Castlevania: Belmont's Curse News Timeline

From reveal to launch

1. 2026-02-12

   Revealed at State of Play. Konami announces Castlevania: Belmont's Curse during Sony's presentation, with an announcement trailer, a first look at gameplay and a message from producer Tsutomu Taniguchi. Release window: 2026.

2. 2026-04-09

   Gameplay & Commentary Trailer. Shown during the Triple-i Initiative showcase, it pairs new gameplay with commentary on the mix of action and exploration and on the 1499 Paris setting.

3. 2026-04-22

   Developer interview. Konami posts a Triple-i Initiative post-show developer interview on its YouTube channel.

4. 2026-06-07

   Release date trailer. A new trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase confirms October 15, 2026, with new environments, bosses and Katsuya Terada artwork.

5. 2026-06-08

   Pre-orders and Midnight Edition. Konami's press release opens pre-orders on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam, details the Midnight Edition and the Alucard Style Costume bonus, and says the Switch date will follow. Character information goes live on the official site.

6. 2026-07-15

   Switch dated. The official site confirms the Nintendo Switch version also launches on October 15, 2026.

7. 2026-07-17

   Character update. Konami adds more character information to the official site.

8. 2026-07-22

   Paris preview event. Konami publishes a video from its Paris preview event.

9. 2026-08-24

   English voice cast. A trailer reveals Abby Trott as Rose Belmont and Graham McTavish as Dracula, with Liam O'Brien returning as Isaac from Curse of Darkness.

10. 2026-09-03

    Bloody Tears Trailer. Named after the series' classic theme; the official site lists it on September 4.

11. 2026-09-19

    Tokyo Game Show hands-on. Previews from Konami's TGS 2026 booth, such as RPGFan's, describe the opening sewers and the first boss.

12. 2026-09-20

    Demo announced. Konami announces a free demo and publishes video and screenshot posting guidelines.

13. 2026-09-24

    40th anniversary. Konami posts a Castlevania 40th Anniversary Celebration video; the series turned 40 in September 2026.

14. 2026-10-01

    Demo released. The free demo arrives on PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X|S and Steam, with save transfer to the full game.

15. 2026-10-12

    Reviews begin. The first critic reviews appear on Metacritic on October 12 and 13.

16. 2026-10-14

    Review snapshot. Metacritic shows 86 on PS5, 84 on PC and 88 on Xbox Series X. Regional PlayStation and Xbox listings are set to unlock at local midnight, starting with Australia at 13:00 UTC.

17. 2026-10-15

    Launch day. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is scheduled to release on all platforms; we will add launch-day details here.

The most important twist on the road to launch was the Switch version. When the release date arrived in June, Konami left Switch undated; a month later, on July 15, it confirmed the Switch version would ship the same day as the others. The other notable shift came with the reviews: the PC Metascore moved from 85 to 84 between October 13 and 14 as more reviews arrived. Details on unlocks are on the release date page, and scores on the reviews page.

Site update log

1. 2026-10-14

   Site launch. Release times checked on the regional PlayStation and Xbox store pages; Metacritic snapshot recorded; official trailers verified on Konami's YouTube channel; ESRB Teen rating confirmed on Konami's US product page and Nintendo's US store.

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