Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Debuts to Mixed Steam Reviews, Record Player Count
The new Castlevania entry launched October 15 with an 85 Metascore on PS5 but only 59% positive Steam reviews, despite a series-high 17,896 concurrent players.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launched on October 15, 2026 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch, according to gamespark.jp. The PC version's Steam release (also available via the Microsoft Store) opened to a 'Mixed' overall review status, with 59% of 670 reviews positive as of 23:15 on release day.
Review aggregator Metacritic lists a metascore of 85 for the PS5 version from 54 reviews. On Steam, the game hit a peak concurrent player count of 17,896, the highest for the series on that platform, per unofficial statistics site SteamDB.
Series context
Belmont's Curse is the first completely new buy-to-play entry in the series since Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 in 2014. It is set 23 years after Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and stars Rose Belmont, daughter of Trevor Belmont.
The new game's PS5 metascore of 85 sits slightly below the PS5 version of Castlevania Dominus Collection, which holds an 89 from 13 reviews. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, included in that collection, also has a metascore of 85 from 46 reviews.
Quick answers
What platforms is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse available on?
The game launched on October 15, 2026 for PC (Steam and Microsoft Store), PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse's Metacritic score?
The PS5 version has a metascore of 85 based on 54 reviews.
How did Castlevania: Belmont's Curse perform on Steam at launch?
It reached a peak of 17,896 concurrent players, the highest for the series on Steam, but its overall review status was 'Mixed' with 59% of 670 reviews positive as of 23:15 on release day.