Castlevania Timeline

1094
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

PlayStation 2 (2003)

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence is the tale of the beginnings of two powerful forces. First the Belmont clan, who go on to become well known vampire slayers setting out to rid the world of all darkness. And second, the evil force known as Dracula, who wreaks havoc on the innocent for many centuries to come.

1450
Castlevania Legends
Castlevania Legends

Game Boy (1998)

The Dark Lord Dracula reached the height of his power having undertaken a dark transmigration from his human body which gave him the power to rule over all that was evil. He began to send out armies of the undead to conquer the nations of the world. Sonia Belmont set out to destroy the evil Count shortly after the time she met Dracula’s son Alucard, who had also just begun his campaign to stop his father’s madness.

1476
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse

NES (1990)

Count Dracula has started to ravage Europe with an army of monsters as revenge for the death of his human wife Lisa, who was burned at the stake by the people of Warakiya after accusations of witchcraft. The Belmont family of vampire hunters, once exiled from Warakiya, are called into action by the Church. They feared the Belmonts’ “super-human” power, but with Dracula menacing to swallow Europe in darkness they are left with no choice but to call Trevor Belmont, current wielder of the Vampire Killer Whip.

1479
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

PlayStation 2 / Xbox (2005)

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is the tale of Hector the Devil Forgemaster, and his quest of revenge for the wrongful death of his beloved Rosaly. Hector once served under Count Dracula but defected to live among humans until Isaac, his former friend caused the death of Hector’s fiance, Rosaly. This was all part of a plan to lure Hector back into Dracula’s Castle, where Isaac awaits. Isaac believes that it is Hector’s fault that Dracula was defeated by Trevor Belmont three years ago, and has his own revenge plans in mind.

1576
Castlevania: The Adventure
Castlevania: The Adventure

Game Boy (1989)

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth

Nintendo Wii (2009)

Castlevana: The Adventure is the story of Christopher Belmont, the forefather to the legendary Simon Belmont and his quest to destroy Count Dracula.

1591
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge

Game Boy (1991)

It is the year 1591, and Christopher Belmont must venture back to Dracula’s Castle to rescue his son Soleiyu, who has been turned into a demon by Dracula as a revenge plot towards Christopher.

1691
Akumajo Dracula
Akumajo Dracula

Famicom (1986)

Vampire Killer
Vampire Killer

MSX2 (1986)

Castlevania
Castlevania

NES (1987)

Haunted Castle
Haunted Castle

Arcade (1988)

Super Castlevania IV
Super Castlevania IV

SNES (1991)

Akumajou Dracula X68000
Akumajou Dracula X68000

Sharp X68000 (1993)

Castlevania Chronicles
Castlevania Chronicles

PlayStation (2001)

It is the year 1691, Transylvania has been at peace for 100 years now, and the peasants and villagers have begun to purge their minds of the memories of the times when the lands were dominated by chaos and shadows, and when the undead walked the Earth. However Count Dracula returns every 100 years to plague the land, bringing with him the evil forces of hell, and it just so happens that the people of Transylvania’s time has run out.

1698
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest

NES (1988)

It has been 7 years since Simon Belmont defeated Count Dracula and rid Transylvania of all evil. Little did Simon know that a curse was placed on him by Dracula after their historic battle, a curse that if not broken will send Simon to an early grave. Simon is informed of this curse when he meets a mysterious young woman and discovers that the only way he can save himself is to resurrect, and then defeat Dracula, thus breaking the evil curse.

1600’s
Castlevania: Order of Shadows
Castlevania: Order of Shadows

Mobile (2007)

A group known as The Order is trying to resurrect Count Dracula. Their leader, a man named Rohan Krause will stop at nothing to revive the Count. Desmond Belmont, a member of the long lived vampire hunting Belmont clan has set out to stop The Order from fulfilling their dream of bringing back Lord Dracula. Armed with a Leather Whip, Desmond begins his journey into the unknown.

1748
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

GBA (2002)

Fifty years have passed since Simon Belmont vanquished the curse of Dracula. Fate has dictated that Juste Belmont, blood descendant of the Belmont Family, hunt for the relics of Dracula.

1792
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

TurboGrafx-16 (1993)

Castlevania: Dracula X
Castlevania: Dracula X

SNES (1995)

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

PSP (2007)

Dracula, now undead once more, plotted to exact revenge upon the descendant of the family that destroyed him… Richter Belmont. The Prince of Evil viciously attacked the town with his unholy legion. He snatched away Richter’s girlfriend Annet, and her sister Maria. Imprisoning them in his vile castle, he lives in wait for Richter to attempt a rescue.

1797
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

PlayStation (1997)

4 years after the events in Rondo of Blood, Richter Belmont mysteriously vanished. Maria Renard set out to look for him when Castlevania suddenly materialized from out of the mist as if to show her the way.

Meanwhile, powerful forces were struggling for the soul of a man named Alucard. The very same Alucard who had teamed up with Trevor Belmont to battle his immortal father, Count Vlad Tepes Dracula. Alucard, in order to purge the world of his own cursed blood line, had submerged his vampiric powers and entered into what was supposed to be an eternal slumber. But now, he is awake and aware of the evil once again at work in his homeland.

1830
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

GBA (2001)

Nathan Graves, who along with Hugh Baldwin is an apprentice of the great vampire hunter Morris Baldwin. After the trio sensed Dracula’s return they made their way to Dracula’s Castle to prevent his revival, unfortunately they were too late.

1844
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

N64 (1999)

Set in the year 1844, Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness features the man-beast Cornell in his quest to prevent his sister Ada from being used as a sacrifice to resurrect Count Dracula.

1852
Castlevania 64
Castlevania 64

N64 (1999)

It is the year 1852, the Province of Wallachia. In this time of peace and plenty, no-one foresees the return of ancient horrors… But the old legends live, and soon the land will again be plunged into darkness. The people have returned to the path of wickedness, and the bonds that seal their evil ruler’s spirit are weakening. Deep in his castle, he stirs from a century of enforced sleep… Count Dracula awakes.

1800’s
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Nintendo DS (2008)

By the early 1800’s the Belmont Clan had vanished and several organizations were created in order to research countermeasures against Dracula and his army’s eventual return. Between these organizations the most promising was the Order of Ecclesia, who created a triad of magical glyphs named Dominus. Shanoa is a young lady chosen by the order’s leader, Barlowe, as the human vessel for Dominus. But just before the ritual is performed the glyphs are stolen by fellow Ecclesia member Albus, disrupting the ritual and costing Shanoa her emotions and memories.

1917
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Castlevania: Bloodlines

Sega Genesis (1994)

Elizabeth Bartley, the neice of Count Dracula has returned and is bent toward one goal, reviving her uncle, Count Dracula. In a twist of fate, John Morris and Eric Lecarde have been drawn towards the ominous castle. Their task is simple, defeat Bartley before she can complete her macabre objective.

1944
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Nintendo DS (2006)

The world is filled with chaos. The second global war holds the entire world in it’s grip of terror, creating hatred and fear along with countless numbers of lost souls. The agony and hatred of those souls summon the castle of evil. The castle that has appeared many times throughout history only to bring terror and destruction upon its surroundings, the castle of the dark lord, Dracula…

2035
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

GBA (2003)

Soma Cruz, a 19 year old exchange student has woken up inside a dark and mysterious castle. His good friend Mina is no longer with him, as she remains on the outskirts of the castle. Soma ventures deep within Dracula’s castle, learning that Dracula had been destroyed years prior and his reincarnation was coming very soon. He encounters Graham Jones, a man who claims that he is the reincarnation of Dracula and that no one can prevent his return.

2036
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Nintendo DS (2005)

One year removed from the events that occurred in Aria of Sorrow. Soma has just realized that his powers were never lost, and that an evil cult plans to destroy him in order to resurrect Count Dracula. Despite being asked by Genya Arikado to stay out of the matter, Soma ventures back to Dracula’s Castle to put an end to Celia Fortner and her cult.