Castlevania Belmont's Curse launches 15th October across four platforms
castlevania belmont's curse now has a date: 15th October this year. The new 2D side-scrolling metroidvania will arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC, giving series followers a specific launch window across current hardware.
15th Century Paris
Set more than two decades after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, the game moves to 15th century Paris and passes Trevor Belmont's whip to a successor described in the narration as a girl. That setup pushes the series into a new lead role while keeping the hunt inside the city rather than on a familiar castle-first path.
The player heads out into Paris to fight monstrous creatures before entering a mystical castle that threatens to doom the city to eternal darkness. The pitch is straightforward action-exploration, but the setting gives it a sharper edge than a simple nostalgia play.
Motion Twin and Evil Empire
Original Dead Cells studio Motion Twin is in an advisory role, while Evil Empire is the main developer alongside Konami. Evil Empire was founded in 2019 to continue supporting Dead Cells, finished that game's DLC in 2023, and later adapted The Rogue Prince of Persia as a roguelite, which reached its full release last year.
That history matters because the studio already worked inside Konami's orbit through Dead Cells' fourth and final expansion, Return to Castlevania, which arrived in 2023 and brought in characters, weapons and enemies licensed from the series. Belmont's Curse is arriving as the franchise marks its 40th anniversary, so this is not a side project; it is a mainline-feeling release with one foot in legacy and the other in a new development team.
October 15 Launch
For players, the practical takeaway is simple: the game lands on 15th October across four platforms, and it is being positioned as a fresh Castlevania entry rather than a reissue or crossover. The series may be celebrating 40 years, but the release plan points to a clean reset in audience terms, with modern hardware and a new protagonist carrying the whip forward.
