Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Konami. It is part of Konami's Castlevania video game series and the first Castlevania game released on the Nintendo DS. The game is the sequel to Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and incorporates many elements from its predecessor.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2005
- Developer
- Konami
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 25 August 2005 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platforms | Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Metroidvania |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2287853, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow? How long to beat it
Total play time for Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is about 22.4 hours to do everything, and around 9.4 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 9.4h | 230 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 12h | 290 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 22.4h | 59 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 67ahead of 19% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 36ahead of 77% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
What platforms is Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow on?
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is available on Nintendo DS. It first released in 2005.
Who made Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow?
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow was developed by Konami and published by Konami.
How long does it take to beat Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow?
about 9.4 hours for the main story, 12 hours with the main extras, 22.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.