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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Is 'Not a Roguelike or a Roguelite Game,' Konami Insists

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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, platformer, rpg
Release · Oct 15, 2026
Developer · Evil Empire
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