Castlevania: Belmont's Curse: Release Date, Price, Platforms

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Konami's new 2D action-exploration entry in the long-running series, launches October 15, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, with a Standard Edition priced at $29.99 and a Midnight Edition at $39.99; a Nintendo Switch version is confirmed but has no release date yet.

Release date and platforms confirmed

Konami's own product listings confirm Castlevania: Belmont's Curse arrives October 15, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC. The PlayStation Store listing pins the unlock time to 04:00 AM UTC on launch day, and the game is also listed for sale on Steam and the Xbox Store. That lines up with the date Konami originally announced back in June 2026 on its own site, when the publisher opened pre-orders for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox-on-PC and Steam versions simultaneously.

A Nintendo Switch version is also coming, but it's a separate release. Konami's original announcement — covering the October 15 date for PS5, Xbox and PC — explicitly carved the Switch version out, saying it launches later in 2026 with pre-order and scheduling details to follow on Konami's own site and social channels. As of this writing, no specific Switch date, price or pre-order window has been published. Treat any specific Switch date you see elsewhere as unconfirmed until Konami posts it directly.

For players who just want the short version: if you're on PS5, Xbox Series X|S or PC, October 15, 2026 is the day. If you're planning to play on Switch, there's no date yet — only a promise that it's coming before the end of the year.

Price and editions: Standard vs. Midnight Edition

Both the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store list two digital editions at identical prices:

Neither storefront lists a disc/physical SKU price as of publication, and Konami has not published separate Switch pricing. The $10 gap between editions buys cosmetic and bonus content only — the Midnight Edition doesn't appear to unlock additional story content, levels or difficulty modes based on what Konami has published so far, just the art/music gallery, two alternate costumes for Rose, and the Family's Grace relic item. If you want the cheapest way in, the Standard Edition gets you the full campaign.

If you're pricing out this fall's other big releases, Pandromeda has also tracked the confirmed rollout for Battlefield 6's Season 5 update, which landed around the same window.

Pre-order bonus and the free demo

Pre-ordering either edition — on any of the three confirmed platforms — adds an Alucard Style Costume for Rose Belmont at no extra cost, according to Konami's official announcement. It's a purely cosmetic bonus; Konami's materials don't describe any gameplay-altering pre-order perks.

Konami also released a free playable demo on October 1, 2026 — two weeks ahead of launch — covering the opening stretch of the game on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox. Per Konami's own press release, distributed through its official newsroom, progress from the demo carries over to the full release, with a few conditions: you have to play the demo and the full game on the same platform and account, you need to keep your demo save data intact, and you'll need to update the full game to its latest version before the transfer will go through. Konami also notes that some content and features are intentionally limited in the demo build, so it's a slice rather than a full preview of everything in the finished game. For anyone on the fence about which edition to buy, the demo is the lowest-risk way to try the combat and movement before spending anything.

Story and setting: Rose Belmont's Paris, 1499

Belmont's Curse is set in Paris in the year 1499, 23 years after the events of the NES-era Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. The protagonist is Rose Belmont, introduced in Konami's materials as the daughter of series mainstay Trevor Belmont. According to the official description on PlayStation's listing, Rose is drawn into a hidden conspiracy while the city burns, and must fight her way from the streets of Paris into Dracula's castle, wielding the Belmont family's sacred whip, Vampire Killer.

It's a deliberate break from the series' usual Transylvania-and-Wallachia backdrop. Setting a Castlevania story in late-medieval Paris, with Joan of Arc folded into the cast as a boss encounter, gives Konami and Evil Empire a historical backdrop the series hasn't used before, while keeping the family-legacy throughline — a new Belmont picking up where her father left off — that's anchored the franchise since Castlevania III introduced Trevor Belmont in 1989. Konami's own synopsis frames the plot around Rose uncovering a conspiracy tied to the city's unrest, rather than a straightforward march on Dracula's castle from the outset, which suggests a more mystery-driven structure than some earlier entries.

Combat and the Arcana system

Combat centers on whip-based movement and attacks, extended by what Konami calls the Arcana system: defeating story bosses — including Death, Medusa, Carmilla and Joan of Arc — converts them into Arcana cards that grant Rose new spells and special actions. It's a structure that echoes the "soul" and relic systems from other entries in the series, repackaged under a new name and tied directly to named boss encounters rather than enemy drops.

Players can further customize Rose's build across seven weapon categories plus equippable relics, layered over stages that mix newly designed areas with reimagined locations from earlier Castlevania games. Konami's own marketing describes the visual direction as blending Gothic-horror staples — candlelit cathedrals, burning streets, Dracula's castle — with new environments built specifically for the Paris setting. Beyond the system names Konami has confirmed, the publisher hasn't published a detailed breakdown of each weapon category or every relic effect, so expect more granular combat details to surface closer to, or after, the October 15 launch.

Voice cast confirmed

Konami's official press release, distributed through its newsroom, confirmed the English voice cast in late August 2026:

Video: Konami · Castlevania: Belmont's Curse English Voice Cast Reveal

Graham McTavish voices Dracula, and Liam O'Brien returns as Isaac, a character he previously voiced in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness — one of the few explicit cast continuity points Konami has called out in its own materials. Konami published a cast-reveal trailer on its official YouTube channel alongside the August 25, 2026 announcement, confirming the full English-language lineup ahead of launch. The publisher's press release did not include a Japanese voice cast breakdown in the material Pandromeda reviewed, though Konami has said more character and story details will follow before release.

Nintendo Switch version: confirmed, but no date yet

Konami has been consistent on one point since the original reveal: Switch is coming, and it is not cancelled or merged into the October 15 date. What hasn't shipped is a date. Coverage around the game has occasionally repeated a same-day Switch launch or various placeholder windows, but none of that traces back to a dated statement on Konami's own site or an official Nintendo eShop listing with a hard date attached. Until Konami publishes a specific Switch release date, price and pre-order window on konami.com or its official social accounts, the honest answer is: later in 2026, TBD.

That gap matters for anyone weighing which version to buy. Players who care about portability may be tempted to simply wait for Switch, but without a confirmed date — let alone confirmation of pricing parity, performance targets, or whether the Midnight Edition bonuses carry over — there's currently no way to say how long that wait will be, or whether the Switch release will launch with full feature parity to the PS5, Xbox and PC versions. Konami's pattern with the demo (which did reach Steam, PlayStation and Xbox ahead of the October 1 rollout) suggests the publisher is sequencing platforms rather than launching everything simultaneously, which tracks with Switch following rather than matching the October 15 date.

Part of Castlevania's 40th anniversary

Belmont's Curse arrives during the Castlevania franchise's 40th-anniversary year — the original Castlevania shipped on the Famicom Disk System in September 1986. Development is split across three studios: Evil Empire (known for The Rogue Prince of Persia) leads development, Konami publishes, and Motion Twin — the studio behind Dead Cells — serves as a consulting studio. It's a notable pairing for a mainline-adjacent Castlevania release, putting two studios with deep roguelite and 2D action pedigree behind a story-driven, non-roguelite entry in the series.

Konami hasn't published a dedicated 40th-anniversary roadmap alongside the Belmont's Curse announcement, but the timing is hard to miss: a new mainline-style 2D entry, built by outside studios with strong genre credentials, landing in the same calendar year the franchise turns 40. Whether Konami treats that milestone with any further announcements — remasters, compilations, or anything else — hasn't been confirmed as of publication.

Where to pre-order

Pre-orders for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC versions are live now directly through each platform's own storefront: the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store, and Steam. All three list the Standard Edition at $29.99 and the Midnight Edition at $39.99, with the Alucard Style Costume bundled in automatically for anyone who buys ahead of or on launch day. Switch pre-orders aren't listed on Konami's confirmed platforms yet, consistent with the console's release date still being unannounced.

What's next

With the October 15 date locked for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, the remaining open question is the Switch release — date, price and whether it ships day-and-date with any additional content. Konami has said it will share that information through its own website and social channels, and Pandromeda will update this piece once a dated Switch announcement lands. In the meantime, the free demo is already live on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox for anyone who wants to try the opening hours before committing to a pre-order. Readers tracking the rest of the fall release calendar can also see what's confirmed for Black Ops 7's first season.

Frequently asked questions

When does Castlevania: Belmont's Curse come out? October 15, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. The Nintendo Switch version is confirmed but has no release date yet.

How much does it cost? $29.99 for the Standard Edition and $39.99 for the Midnight Edition, per the PlayStation and Xbox store listings.

What's included in the Midnight Edition? The full game, a Digital Sound & Art Gallery, a Trevor Style Costume, a Sypha Style Costume, and the Family's Grace relic.

Is there a pre-order bonus? Yes — an Alucard Style Costume for Rose Belmont, included with either edition if purchased before or on launch day.

Can I try it before buying? Yes. A free demo has been available on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox since October 1, 2026, and progress carries over to the full game under certain conditions.

Who is developing the game? Evil Empire leads development, with Konami publishing and Motion Twin consulting.

Written byJonah Reyes

Jonah Reyes leads Pandromeda's gaming coverage: console and handheld hardware, release dates, pricing changes, patch notes and the business moves behind the biggest franchises. He sources every date and price from the platform holders and publishers themselves, and says plainly when something is still only a rumour.

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