Fast, satisfying combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Here is arguably the BEST combat system among all metroidvanias in a long time.”
Steam review · translated · 18 h played ↗
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
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Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%KONAMI, Evil Empire2026Metroidvania · Action RPG · Action
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A polished, fast-combat Metroidvania from the Dead Cells team with gorgeous art and heavy platforming. Skip it if you want a Symphony of the Night-style Castlevania or dislike trap rooms.
Great for
Metroidvania fans who like fast combat and precision platforming and accept a modern take on Castlevania
Main risk
It plays like Dead Cells/Hollow Knight, not an Igavania, with many trap rooms and little enemy variety
Since the last analysis (Oct 15)
Notable change
- New complaintToo many trap and platforming rooms (#2)
- New complaintClunky, unresponsive controls and whip (#3)
- New complaintSparse saves, bad fast travel, long runbacks (#4)
- New complaintLittle enemy and weapon variety (#5)
- New complaintSave deletion and black-screen bugs (#6)
- New praiseInteresting weapons and arcana (#4)
- New praiseGood value and accessibility options (#6)
- Complaint goneBlack screen and launch failures
- Complaint gonePoor optimization and Steam Deck issues
- Complaint goneImprecise controls and unreadable combat
- Complaint goneGhost inputs and scrolling menus
- Complaint goneNo ultrawide and few graphics options
- Praise goneFair, rewarding boss challenge
- Praise goneA bold modern take that still feels like Castlevania
- Complaint movedNot a true Castlevania: #2 → #1
- Praise movedBeautiful art style: #3 → #2
- Praise movedRewarding exploration and level design: #6 → #3
- Praise movedFluid movement and whip traversal: #2 → #5
- Steam ratingMixed · 62% → Mostly Positive · 74%
What players love
Beautiful art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Especially the visuals, which deserve special mention: the game is absolutely stunning.”
Steam review · 44.1 h played ↗
Rewarding exploration and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the exploration is top notch”
Steam review · 25.4 h played ↗
Interesting weapons and arcana
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the weapon variety is fantastic, and I love how your arsenal doesn't simply become obsolete once you acquire the final, iconic weapon.”
Steam review · 51.9 h played ↗
Fluid movement and whip traversal
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“you can whip the rings you are swinging around the map like Spiderman and movement becomes so much faster and so fluid!”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Good value and accessibility options
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Belmont's Curse is great well-made game, at an absolute steal of a price at 30$.”
Steam review · 33.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Not a true Castlevania
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Feels nothing like Castlevania, plays nothing like Castlevania.”
Steam review · 26.2 h played ↗
Too many trap and platforming rooms
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Every hallway is packed with spikes and buzzsaws that punish you for being anything less than perfect.”
Steam review · 34.6 h played ↗
Clunky, unresponsive controls and whip
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The janky aiming for the anchor just makes it even more frustrating.”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Sparse saves, bad fast travel, long runbacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game doesn't respect your time at all... At some point someone made a metroidvania that has tons of backtracking, hardly any fast travel”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Little enemy and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“There are 28 weapons but realistically there are only 14”
Steam review · 24.3 h played ↗
Save deletion and black-screen bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“I saved after a long play session only to return to the menu and find my data had been entirely deleted.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows11
ProcessorIntel Core i5 8400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia Geforce GTX1650
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows11
ProcessorIntel Core i5 10400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia Geforce RTX3060
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows11
ProcessorIntel Core i5 8400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia Geforce GTX1650
Storage10 GB available space
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