Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
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ActionRPGMetroidvaniaFemale Protagonist2D PlatformerAction RPGPlatformer

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperKONAMI, Evil Empire
PublisherKONAMI
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 14, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows11
ProcessorIntel Core i5 8400
Memory16 GB
GraphicsnVidia Geforce GTX1650
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 423 reviews from the past 1 year

70.3/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (78%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

A modern whip-swinging metroidvania that splits longtime fans, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse scores 70.3 across 423 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

77 reviews praise the art and music, and some single out vibrant environments and memorable bosses. Visuals & Sound appears in 57% of reviews. 68 say the movement and combat feel responsive, and a few note that traversal turns fast and fluid once the Arcane Whip is unlocked. 53 find it fun to explore and play, with some calling it a welcome return that takes risks with a modern style. Gameplay is discussed in 80% of reviews and ranks 770th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

64 reviews object to the difficulty, saying the platforming is excessive and punishing, while a few feel it turns trivial later on. 50 criticize the controls, from stiff whip hitboxes to weapon and arcana swapping that requires pausing. 34 find the music forgettable or repetitive. Content Volume ranks 1160th of 1351, and Story & World ranks 968th of 1096.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“art is amazing and music is so good with incredible atmosphere” · 77 reviews
“movement feels excellent and responsive” · 68 reviews
“fun game, enjoying it, still good and genuinely fun to explore and play” · 53 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 80% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +1.32 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “movement feels excellent and responsive” · 68 reviews
Negative “weapon and arcana swapping requires pausing, breaks flow on Steam Deck” · 50 reviews

Progression 22% · Difficulty 48% · Onboarding 14% · Freedom 28% · Strategy 33%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.03 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “world atmosphere catches Castlevania vibe nicely” · 12 reviews
Negative “fails to capture Castlevania identity, aesthetics, and atmosphere despite claiming franchise revival” · 8 reviews

Story 19% · Characters 12%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.05 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “severe lack of enemy and weapon variety makes game repetitive” · 18 reviews

Volume 16% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.01 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art is amazing and music is so good with incredible atmosphere” · 77 reviews
Negative “visuals are a mess, single color blurred together, cannot find character” · 6 reviews

Audio 41%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +4.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.19 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “death god boss unfairly strong, scythe fills screen, impossible to dodge completely” · 1 review
Positive “excellent balance between navigation and combat design” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.08 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs comfortably on handheld devices maintaining stable performance” · 5 reviews
Negative “Steam Deck performance drops to 40fps regularly with poor optimization” · 11 reviews

Stability 9% · Developer support 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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