If you watched last night’s Sony State of Play and were especially hyped over Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, there’s some really good news for you tucked away on the official Castlevania website.
This news is that Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is just the beginning of new Castlevania “products”. In a message released as part of the series’ 40th anniversary, the Castlevania series production team teased what the future holds.
“The doors of Castlevania open once more,” the statement reads. “This year marks the 40th anniversary since the original ‘Akumajō Dracula’ first saw the light of day. In this commemorative year, “Castlevania” will be revived.”
Coming first is Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, as announced at the State of Play. Konami says that the development studios working on the game, Evil Empire and Motion Twin, are “brimming with talent and passion.”. Konami hopes they will “deliver a new exploration-based 2D action game that captures the essence of Castlevania while bringing fresh innovation.”
Now the key bit for fans hoping for a big revival of the series: “This is the beginning of numerous new products around Castlevania. Look forward to the return of the magnificent “nightmare” lurking in the darkness,” reads the statement. While not explicitly saying new games (Castlevania has already had comics and TV series), you’ve got to assume more games will be part of this future.
That’s all we have for now, but it’s certainly an exciting development in a Konami series that has been largely absent for many years now. Whether these new games will stay classic in genre like Belmont’s Curse, or if we’ll see a new 3rd person action game like the Lords of Shadow series (yes please) remains a mystery. One can dream!
If you like the look of Belmont’s Curse, it’s available to wishlist now with a 2026 release date.
