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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Gets October 15 Release Date

The involvement of the Dead Cells development team signals a potential shift toward the roguelike or metroidvania design that studio is known for, applied to a dormant franchise that has not seen a new original entry in over a decade.

Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, GAME Watch (Impress), Game Spark, The Indonesian Anime Times.

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Gets October 15 Release Date

Konami announced during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 livestream on June 7 that Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a new game in the Castlevania series, will launch on October 15. The game is set in 15th-century Paris, more than two decades after the events of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. Players control a new protagonist, the successor to Trevor Belmont, who wields the Vampire Killer whip to fight monsters and save the city. Evil Empire, the studio behind Dead Cells, is the main developer, with Motion Twin serving as an advisory studio. The game will release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Cloud, Xbox PC, and PC via Steam on October 15. A Nintendo Switch version is planned for later in 2026. This is the first entirely new Castlevania game since Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 in 2014. Konami previously released the Castlevania Dominus Collection in August 2024, which compiled the three Nintendo DS titles and the original arcade game Haunted Castle.

The game's trailer, shown during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 livestream, features gameplay footage of combat and story segments. Evil Empire, the main developer, and Motion Twin, in an advisory role, are the sister studios behind the sidescrolling roguelike Dead Cells. Konami described the game as an "exploration-style 2D action game" that will require players to "master different weapons and spells" and reward "those who dare explore every inch of the sinister castle."

The Indonesian Anime Times reported that the announcement "immediately triggered massive enthusiasm among global gamers," noting the project is the first original game in the series in over a decade. The game is set in 15th-century Paris, more than two decades after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse and the recent animated show. The protagonist is Trevor Belmont's successor, who wields the Vampire Killer whip.

Konami previously released the Castlevania Dominus Collection in August 2024, which compiled the three Nintendo DS titles and the original arcade game Haunted Castle, along with a reimagining titled Haunted Castle Revisited. The Castlevania: Nocturne animated series, a spinoff of the original Castlevania show, premiered its first season in September 2023 and its second season in January 2025. That series is set in France during the French Revolution and stars Richter Belmont and Maria Renard.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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