Epic is giving you a collection of eight classics that shaped an entire genre, starting today


At Epic, you can get eight classic games for free that will let you go on a vampire hunt.

Every week, the Epic Games Store gives you a new free game, and this time you can expect some real classics! Starting today, you can get the Castlevania Anniversary Collection for free – a must-have for all retro fans.

Free on Epic: Castlevania Anniversary Collection

The Castlevania Anniversary Collection brings the legendary vampire hunter Simon Belmont and his descendants back to your screens, featuring several of the iconic titles that made the Castlevania series so famous.

Castlevania is a series that most of you are familiar with: It is one of the absolute classics of the 8- and 16-bit era and has shaped the action-platformer genre like no other – and even today, Metroidvanias still extremely popular, and Hollow Knight: Silksong is even one of the most-requested games on Steam.

In the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, you experience all the vampire-hunting madness from a pixel perspective – including whips, iconic boss fights and a dark, eerie atmosphere that made the franchise famous.

This collection includes:

  • Castlevania (1986)– the first adventure that started it all on the NES.
  • Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (1987) – a sequel that introduced RPG elements to the series and drove the Angry Video Game Nerd to despair.
  • Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (1989) – the celebrated NES trilogy finale, with multiple alternate routes and playable characters.
  • Super Castlevania IV (1991) – The SNES remake of the first game with improved mechanics and graphics.
  • Castlevania: The Adventure (1989) – The first Game Boy title in the series.
  • Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (1991) – The sequel on the Game Boy.
  • Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) – The only Castlevania on the Sega Mega Drive.
  • Kid Dracula (1990) – A humorous spin-off that was previously only available in Japan.

So you can play as various Belmonts and other vampire hunters to take down Count Dracula and his sinister minions once and for all.

How to get the game for free

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To add the Castlevania Anniversary Collection to your collection, all you have to do is open the Epic Games Store, log in with your account, and add the game to your library for free until November 21, 2024 at 4:59 p.m. Once claimed, the game is yours to keep forever – perfect for Halloween leftovers or just cozy retro evenings.