Paris Burns at Midnight: A New Belmont Takes the Whip

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse will launch on October 15, 2026, bringing the legendary vampire-hunting series back with a new 2D action-exploration adventure developed through a collaboration between Konami, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.

The story takes place in Paris in 1499, twenty-three years after the events of Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse. The city is consumed by fire as supernatural creatures emerge from the shadows and a mysterious castle rises over the surrounding streets.

Players follow Rose Belmont, the daughter of Trevor Belmont. Rose carries Dracula’s curse within her right arm but continues her family’s mission as a vampire hunter, using the legendary Vampire Killer whip alongside several additional weapon types.

The whip has been expanded beyond traditional attacks. Rose can use it to swing across gaps, reach elevated areas, pull herself toward enemies and create faster movement combinations while exploring the interconnected map.

Boss encounters introduce the Arcana system. Defeated enemies such as Death, Medusa and Carmilla can be sealed inside Rose’s tarot cards, transforming them into Arcana abilities that provide spells, special attacks and new actions.

Players can customize Rose’s combat style with equipment from seven weapon categories. Relics provide additional offensive and defensive effects, allowing different weapons, Arcana cards and passive abilities to be combined into specialized builds.

The adventure introduces new characters and enemies while continuing the story of the Belmont family. Trevor accompanies Rose through parts of the burning city, but the curse affecting her arm places the young hunter at the center of a darker conspiracy.

The game will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Steam and Nintendo Switch. Most supported platforms target 60 frames per second, while the Nintendo Switch version is listed at 30 frames per second.

With faster traversal, more flexible whip mechanics and boss powers that become usable abilities, Belmont’s Curse aims to preserve Castlevania’s Gothic identity while giving Rose Belmont her own distinctive style of combat and exploration.