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Castlevania Advance Collection

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Includes 3 classic gba castlevania games and dracula x
  • Metroidvania style exploration and progression
  • Quality of life features like save states and rewind
  • Strong nostalgic and fantasy appeal
  • Good value for multiple games

Things to keep in mind

  • Dracula x considered weakest or less fitting game
  • Some grind and rng elements can be tedious
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Keyboard controls limited, best with controller
  • No full screen option in launcher by default

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

  • Blasphemous 2

  • Freedom Planet

  • Vernal Edge

  • Catmaze

  • FLARE NUINUI QUEST

Less expressive

Games that feels like Castlevania Advance Collection but with less self-expression and customization

  • Volgarr the Viking

  • Castlevania Anniversary Collection

  • Blaster Master Zero 2

  • Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

  • Cyber Shadow

  • Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

More intense

Games that feels like Castlevania Advance Collection but with a more intense feel

  • Blasphemous

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

  • Elderand

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • Nightmare: The Lunatic

  • Rogue Legacy

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Castlevania Advance Collection: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Status.

Last update: 22/08/2026