Castlevania: Belmont's Curse release date is October 15: $29.99 on Steam, the Midnight Edition and the missing Switch date

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse release date: October 15, with one Steam wrinkle

The Castlevania: Belmont's Curse release date is October 15, 2026. Konami announced the date alongside a new trailer at the 2026 Xbox Games Showcase, and RPG Site's report confirms that Japan, the US and Europe all list October 15. The launch covers PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam, and pre-orders opened on the day of the announcement. Konami's line, as quoted by RPG Site, was that pre-orders for those platforms "begin today."

There is one wrinkle for PC players. When we checked the Steam store data on October 14, the page still carried a "coming soon" flag and a storefront date of October 14, 2026. That is a one-day gap to Konami's October 15 date, and it is most likely a time zone artefact in how Steam renders the date, since Konami's own materials and the console listings say October 15. We have not seen Konami or Steam explain the discrepancy, so treat October 15 as the launch day and check your own store page for the exact unlock time in your region.

The practical advice is simple. If you pre-ordered, do not expect the game to unlock a day early on the strength of the Steam date alone. If you are on PlayStation or Xbox, the date is not in question at all.

Castlevania Belmont's Curse price: $29.99, or $39.99 for the Midnight Edition

On Steam, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse costs $29.99 in the US for the Standard Edition. That is a mid-tier price for a 2D action game from a major publisher, below the $39.99 to $59.99 band that bigger releases sit in this autumn. Prices on console storefronts and in other regions can differ, and we have only verified the US Steam figure.

The Castlevania Belmont's Curse Midnight Edition is listed at $39.99 on Steam. Per RPG Site's reading of Konami's announcement, it bundles the main game with a digital Sound & Art Gallery containing 71 tracks, plus three in-game items: the Traverse Style Costume, the Cipher Style Costume and a magical device called the Family Portrait. Anyone who pre-orders either edition gets the Alucard Style Costume.

The $10 step between editions buys cosmetics and a music gallery, not extra game. If you mainly want to play, the Standard Edition has everything that matters to the campaign. If you collect soundtracks, 71 tracks for ten dollars is the part of the Midnight Edition worth weighing.

Who made it, and where it sits in the timeline

Belmont's Curse is an exploration-based 2D action game developed jointly by Konami, Evil Empire and Motion Twin, according to the Steam page and RPG Site. Evil Empire and Motion Twin are the French studios behind Dead Cells, which matters because the pitch here is a 2D action game built around fast, readable combat. Original artwork comes from illustrator and manga artist Katsuya Terada, per RPG Site.

The story is set in Paris in 1499, 23 years after the events of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. Steam's description has Trevor Belmont, the hero who defeated Dracula, venture into the burning streets with his daughter Rose Belmont, armed with the holy whip Vampire Killer. You play as Rose, who is swept into a conspiracy beneath the city. The Steam tagline reads "Crimson Curse" and asks whether her fate will bloom in despair or salvation.

Placing it 23 years after Castlevania III gives Konami a narrative gap to fill without disturbing the older games. It also gives lapsed fans a clear way in: you do not need to have played the rest of the series to follow a story about a daughter picking up the family whip.

What the game plays like: whip, Arcana and seven weapon types

Steam's store description lays out the moving parts. The whip is both weapon and traversal tool: the page says you can crack it to move around "like a trapeze artist" and pounce on enemies in fast-paced combat. Bosses including Death, Medusa and Carmilla appear alongside new ones such as Joan of Arc. Once beaten, bosses are sealed into Rose's tarot cards and become Arcana, which grant spells and special actions.

Customisation runs through weapons in seven distinct categories and Relics that trigger effects on offence and defence. The maps mix new features with familiar elements from classic Castlevania games, and the store page frames the whole thing as a gothic look reimagined with more refined visuals. Steam lists the genres as Action and RPG, and the game is single-player with full controller support.

We have not played the game, and nothing here is a review. What the published material does show is a design that leans on exploration and build choices rather than a straight corridor, which is the part of the formula longtime fans tend to care about most.

Castlevania Belmont's Curse PC requirements

The Castlevania Belmont's Curse PC requirements are modest. Steam lists a minimum of Windows 11, an Intel Core i5 8400, 16 GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 and DirectX 11, with 10 GB of free storage. Recommended is the same Windows 11 and 16 GB of RAM with an Intel Core i5 10400 and a GeForce RTX 3060.

That puts the game within reach of most gaming PCs from the last several years, including laptops with an entry-level discrete GPU. The one hard filter is the operating system: both tiers list Windows 11, so a machine still on Windows 10 should check compatibility before buying. Storage is a non-issue at 10 GB. Steam lists no Mac or Linux version.

A demo, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Demo, is attached to the store page, so PC players can test performance on their own hardware before paying. Given the requirements are listed without notes on target frame rate or resolution, the demo is the safer way to confirm how it runs on a borderline machine.

Castlevania Belmont's Curse on Switch: still no date

Nintendo players are the odd ones out. Konami has said the Switch version is coming later, with the line quoted above: its release date and pre-order start date will be announced at a later time. RPG Site's report of the announcement is explicit that the October 15 date applies to PS5, Xbox and PC platforms only.

Some aggregator listings suggest the Switch version is still planned for 2026, but we did not find a Konami statement confirming a window in the sources we opened, so we are not putting a date or a quarter on it. If you are waiting for Switch, the only confirmed fact is that it is not launching on October 15 alongside the others.

The staggered release is common for multiplatform games, and the later Switch date does not by itself say anything about the port's quality. What it does mean is that Switch owners will read the PC and console launch coverage and player reaction before deciding.

What to watch after launch

Three things will tell us quickly whether Belmont's Curse lands. First is the PC performance on lower-end hardware, given the GTX 1650 minimum. Second is whether the Steam date discrepancy causes any unlock confusion on launch day. Third is how critics and players judge the exploration and build systems against the older, more linear entries.

For now the verified picture is a $29.99 game with a clear October 15 date, a $39.99 deluxe tier that adds cosmetics and music, light PC requirements, a demo to try first, and a Switch version with no date. We will update this piece if Konami confirms a Switch window or clarifies the Steam timing.