Timeline / Castlevania

This is the timeline of the mainline Castlevania games outside of the Lords of Shadow Alternate Continuity, based on the year mentioned in each game, or otherwise which games are explicitly stated to take place a certain amount of years before or after each other. Games that fall under Canon Discontinuity will have a note describing why they aren't considered canon.

• 1094 AD: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
• 1450 AD: Castlevania Legends ^note Word of God from Koji Igarashi specifically notes that he personally does not consider this game to be canon, but there is some debate among fans as to why that is.
• 1476 AD: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
• 1479 AD: Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
• 1576 AD: Castlevania: The Adventure
  • 1576 AD: Castlevania The Adventure Rebirth ^note WiiWare remake of the original Game Boy game that is no longer obtainable due to the shutdown of the Wii Shop Channel
  • 1576 AD: Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy ^note Comic book adaptation that greatly expands upon the limited plot of the Game Boy game, but has never been acknowleged by any official sources
• 1591 AD: Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
• 1691 AD: Castlevania
  • 1691 AD: Vampire Killer^note Alternate telling of the events of the original game that occupies the same spot in the timeline
  • 1691 AD: Haunted Castle^note Alternate telling of the events of the original game that occupies the same spot in the timeline
  • 1691 AD: Super Castlevania IV^note Alternate telling of the events of the original game that occupies the same spot in the timeline
  • 1691 AD: Castlevania Chronicles^note Alternate telling of the events of the original game that occupies the same spot in the timeline
• 1698 AD: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
• 1748 AD: Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
• 1792 AD: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
  • 1792 AD: Castlevania: Dracula X^note Reformulated port of Rondo for the SNES with a different set of levels and Final Boss fight
  • 1792 AD: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles^note Video Game Remake of Rondo for the PSP that comes with direct ports of Rondo and Symphony as unlockable bonuses
• 1797 AD: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• 18?? AD: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
• 1830 AD: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon^note Initially removed from the official timeline by Koji Igarashi, but later re-instated with the note that it takes place "in an alternate universe"
• 1844 AD: Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness^note Although neither this game nor its successor are listed in any official timelines, Cornell's inclusion in Judgement leaves their canonicity up in the air
• 1852 AD: Castlevania 64^note See above
• 1897 AD: Bram Stoker's Dracula^note Quincy Morris is mentioned in the backstory of Bloodlines to have battled against Dracula in this year, but numerous differences from the Bram Stoker novel put its canonicity into question
• 1917 AD: Castlevania: Bloodlines
• 1944 AD: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
• 1999 AD: Demon Castle War (a Great Offscreen War mentioned in the Sorrow games to have taken place in this year, but has never actually been depicted in any form of official media)
• 2035 AD: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
• 2036 AD: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
• 11797 AD: Kid Dracula^note Two Lighter and Softer spinoff games starring either a younger version of Alucard, or his brother
• Time Rift: Castlevania: Judgment^note Non-canon crossover fighting game spinoff