# Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls > Original side-scrolling action game in the Castlevania series for Apple Arcade. (iPhone/iPad app by KONAMI.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castlevania-grimoire-of-souls/id1552347138 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [KONAMI](https://appshunter.io/developer/299580230) - Category: Games, Action - Price: Free - Rating: 3.80/5 from 862 App Store ratings · 336 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 1.9 GB - Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, Canadian French, German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and 4 more - Released: 2021-09-17 - Data updated: 2026-08-22 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castlevania-grimoire-of-souls/id1552347138/reviews.md ## What is Castlevania? ■An All-New Castlevania Game! The gothic fantasy series available on multiple consoles is back! This time you’re looking at an original game exclusive to AppleArcade: "Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls"! ■Classic Sound & Visuals Immerse yourself in the rich world of Castlevania with the work of renowned artists from its long-running history – featuring character designs from Ayami Kojima and music by Michiru Yamane. Experience a new original story spanning the Castlevania universe! ■A True Action Game "Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls" is a full-fledged side-scrolling action game. Experience a game with epic amounts of content including 60 levels, a wide variety of equipment, daily and weekly missions, and more! Set in a world after Dracula has been sealed away, the pages of a new story bringing together heroes of the past have begun to turn... ■Iconic Characters Play as Alucard and unlock other legendary characters such as Simon Belmont, Charlotte, Shanoa, Maria and more to come! Master each character’s unique combat style to annihilate fearsome enemies and bosses! ## Key features - Original side-scrolling action gameplay - 60 levels with varied content - Unlockable iconic characters - Unique combat styles per character - Daily and weekly missions - Classic Castlevania art and music ## What do users think of Castlevania? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Crashing but fun - 👍 I thoroughly enjoy this game - 👍 TRY IT NOOOOOOOW - 👍 This game is amazing!! - 👍 I really love this game! - 👍 Great Game, Man. - 👍 Hidden Gem!!! Way Better Than Reviews Suggests. - 👍 Love it.👍🏼 - 👍 It's great :D - 👍 Great game! - 👍 Weirdly relaxing Castlevania Novelty - 👍 Enjoyed it immensely! - 👍 They fixed it - 👍 Super fun - 👍 Holding out for Hope - 👍 Retro Love - 👍 Actually not bad - 👍 A masterful game - 👍 Great game **Cons** - 🐛 Dissapointing - 🐛 Unfortunately disappointing - 🐛 Meh - 🐛 Crashes during starting cutscene, isn't playable on iPhone 16 plus. - 🐛 Reminiscent of a Castlevania Game - 🐛 Slick gothic action quickly diminished by a gacha legacy - 🐛 Not the Castlevania Apple Arcade needs. - 🐛 Bugs - 🐛 Horrible - 🐛 WHY DO THE CHARACTERS MOVE SO SLOWLY???!!! - 🐛 DON'T WORK - 🐛 Just too hard and grindy - 🐛 Good game, so much grind - 🐛 Stability Issues - 🐛 May as well out up the in game purchases - 🐛 Terrible gameplay - 🐛 Pointless waste of time - 🐛 Weird experience - 🐛 No controller support! - 🐛 Not that great. - 🐛 Made in Chinastlevania - 🐛 Controls need work - summons not forgiving - 🐛 Missing the Soul - 🐛 A glorified gacha game that has no place being in the arcade - 🐛 Don't bother. **Commonly reported bugs** - Draculas Castle Keep stage 1. wants you to obtain the sealed treasure but there is no sealed treasure in the quest. - Game crashes during cutscenes - Game crashes between levels on Sonoma - Keybarod input dont support hold. - Cutscenes won't play on the Apple TV 4K (first gen) - Game freezes/crashes on the black transitioning screen. - The keybaord input also does not support hold space for flight (Charlotte). - Book 4 stage 1-3 bugged - challenge 1 defeat all enemies can not be achieved if sealed chest has been opened in other run. - Drop rates still are poor for both pages, and summons. - Still crashes intermittently on loading screens - Some challenges are not granting completion namely book 6 final boss not using continue, and the first level of book 6 requiring no ailments. - Constant crashing on mac mini m1 **Most requested features** - Please add the option to use a joystick and a attack button because I can't the those controls - Need more gems - Could you guys pls add an option to replay a level after it ends. That would make grinding more tolerable. ## Recent user reviews (10 of 336) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castlevania-grimoire-of-souls/id1552347138/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Boss is impossible *2026-06-28, version 1.4.2* I played it once and got to the boss and I can’t beat it ### 5/5 — Love the game but *2026-06-13, version 1.4.2* You guys should REALLY MAKE IT A LOT EASIER. I have been stuck on this game for YEARS now. Please pretty please make it easier. Love the game still! ### 4/5 — It’s cool but not what we was suppose to get *2026-06-06, version 1.4.2* Or was n what happen to rhapsody ? Smh missing big tyme. It was a free month so figured I’d hop back in nope from beginning lol I know I had all characters on a diff iPhone n paid couple months just for this. But seems like it’s a start over we’ll see from here on out idk need a masters of the universe game fr ### 3/5 — Meh *2026-05-28* Probably unfortunate that this is my introduction to the series. First off, I really like the artstyle, it’s really beautiful, but that’s the only positive I could give. In terms of the negative, I don’t like the controls, when moving the player character in a certain way it puts them in a crouch, not only that it also messes up and goes backwards when you’re trying to move your character forward. While Gacha games are not all that bad, as sometimes it could be good for a game dev team to have a flowing income when they’re struggling, I still feel that a game like this, especially something that has been around for a while, shouldn’t be a Gacha, I feel like it should stay as it was previously, then again, I’ve never played the other Castlevania game, although I will after this. Overall, it’s ok? Ig, fix your controls or whatever, idk I hate how it feels like all those other average gacha games, just a weird feeling I don’t like ### 4/5 — Pas mal, mais… *2026-05-06* Jeu assez sympathique bien qu’on se demande pourquoi garder une mécanique de gacha dans un jeu sur apple arcade. Mais bon au moins tout est accessible sans transaction, le jeu pourrait se montrer un peu plus généreux en ressources, surtout en debut de partie. On regrette cependant la structure en « mission » qui s’eloigne des chateaux immenses a explorer qui ont fait le succès des Castlevania. ### 1/5 — jogo parou de funcionar *2026-04-24* no ipad pro 10.5 , sem som nenhum, absurdo a falta de suporte da konami. nao comprem ### 2/5 — It’s not a true RPG *2026-03-01, version 1.4.2* First of all: IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING WITH DEATH, when he throws his scythe at you, you’re expected to hit it not once, or twice, but 5, FIVE, f-eye-ve times. Easiest way is Maria, but slide works better for everyone else. And that mechanic costs the game a star because NO OTHER BOSS has no stupid puzzle mechanic tied to beating them AND you can’t destroy other bosses projectiles, just death. Now then, FIRST my main gripe is that this isn’t a true role playing game; yes you accrue experience and enhance weapons with xp items, however the amount of experience through stages is a pittance of what is needed for player rank (which controls level cap for weapons) and characters. SECOND leveling up you characters only raises they hp by a small amount, every other stat is controlled by equipment, and so you can’t get decent health ever as it only maxes out around 20,000… more if you waste it on HP raising equipment at the cost of ATK, making you ineffectual end game. THIRD that dinky amount of HP you accrue is pretty meaningless when enemies attacking you takes away 13% of your HP every hit, which means you will die at seven hits from enemies end game. 7 hits when you’re level 99 with armor. A handle of weapons can heal but… FOURTH it’s a gacha (gotcha) system for most equipment for the first part of armor leveling (+4), then you need a special item that can only be bought by breaking down enemy souls, most give 1 or 5 buying credit (souls have a chance to drop) and you need 2,500 soul credits for the item to upgrade equipment past rank 4, and higher levels require more with 12 being the last amount (36 total are needed [maybe one or two more]). 90,000 credits to max level ONE piece of equipment, a big, huge, gigantic investment of time, all so you can do enough damage to get through a level because DEF doesn’t do much damage reduction (does it ever?!). IN CONCLUSION you can’t grind levels to compensate for a lack of skill, or to make the game a breeze. You’re stunted to whatever items you get from a gacha system that ultimately can be frustrating when the equipment you have isn’t matching the level’s element. PS the element system isn’t one of using an opposing element to get an advantage (light against dark, fire against ice), it’s using the stage’s element by your characters, otherwise you’re doing less damage with any other element. And the element stat doesn’t seem to increase damage by any significant amount… ATK stat is the only stat that matters. Unless you like poking an enemy 20 or more times (17,000 ATK = low triple digits damage). This game is kinda fun but it’s not enjoyable late and end game. Like a gacha game. Gems are only for gacha and ONE other game mechanic. You can’t increase important significant things that would make things faster/easier i.e. less tedious/obnoxious. Time is not valued by this game. ### 4/5 — Bloated, but fun *2026-01-14, version 1.4.2* Like the actual gameplay but I feel like this game is flooded with too many resources sub menus and things to upgrade. It’s a simple concept, but somehow they over Complicated it. I just want to plan and not spend half my time equipping things with confusing resources. ### 4/5 — Pretty damn good, all things considered. *2026-01-11, version 1.4.2* Gameplay and atmosphere feels like Castlevania, character interactions are fun and interesting, gameplay is good and Simon is awesome to see interact with the other characters. However, it’s very grindy and the buttons sometimes feel a bit too small, but there’s probably a setting for that. ### 1/5 — Für mich kein Castlevania *2025-12-31* Konami hat in meinen Augen den Titel komplett verhauen. Das ist kein Castlevania. Ihr solltet endlich wieder einen neuen Hauptteil machen und euch nicht mit so einem Schrott beschäftigen. ## Frequently asked questions about Castlevania ### What kind of game is Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls? This is a full-fledged side-scrolling action game set in the gothic fantasy world of Castlevania. It features an original story, classic art and music, and engaging combat. ### What are the key features of this game? The game offers 60 levels, a variety of equipment to collect, daily and weekly missions, and the ability to play as iconic characters like Alucard, Simon Belmont, and Charlotte. Each character has a unique combat style to master. ### Is this game free to play? Yes, the application is free to play. It is available exclusively on Apple Arcade, which requires a subscription to access. ### What platforms is Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls available on? This game is an original title exclusive to Apple Arcade, meaning it is available on devices that support Apple Arcade, such as iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs. ### What is the story of Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls? The game is set in a world after Dracula has been sealed away. A new story begins, bringing together heroes from the past to face new challenges and uncover the secrets of the Grimoire of Souls. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4.2 — 2024-02-06 Bugs have been fixed. ### 1.4.1 — 2022-06-28 Quell the grimoire's rampage and see how the story ends. Ver. 1.4.0 includes the major updates listed below. Please check History for details. - New grimoires, Alter Arts, and equipment have been added. - Various upper limits have been unlocked. - A new store, Soul Fragment, has been added. - A new trade lineup has been added. - New Precious Gems have been added. - A new difficulty level has been added. - A transfer feature after game completion has been added. - Functional improvement: dispatch. - Functional improvement: Season Order - Functional improvement: Simple Search ----- Ver. 1.4.1 Post-ending elements added; balance adjusted in various areas; bugs fixed, etc. ◆ New elements after clearing the game - Hard Mode Added The challenging Hard Mode has been added. You can play this mode once you clear the game or if you go to the book selection screen in New Game+. In Hard Mode, you can take on grimoires whose enemy level has been greatly increased. There are no rewards for completing quests―including item drops from enemies. However, you can earn many rewards by completing challenges. Try beating Hard Mode with a strong character! - Alter Arts Mode Added. The addition of Alter Arts Mode allows you to play as an Alter Arts character from the start of a quest. The mode can be switched on via the Alter Arts selection screen, after the story has been cleared or while the game is in progress in New Game+. In this mode, HP does not decrease over time, but Alter Arts cannot be used again once you return to the original character, after hitting zero HP. ◆ New items added to the menu. Added new item "Always display play time" to menu. By enabling this item, the current total play time will always be displayed at a fixed position on the screen. Note: In some screens, the time display may overlap with the existing display. However, buttons, etc. on the existing screen will continue to function as before. (To display the time from the start of a new game, before starting it go to the LOAD menu, and adjust the settings there.) ◆ New items added to the shop. Added new accessories to the trade shop/gold. ◆ Improved Features - Enhanced the presentation of some event scenes and some bosses. - Completion status is now displayed on the pause and result screens for the "Defeat All Enemies" and "Find All Treasure Chests" challenges. - When the time is up, the user can choose either to Start Over or Quit. - Added a diagonal attack to the Alter Arts Albus's normal attack. ◆ Tweaked balance. - The damage inflicted by normal attacks and character skills has been adjusted for each character, including Alter Arts versions. - The overall balance of Weapon Skills, Sub Weapons, and Character Skills performance and damage has been adjusted. - Adjustments have been made to the completion rewards for "Trials" and "Orders". - A new lineup has been added to the shop. Also, we have removed the daily and weekly exchange restrictions from some items in the shop. - Some mission rewards in the early stages of the program have been revised upward. ◆ Bugs fixed. - Multiple other minor bugs have been fixed. ### 1.4.0 — 2022-05-12 A new story has been added. Rein in the grimoire's chaos, and discover how the story concludes. ◆ New grimoires added. Don't miss these new additions, including the final grimoire that concludes the story! In addition, various new equipment, shop lineups, and missions are available. Get your hands on new equipment and heroes, and see how the story unfolds! The following parameters' limits have increased due to the update. - Rank: 55 → 99 - Character Level: 55 → 99 - Equipment Level: 55 → 99 - Enchantment Amount: 15 → 30 - Limit Break: 4 → 10 Note: Equipment limits vary according to rarity. ◆ New Shop added. The new "Soul Fragment" Shop has been added. Here, you can trade broken down Souls (Soul Fragments) for various items. You can trade in Soul Fragments for Weapon Souls, which are needed for performing additional Limit Breaks on some Equipment. ◆ New trade lineup added. Various new Fragments have been added to the Trade Shop Fragment lineup. You'll need Fragments of a certain rarity in order to trade. ◆ New Precious Gems added. Summon Equipment with rarities of 5 or higher with these newly added Precious Gems. Get your hands on these by earning Mission Rewards. ◆ New Difficulty Level added. Defeat the boss in a set amount of time in this newly added Difficulty Level. Your time limit may be significantly reduced, but you'll get the chance to earn even more rewards. ◆ Transfer feature added for completed games. You can now transfer some elements from your completed game save data, and play the story from the start with the New Game+ feature. You can select New Game+ from "LOAD". ◆ Improved Features: Dispatch - Maximum number of parties that can be dispatched at once increased from 3 to 5. The added parties can be unlocked by raising your Player Rank. - Retry button added to the result screen displayed when dispatch is complete. - New targets added to Dispatch Quests. You'll get more rewards when a dispatched team's parameters exceed target stats. - You can now equip Dispatch Team. You can now increase your Dispatch Team's stats by equipping them with Equipment. ◆ Improved Features: Season Orders Trial Quills can now be used to skip completed Season Orders. The Rewards you earn when you skip are determined by your Records. ◆ Improved Features: Simple Search You can now use Gems to add Simple Search execution times. You can only add one time per day. ◆ Improved Features: Various user interface elements. Adjusted information displayed with Equipment icons. ◆ Tweaked balance. - Adjusted Summons and Parchment Fusion appearance rates, allowing high-rarity equipment to appear more easily. - Increased inventory limits for some items and currencies. ◆ Bugs fixed. - Fixed an issue in which Main Perks for some Weapons did not unlock. - Fixed an issue in which Main Perk Effect "Element +X%" for some Equipment activated twice. Along with this change, related Perk Effects have been adjusted upward. - Fixed an issue in which attacks from enemies that are cancelled out by the player's attack continue under certain conditions. - Other bugs fixed. Some adjustments made. ### 1.3.0 — 2022-02-10 A new story has been added. Rein in the grimoire's chaos and uncover the truth. Plus, claim up to 14 additional login bonuses for a limited time! ◆New grimoire added. Don't miss this new addition: the seventh grimoire and a critical turning point in the story! In addition, various new equipment and shop lineups are available. Get your hands on new equipment and see how the grimoire's story unfolds! Note: The following parameters' limits have increased due to the update. 　- Rank:　50　→　55 　- Character Level:　50　→　55 　- Equipment Level:　50　→　55 　- Enchantment Amount:　10　→　15 ◆ New Limited-Time Valentine Login Bonus "Romantic Rose Ball" added. During the event, you can claim rewards up to 14 times via the special login bonuses. New Valentine's-themed Skins added. 　- Tuxedo (Simon) 　- Evening Dress (Shanoa) Can be traded at the Astral Atrament Shop. ◆ New Precious Gems added. New Precious Gems have been added that you can use to summon 4 rarity or higher equipment. Plus, you can obtain other types of Precious Gems with the newly added Weekly Missions. ◆ Improved Features - You can now switch between tabs using a gamepad. - Totals for your selected difficulty are now displayed on the quest preparation screen. ◆ Balance adjusted. Inventory space for equipment parchment fragments changed from 9,999 to 100,000. New stats for Daily Missions and Weekly Missions have been added, and now you can earn even more rewards. Note: Fulfilled requirements in added missions are counted after updates. ◆ Bugs fixed. - Fixed an issue with certain event scenes in which the device enters sleep mode. - Fixed an issue in which the player sometimes could not proceed after continually selecting Play Again. - Fixed an issue with Dark Laughter grimoire quest 4-1 in which selecting Play Again resulted in invisible footholds. - Fixed an issue with using Book of Nemesis weapon skill Ripple Laser in which options were no longer displayed under certain conditions. - Fixed an issue in which selecting Start Over resulted in not being able to complete certain challenges such as Clear without using "Continue". - Fixed an issue in which using Alter Arts resulted in not being able to complete the challenge Don't let HP fall below XX%. - Fixed an issue in which the information of the Equipment Set the player is using was not saved. - Fixed an issue with "Very Hard" orders in which items did not appear from candlesticks and other objects. - Fixed an issue with the music in which the information for one song was incorrect. - Fixed an issue with certain devices in which taps were not detected near the edge of the screen. - Other bugs fixed. ### 1.2.0 — 2021-12-17 A new story has been added. Rein in the grimoire's chaos and gain a new ally. Claim up to 14 additional login bonuses during the winter holiday event. ◆New grimoire added. Make it through the grimoire to meet a new hero and use them as an Alter Art. In addition, various new equipment and shop lineups are available. Get your hands on new equipment and heroes, and see how the grimoire's story unfolds! Note: The following parameters' limits have increased due to the update. 　- Rank:　35　→　50 　- Character Level:　35　→　50 　- Equipment Level:　35　→　50 　- Enchantment Amount:　5　→　10 ◆Season Order No. 2 "Winter Holiday" added. Special login bonus added during the event period, in which you can claim rewards up to 14 times. Plus, season order coins can be traded at the Event Market for rewards. Take on the Winter Holiday order and get new equipment, special holiday-themed outfits, and more! Note: Only the special login bonuses are limited time offers. You can continue to playing the Winter Holiday order and exchange season order coins. ◆Other additions: - "Flashbacks" have been added to the Compendium. Re-watch event scenes you've seen before whenever you want. - "Record" items have been added that allow you to replay more songs under "Music." You can get records by completing newly added cumulative missions. - "Very Hard" has been added to orders. - "Level 4" has been added to the Enhance, Training, and Treasure Books in the Trials. - Loading times are now shorter. - A "Play Again" button has been added to the result screen shown after clearing quests, allowing you to re-play the quest with the same characters. - A "Start Over" button has been added to the Pause/Continue menu. ◆Improved badge behavior. Also added the following new badges: 　- A new badge under "Dispatch" to show when a dispatch has been completed. 　- A new badge under "Orders" to show when a season order is underway. 　- A new badge to the equipment icon, to show when enhancement is possible. ◆Changed timing of date change. - Date changes are now performed at noon according to your device's time zone. Note: Notifications are also sent at noon. ◆Balance adjusted.- Inventory limits for some items, such as Elgos Coins, have been increased. - There is no longer a countdown when choosing whether to continue. Additionally, you can now continue even if you have less than 1 minute remaining. ◆Bugs fixed.- Other bugs fixed. - Fixed an issue in which the contents of Treasure Chests could not be obtained while Charlotte was using Flight. - Fixed an issue in the "Ash Banquet" grimoire quest 4-1,in which both the player and Wyvern no long received any damage after certain weapon skills were used on Wyvern. ## Apps similar to Castlevania | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Vampire's Fall: Origins RPG](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vampires-fall-origins-rpg/id1345626129) | 4.7 (9,735) | Free | Games | | [Vampire Blood:Social RPG](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vampire-bloodsocial-rpg/id6443757419) | 4.8 (98) | Free | Games | | [Dandara: Trials of Fear+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dandara-trials-of-fear-plus/id1576164868) | 4.4 (137) | Free | Games | | [JellyCar Worlds](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jellycar-worlds/id1589010585) | 4.2 (550) | Free | Games | | [Dead Cells+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dead-cells-plus/id1626984813) | 4.9 (13,598) | Free | Games | | [Oddmar+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oddmar-plus/id1573405513) | 4.8 (6,016) | Free | Games | ## More apps by KONAMI - [jubeat（ユビート）](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jubeat/id395192484) - [桃太郎電鉄JAPAN+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/japan-plus/id398949117) - [jukebeat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jukebeat/id447276082) - [REFLEC BEAT plus](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reflec-beat-plus/id472140433) - [REFLEC BEAT +](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reflec-beat-plus/id514257654) - [オレカバトル](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id521055725) All apps by KONAMI: https://appshunter.io/developer/299580230 ## Related topics [castlevania](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/castlevania) · [castlevania symphony of the night](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night) · [alucard app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/alucard-app) · [symphony of the night](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/symphony-of-the-night) · [grimoire run](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/grimoire-run) · [castle of white night](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/castle-of-white-night) · [vampire crawlers](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/vampire-crawlers) · [toziuha night](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/toziuha-night) · [aaa games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/aaa-games) · [game guide for dark souls iii](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/game-guide-for-dark-souls-iii) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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