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Konami Confirms Switch Version of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse for October 15 Launch

The announcement ends doubts about a separate Switch window, confirming the new 2D Castlevania will arrive across major consoles and PC at launch.

Image via Konami
Image: Konami
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse release date
Konami Confirms Its New Castlevania Game Will Launch This October On Switch

Overview

  • Konami announced on Wednesday that Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse will release day‑and‑date on October 15, 2026 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Windows PC.
  • The game is being developed by Evil Empire with supervision from Motion Twin, a team known for indie Metroidvania work that helped shape expectations for the title.
  • Physical pre-orders opened in Japan the same day as the announcement while Konami has said the start date for digital pre-orders will be announced later.
  • There is no confirmed native Switch 2 edition and Konami has indicated the game will be playable on current Switch hardware via backwards compatibility.
  • Belmont’s Curse is a new 2D action‑exploration (Metroidvania‑style) entry set in 1499 Paris that follows Rose Belmont and marks the franchise’s first mainline release in over a decade.