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Head-to-head · ROM Hacking Tools

DSVEdit vs Echoes of Eolis

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score DSVEdit #7 in ROM Hacking Tools 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit DSVEdit
Echoes of Eolis #8 in ROM Hacking Tools 6.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Try Echoes of Eolis

DSVEdit leads on 0 checks, Echoes of Eolis on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDSVEdit · 6.8/10
  • Free planboth

DSVEdit scores higher on our rubric for rom hacking tools: 6.8 against 6.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

On game scope, DSVEdit gives you Multiple games where Echoes of Eolis offers Specific game.

DSVEdit is the better fit for editing supported NDS and GBA Castlevania ROMs. Echoes of Eolis is the better fit for editing maps, graphics, and scripts for Faxanadu.

  • DSVEdit fits best

    Editing supported NDS and GBA Castlevania ROMs

  • Echoes of Eolis fits best

    Editing maps, graphics, and scripts for Faxanadu

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Side by side

Feature DSVEdit 6.8/10 Visit ↗ Echoes of Eolis 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 6.8 6.7
Ranking #7 in ROM Hacking Tools #8 in ROM Hacking Tools
Best for Editing supported NDS and GBA Castlevania ROMs Editing maps, graphics, and scripts for Faxanadu
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free plan Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Desktop
Platforms Windows Windows, macOS, Linux
Built for Solo Solo
Features DSVEdit 2/3 · Echoes of Eolis 2/3
ROM editing ✓ ✓
Tile/sprite editing ✓ ✓
Hex editor Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Patch formats Not checked yet IPS
Supported platforms Windows Windows, macOS, Linux
Game scope Multiple games Specific game
Our review
Pros
  • Edits rooms, maps, entities, graphics, sprites, and text
  • Builds modified ROMs from edited game files
  • Can launch an emulator for modified-ROM and room testing
  • Edits maps, sprites, game data, cinematics, and scripts in one tool
  • Exports patched ROMs, IPS patches, and XML project files
  • Offers GUI and command-line tools on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Cons
  • Supports only five specified Castlevania games
  • Requires Windows
  • Does not document patch-format creation or a hex editor
  • Focused on Faxanadu rather than a broad range of games
  • Graphic exports for external editing are BMP files
  • Precompiled builds are listed for Windows and macOS
Our verdict

DSVEdit is a free Windows desktop editor for modifying data in five Castlevania games on Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. It is aimed at solo ROM hackers working with Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia, Aria of Sorrow, or…

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Echoes of Eolis is a desktop editor for hacking Faxanadu, the NES game, aimed at people who want to change the game’s maps, graphics, data, or scripts. Its scope extends beyond map editing: it covers tilemaps, screen transitions, doors,…

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  1. DSVEditROM Hacking Tools 6.8Free plan
  2. Echoes of EolisROM Hacking Tools 6.7Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • DSVEdit — where it wins

    • Edits rooms, maps, entities, graphics, sprites, and text
    • Builds modified ROMs from edited game files
    • Can launch an emulator for modified-ROM and room testing

    Where it doesn't

    • Supports only five specified Castlevania games
    • Requires Windows
    • Does not document patch-format creation or a hex editor

  • Echoes of Eolis — where it wins

    • Edits maps, sprites, game data, cinematics, and scripts in one tool
    • Exports patched ROMs, IPS patches, and XML project files
    • Offers GUI and command-line tools on Windows, macOS, and Linux

    Where it doesn't

    • Focused on Faxanadu rather than a broad range of games
    • Graphic exports for external editing are BMP files
    • Precompiled builds are listed for Windows and macOS

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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