Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Also known as Symphony of the Night, SOTN
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a 1997 action-adventure developed by Konami for the PlayStation, a genre-defining entry that transformed the long-running series from linear stages into a single sprawling, interconnected castle to explore at the player's own pace.
Playing as the dhampir Alucard, son of Dracula, players gain new abilities, spells, and equipment, including transformations into a bat, wolf, and mist, that unlock previously unreachable areas, encouraging backtracking, discovery, and RPG-style character growth with experience levels, stats, and abundant loot. A famous late-game surprise reveals an entire inverted version of the castle, roughly doubling the map and total playtime.
Together with a contemporary Metroid entry, it helped codify the exploration-platformer style now widely called Metroidvania, with its distinctive combination of nonlinear maps and character progression. Long celebrated as one of the greatest games ever made and prized by collectors, it has been re-released on many modern platforms, keeping it readily accessible today.
Where can you play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night today?
Device by device, which of the 2 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- Mac
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- Linux
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- iPhone
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- iPad
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- Android phone
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- Android tablet
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- PlayStation
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99) and Castlevania Requiem (€ 19,99).
- Xbox
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- Switch
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
- Steam Deck
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (€ 39,99).
Games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Modern alternatives to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Indie
€ 39,99An indie spiritual successor by the series's former producer.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is also an alternative to 2 other classics
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night runs on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Castlevania Requiem
€ 19,99Official collection pairing Symphony of the Night with Rondo of Blood.
Castlevania Requiem runs on PlayStation. Not available on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck.
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