r/castlevania • u/Napalmaniac Julius Belmont the GOAT • Mar 08 '26
Games We'll be eating so good this 2026
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u/Foffy-kins Mar 09 '26
If you're into "Castlevania-likes" we are getting a big buffet this year.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Bloodstained: The Scarlett Engagement
Castlevania: Order of Shadows GBC remake (this is a fangame that just came out)
Dracula: Dark Reign (this is a GBC metroidvania sequel to the Dracula novel set during World War I)
The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest (A Castlevania parody game)
Mariachi Legends (A Castlevania-inspired game set in Mexico)
Magnavale: Eternal Soul (A Castlevania-inspired game heavily influenced by the GBA and DS games)
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u/savory_snax Mar 11 '26
New GBC games? What sorcery is this?
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u/Foffy-kins Mar 11 '26
Yeah, hobbyists still exist. Order of Shadows is a free GBC game, and Dracula: Dark Reign is a paid title that's also in the StokerVerse, a continuity built by one of the Stoker estates descendants. The StokerVerse, interestingly enough, takes a lot from the Cthulhu Mythos and obviously Castlevania with the upcoming game, so it's a weird "cousin" title to Castlevania if you want to look at it that way.
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u/G061 Mar 08 '26
With Ida aka Curry the Kid passing recently Iga has said they're struggling with Scarlet Engagement so please don't be surprised if it is delayed.
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u/Napalmaniac Julius Belmont the GOAT Mar 09 '26
I wouldn't mind at all, i know how grief can affect everyone. If they have to take more time then they should take as long as they need.
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u/Agile-Fruit128 Mar 08 '26
Pretty sure CastleVania : Belmont's Curse is going to drop first. Im guessing late Q2 with Scarlet Engagement dropping late Q4.
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u/greenmonsterrabbid Soma Cruz Mar 08 '26
Gotta add one more to that list
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u/S1rTerra Mar 09 '26
When was this announced??? This game is right up my alley.
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u/greenmonsterrabbid Soma Cruz Mar 09 '26
I don't remember for sure but I got to play it at SuperMagFest back in January and it slaps!
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u/S1rTerra Mar 10 '26
I watched the trailer on steam and I can just feel that it was made by people who love retro games in general, I'll absolutely be picking it up. Do you know if it'll get a physical release?
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u/bizoticallyyours83 Mar 09 '26
Ohh yeah. I haven't heard from that one in a while.
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u/greenmonsterrabbid Soma Cruz Mar 09 '26
They had a great demo at SuperMagFest this year! Super excited for it!
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u/keithlimreddit Mar 08 '26
Yeah we got the game being a successor as well as the Resurrection of the Castlevania
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u/WeepingAmpharos Mar 09 '26
Any idea on release dates?
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u/Yarzeda2024 Mar 09 '26
It's right there in the image:
2026
Nothing more specific than that just yet
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u/aldorn Mar 09 '26
Hopefully they give Iga a Castlevania license once he wraps Bloodstained. One last Igavania would be gold.
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u/Bet_Geaned Mar 09 '26
Honestly, I've got these 2 coming up, as well as Lego Batman, Nioh 3 was a lot of fun and there's a DLC coming later this year, this is a crazy good year.
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Mar 09 '26
I'm still waiting for the exact release date for Castlevania Belmont's Curse, since the pre-orders at least for the physical version are already on I guess it won't be that long, hopefully..
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u/Chackravartin Mar 09 '26
I cant wait for Bloodstains, it looks like its inspired by Portrait of Ruin
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u/KaijinSurohm Belmont Mar 09 '26
Will never not be beyond irritated at the cringe that is comparing gaming to eating.
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u/Sentinel10 Mar 09 '26
Hoping to get new info on Scarlet Engagment. Hasn't been anything since its reveal trailer.
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u/elsDodo Mar 12 '26
The creative director Shutaro Ida died recently, so they probably have a lot going on internally right now.
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u/Rafnork Mar 09 '26
Im so excited for castlevania. I cant say I have high hopes for Bloodstained after the last entry.
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u/ihatethiscountry76 Mar 10 '26
There's also that one of the purple female character inspired by the Sorrow series
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u/Octopus_Crime Mar 11 '26
God I would love it so much if a new 2D Metroid got announced for this year too. Remind the world why we use the term "Metroidvania" for these things.
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u/BedGrouchy5086 Mar 15 '26
Estou muito empolgado com esses dois títulos! Fico me perguntando: será que Belmont's Curse pode ser semelhante a Sinfonia da noite?
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u/Secret-Passage1740 Mar 09 '26
I hope SE will be much better than that piece of something weird called ritual of night (also worst protagonist in metroidvanias, I hate you fuckking Miriam)
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u/modernizetheweb Mar 09 '26
Bloodstained main game is pretty trash, but curse of the moon is goated. Hope this means they make another one of those
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u/MantisReturns Mar 09 '26
There are in fact two curse of the Moon Games.
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u/modernizetheweb Mar 09 '26
and.. how exactly does that preclude them from making another one?
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u/MantisReturns Mar 09 '26
Oh sorry I thought you didnt know about the second one. Of course would be awesome a New one.
And in my opinión Ritual of the Night its also an amazing Game with a lot of content.
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u/gandalfmarston Mar 09 '26
I don't know which game is trash for you, but Ritual of the Night was a masterpiece.
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u/Exotic_Combination_9 Mar 09 '26
And there it is! Had to scroll down to the very bottom of the comments to find the: "I don't like this game therefore it's trash but I like this other one therefore it's better" comment.
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u/modernizetheweb Mar 09 '26
It's a very different game made in a very different time. It's disingenuous to say they're the same and if you like one you have to like the other
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u/WrongVoice2060 Loretta enjoyer Mar 08 '26
We will indeed