania titles ever created.
The Dark Lord Count Dracula rises again from the dead to revive the forces of darkness and to annihilate this corrupted world and create a new one.
You are Richter Belmont, heir of the Belmont family, and you set out for Dracula's Castle to defeat its evil master.
Fight your way through Dracula's Castle and defeat the toughest enemies with the new special attack 'Item Crash'!
Brand New Features for an Improved Experience!
Gallery
Browse through scans of the original package designs and discover incredible artwork never shown to the public before.
ROM Region Selection
You can choose between the Japanese, American, and European versions for each game.
Encyclopedia
Learn more about all three games thanks to their dedicated encyclopedia.
Detailed information on enemies, the 'DSS' system, the 'Tactical Soul' system and the 'Spell Fusion' system will help you truly master each game's unique combat system!
Music Player
Listen to any of four complete soundtracks any time you want. You can even create your own playlists!
New 'Quality of Life' Features
Save/Load
You can now quickly save and reload at any point in the game. Even right before that deadly attack from Dracula himself.
Rewind
You can now rewind the state of the game for a few seconds for a second chance.
It is almost like being resurrected...
Replay
You can record and replay your runs.
This is great for creating new tactics, speed runs and streaming.
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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