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Castlevania veteran Koji Igarashi delays spiritual successor Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement to 2027 so it can be "the best it can be"

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Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement
Genres · adventure, platformer, rpg
Release · 2027
Developer · ArtPlay
Xbox Series X|SPCPS5
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1981–2026
Latest · Silent Hill: Townfall
Top genres · fps, platformer, adventure
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