Overview
- Konami and co-developers Evil Empire and Motion Twin unveiled Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse at Summer Game Fest on Sunday, June 7, 2026, and confirmed an October 15, 2026 release for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
- Pre-orders are live now in Standard and Midnight editions with listed prices and bonuses, and all pre-orders include an Alucard Style Costume as a launch incentive.
- The game casts Trevor Belmont and his daughter Rose in 1499 Paris and emphasizes refined whip-based movement and combat plus a range of weapons and relics players can mix to customize playstyles.
- A new Arcana system lets Rose seal defeated bosses into tarot cards to gain their abilities, with named foes shown in previews including Death, Medusa and Carmilla and new figures such as Joan of Arc.
- Konami credited key art to Katsuya Terada and noted Motion Twin’s advisory role and Evil Empire’s prior Castlevania crossover work, and the title’s October timing positions it near Halloween and the series’ anniversary year while Switch details remain pending for later in 2026.