Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is Up for Preorder
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Key Points:
- Konami is reviving the Castlevania franchise with a new side-scrolling game titled Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, set for release in 2026 on PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC.
- This marks the first new side-scrolling Castlevania game since 2008’s Order of Ecclesia, ending an 18-year hiatus for the subgenre within the series.
- The game is developed by Evil Empire, known for their work on The Rogue Prince of Persia and Dead Cells DLCs, with advisory support from Motion Twin, the main Dead Cells developer.
- Set in 1499 Paris during a monster invasion, the game takes place 23 years after Castlevania III: Dracula
