Standard Edition
- The full game
- $29.99 · £24.99 · €29.99 · ¥3,850
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Is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse out? Yes — since 15 October, $29.99, on Switch too, and the demo save carries over
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is a new 2D Castlevania from Konami, developed by Evil Empire with Motion Twin, the Dead Cells studios: Paris in 1499, 23 years after Dracula's Curse, with Rose Belmont, daughter of Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades. It came out on 15 October 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC for $29.99, or $39.99 for the Midnight Edition. It is not a roguelike, and progress from the free demo carries over on the same platform and account.
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Launch moment: PC at Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC, the same instant everywhere; consoles at midnight local time on Thursday, October 15, 2026.Launch moment for you Konami gave the date without a clock time. Steam opened at 04:00 UTC on 15 October: 9 PM Pacific on the 14th, which is why Steam dated it 14 October, and midnight Eastern. The consoles opened at midnight local time, from 22:00 UTC on 14 October in central Europe.
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Unlock time
When Belmont's Curse unlocks where you are
PC and consoles open at different moments: PC once for the whole world, consoles at midnight in each time zone.
PC: one moment, read on eleven clocks
| Where | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| US PacificAmerica/Los Angeles | 21:00 | Wed 14 Oct — the day before |
| US EasternAmerica/New York | 00:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
| BrazilAmerica/Sao Paulo | 01:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
| UKEurope/London | 05:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
| Central EuropeEurope/Berlin | 06:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
| MoscowEurope/Moscow | 07:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
| IndiaAsia/Kolkata | 09:30 | Thu 15 Oct |
| PhilippinesAsia/Manila | 12:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
| Japan & KoreaAsia/Tokyo | 13:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
| Australia (east)Australia/Sydney | 15:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
| New ZealandPacific/Auckland | 17:00 | Thu 15 Oct |
Consoles: midnight, one time zone after another
| Where | Unlocks at | After the first zone |
|---|---|---|
| New ZealandPacific/Auckland | 00:00 local | first |
| Australia (east)Australia/Sydney | 00:00 local | 2 h later |
| Japan & KoreaAsia/Tokyo | 00:00 local | 4 h later |
| PhilippinesAsia/Manila | 00:00 local | 5 h later |
| IndiaAsia/Kolkata | 00:00 local | 7 h 30 m later |
| MoscowEurope/Moscow | 00:00 local | 10 h later |
| Central EuropeEurope/Berlin | 00:00 local | 11 h later |
| UKEurope/London | 00:00 local | 12 h later |
| BrazilAmerica/Sao Paulo | 00:00 local | 16 h later |
| US EasternAmerica/New York | 00:00 local | 17 h later |
| US PacificAmerica/Los Angeles | 00:00 local | 20 h later |
This one unlocks at midnight local time, so the date is Thursday, 15 October 2026 wherever you are but the moment is not. That is also the one case where changing your console or store region does something: a zone that has already passed midnight is already playing.
Key facts
What is confirmed about Belmont's Curse
01 Platforms PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch · PC (Steam, Xbox app) 4
02 Out 15 Oct 2026
Every platform on the same date; Steam opened at 04:00 UTC, the evening before on the US west coast.
03 Price $29.99
£24.99 · €29.99 · ¥3,850.
04 Midnight Edition $39.99
£34.99 · €39.99 · ¥4,950. Costumes, a relic and the sound and art gallery.
05 Switch Same day
Konami first said later, then confirmed 15 October.
06 Switch 2 Plays the Switch version
Konami's chart gives 30 fps on Switch; testers saw the demo run at 60 fps on Switch 2.
07 Demo Out since 1 Oct
The opening areas and the first boss; the save carries over on the same platform and account.
08 Studio Evil Empire
With Motion Twin advising — the Dead Cells teams. Not a roguelike.
09 PC GTX 1650 minimum
16 GB of RAM, Windows 11, 10 GB of storage; RTX 3060 recommended.
88 of the 124 desktop graphics cards this site rates reach the minimum.
Timeline
Dates that matter
- Announced
A new 2D Castlevania for the series' 40th anniversary.
- Date and pre-orders
15 October, with the Midnight Edition.
- Demo
On every platform, with the save carried over to the full game.
- Launch
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC.
Editions
Which edition unlocks what
Prices are US list prices where the publisher has stated them; regional pricing differs.
Midnight Edition
- The full game
- Trevor- and Sypha-style costumes for Rose
- The Family's Grace relic
- A Digital Sound & Art Gallery: 71 tracks and over 100 pieces of art, as a separate application
- $39.99 · £34.99 · €39.99 · ¥4,950; also sold boxed
Early purchase bonus
- An Alucard-style costume for Rose, with any edition bought before or at launch
Confirmed
- Paris, 1499: Rose Belmont, daughter of Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, fights her way into a castle that has appeared in the heart of the city.
- The Vampire Killer whip attacks and swings Rose across chasms and up to ledges.
- Defeated bosses are sealed in tarot cards as Arcana: mana-based skills, upgraded through Works of Mercy.
- Weapons in seven classes from the Armoury, including swords, spears and gauntlets, and relics with offensive and defensive effects.
- A large, non-linear map; great doors open with keys taken from each area's bosses.
- Bosses include The Fallen, Death, Medusa, Carmilla and Joan of Arc.
- Not a roguelike: Konami has said there is no roguelike or roguelite progression.
- Voices in English, Japanese and Korean; text in eleven languages. Full controller support on PC, including DualSense, and a keyboard-only option.
Not confirmed yet
- Konami's own unlock hour: it gives the date only, and the hours on this page come from the stores.
- Whether Switch 2 gets a 60 fps version officially: the demo reached it, Konami has not said so.
- How long the game takes to finish.
Get ready
Launch checklist
Everything here runs in the browser and takes minutes, so the first hour with the game is spent playing.
Quick answers
When does Castlevania: Belmont's Curse come out?
It came out on 15 October 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC. Steam opened it at 04:00 UTC on 15 October, 9 PM Pacific on the 14th, so the US store showed 14 October; the consoles opened at midnight local time.
How much is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse?
$29.99, £24.99 or €29.99. The Midnight Edition is $39.99 and adds Trevor- and Sypha-style costumes, the Family's Grace relic and a sound and art gallery.
Is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse on Switch 2?
It comes out on Switch on 15 October, and the Switch version plays on Switch 2. Konami's chart gives 30 fps on Switch; testers saw the demo run at 60 fps on Switch 2, which Konami has not confirmed.
Is there a Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo?
Yes, on every platform since 1 October 2026. It covers the opening areas and the first boss, The Fallen, and your progress carries over to the full game on the same platform and account.
What is in the Midnight Edition?
The game, Trevor- and Sypha-style costumes for Rose, the Family's Grace relic and a Digital Sound & Art Gallery with 71 tracks and over 100 pieces of art, as a separate application. It is $39.99, and also sold boxed.
Is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse a roguelike?
No. It comes from Evil Empire and Motion Twin, the Dead Cells studios, but Konami has said it has no roguelike or roguelite progression: one large map, keys from bosses, and upgrades that stay.
How does Belmont's Curse connect to the other games?
It is set in 1499, 23 years after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. Rose is the daughter of Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, two of that game's heroes, and early buyers get an Alucard-style costume for her.
Can my PC run Castlevania: Belmont's Curse?
Konami's minimum is a GeForce GTX 1650 with a Core i5-8400 and 16 GB of RAM; the recommended tier is an RTX 3060 with a Core i5-10400. Both need Windows 11 and 10 GB of storage.
