Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition

Buy81%

Very Positive · 10k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

MercurySteam · Action · Aug 27, 2013

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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Achievements
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Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 134 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
84% of themes are praise8% are divided8% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
134 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, the story and writing overall were good enough to keep me intrigued till the end.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You will be earn new abilities and throwables while you progress that make the combat much more varied and engaging.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game's artistic merits help prevent the linearity of the gameplay from getting stale.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Despite some issues in the story and level design, the combat was solid, the story was good, the graphics still hold up and it has a great soundtrack.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is good, to describe it I'd say it's classic fantasy melodies which definitely improve the atmosphere.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like the boss fights, they are engaging, creative and balanced, even on higher difficulty settings.

+4 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story134 reviews
Combat107 reviews
Gameplay101 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Audio54 reviews
Difficulty34 reviews
Controls21 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Optimization5 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
44% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
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Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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