Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

unreleased

Developer: Evil Empire

Publisher: Konami

Oct 14, 2026

Visual

2.5D
side scroll

Structure

item gated
non linear
fast travel

Features

equipment

Themes

fantasy
gothic
medieval

Summary

Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow Rose Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.

Last updated October 02, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS5
Xbox
- Series X|S

Resources

Links

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MV Temperature
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- side scroll
- fast travel
- Differences
- interconnected map
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93%

Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- gothic
- Differences
- interconnected map
- pixel
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84%

Very Positive

534 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- fantasy
- gothic
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- pixel
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- contact damage
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74%

Mostly Positive

394 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- equipment
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- medieval
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- pixel
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86%

Very Positive

98 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- non linear
- 2.5D
- side scroll
- fast travel
- Differences
- exploration
- interconnected map
- action
- contact damage
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Developer / Publisher: BeByte Tecnología

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89%

Positive

19 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- non linear
- 2.5D
- side scroll
- equipment
- fantasy
- medieval
- Differences
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- action
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Developer / Publisher: WayForward

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75%

Mostly Positive

931 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- Differences
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- action
- contact damage
- Ranged Combat
- horror
Profana

Developer / Publisher: Pyromaniky

Sep 30, 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- fantasy
- Differences
- new releases
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- action
- combo combat
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97%

Positive

38 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- Differences
- interconnected map
- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
Shantae and the Seven Sirens

Developer: WayForward

Publisher: Crunchyroll Games, WayForward

2020

90%

Very Positive

2,043 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- Has Hub
- contact damage
- difficulty options
The Blood of Yamin

Developer / Publisher: Quintillion Games

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- pixel
- RPG

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

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