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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

2D action-exploration, 23 years after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Belmont's Curse is set 23 years after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. Medieval Paris is burning, monsters are pouring out of the dark, and Trevor Belmont walks into it with his daughter Rose, who carries Dracula's curse in her right arm. Konami calls it a 2D action-exploration game. This wiki tracks what Konami has actually confirmed, and is just as clear about what it has not.

October 14, 2026Free demo out nowPS5 · Switch · Xbox · PC23 years after CV3$29.99 · Midnight $39.99Rose Belmont
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Release Date
October 14, 2026
Standard Edition
$29.99
Midnight Edition
$39.99
Platforms
PS5 · Switch · Xbox · PC

Watch the official trailers

The Bloody Tears trailer plays muted on load. Click a title to switch videos. All four are official Konami trailers; media previews are listed separately on the Trailers page.

Full inventory with notes, including the media previews: Trailers & Videos · Official art and screenshots, captioned: Gallery

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Standard or Midnight Edition

Both editions are the same game. The Midnight Edition adds an art and music gallery and three in-game items, and it is the only version you can buy on a disc. Prices below are Steam US as of October 2, 2026.

WhatStandardMidnight Edition
Price (Steam US)$29.99$39.99
The game itselfFull gameFull game, identical build
Digital Sound & Art GalleryNot includedIncluded, and it installs as a separate app
CostumesNot includedTrevor Style and Sypha Style costumes
Extra relicNot includedFamily's Grace relic
Pre-order bonusAlucard Style CostumeAlucard Style Costume, same reward in both
Physical releaseDigital onlyPhysical version available on PS5, Xbox Series and Switch
Official install size8 GB, or 4 GB on Switch10 GB, or 6 GB on Switch

The full edition comparison → · Every store price we checked →

Six bosses, all named

Konami's character page names six bosses and gives each of them a voice actor. This is the confirmed list; the order they appear in and the arena each one guards are not published yet.

The FallenThe first threat Rose meets, in the Paris undercity: a hulking clawed brute with a white mane and a single red eye. Voiced by Ray Chase.
Joan of ArcAn armoured heroine of the Hundred Years' War, kneeling on a burning rooftop with her greatsword planted in the stone. Voiced by Erica Lindbeck.
MedusaA colossal serpent-bodied monster whose gaze turns people to stone, coiled through a flooded stone chamber. Voiced by Melique Berger.
IsaacA devil forgemaster who builds and commands demons, and the one boss with a debt to settle from twenty years ago. Voiced by Liam O'Brien.
CarmillaA noble vampire waiting inside Dracula's castle, fighting in a blood-red gown beneath a blood moon. Voiced by Dawn M. Bennett.
DeathDracula's right hand, carrying a soul scythe that cuts through space itself. Voiced by Aaron LaPlante.

The full boss list with sources → · What each boss seals into her tarot cards →

The game, in numbers

The figures Konami has published, and nothing that it has not. Where two official sources give different units, the difference is written out rather than smoothed over.

Years after CV3
23
Named bosses
6
Text languages
11
Frame rate
60 fps, 30 on Switch

Platform and language list → · The 71-track list →

Demo issues players keep hitting

The free demo is live, and so is its bug thread. Every line below is a pattern that shows up repeatedly in community reports. Konami has not responded publicly to any of them, so treat causes as unknown.

Every demo issue we could source → · Demo contents and limits →

Belmont's Curse FAQ

When does Castlevania: Belmont's Curse come out?

October 14, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam. That is the Steam listing date, which is the reading this site uses everywhere. Konami's own regional pages display 15-Oct-26, which is the same launch seen from a different timezone.

Is Belmont's Curse a remake of Castlevania III?

No. Konami describes it as set 23 years after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, which places the story in 1499. It is a new game in the same timeline, not a remake or a remaster.

Is it coming to Nintendo Switch 2?

Not announced. Every official listing names Nintendo Switch only. There is no Switch 2 native version, and Konami has not said one is planned, so this page will say so until that changes.

Do both editions get the same pre-order bonus?

Yes. The Alucard Style Costume is the pre-order reward for the Standard and the Midnight Edition alike. The difference between the two editions is the Digital Sound & Art Gallery and three in-game items, not the pre-order bonus.

Is the free demo still available?

Yes. It went live on September 30, 2026 on PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X|S and Steam, and it covers the opening chapter. Progress carries over to the full game as long as you keep the demo save and play on the same platform with the same account.

Play the demo, then decide.

Every page is sourced, labelled and dated: the release date, the edition maths, the demo carry-over rules, the six bosses and the forty years of Castlevania behind them.

Start with the release date See it on Steam