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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is a Near-Perfect Metroidvania

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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, platformer, rpg
Release · Oct 15, 2026
Developer · Evil Empire
PS5Nintendo SwitchPCXbox Series X|S
81 articles 44 writers 7 reviews
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Ben Brosofsky Screen Rant·13 Oct
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Review - Drac Is Back In Bloody Good Fashion
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Stephen Tailby Push Square·13 Oct
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse - The Classic Series Returns in a Perfectly Fine Metroidvania
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Serena Cherry GamesRadar+·13 Oct
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse review: "Gothic brilliance and compellingly cryptic clues mark a triumphant return"
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Charles Harte Game Informer·13 Oct
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Review - Worthy of the Whip
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Steve Watts GameSpot·13 Oct
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is The Series At Its Best
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