Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Evil Empire and published by Konami. It is the 26th main entry of the Castlevania franchise. Taking place in 1499, 23 years after the events of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989), the story will follow Sonia Belmont, a descendant of vampire hunter Trevor Belmont and his wife Sypha Belnades, who ventures into the titular castle as it manifests directly in the heart of Paris.

The title returns to the exploration-based design of previous entries such as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997). Gameplay entails traversing a non-linear map comprising both the castle and the surrounding city of Paris, defeating enemies and a variety of bosses to gain experience, while searching for upgrades and key items to procedurally unlock access to more areas over time. Sonia is equipped with the Belmont family whip, the "Vampire Killer", which is able to be used both as offense against enemies and for movement across large chasms and certain heights that cannot be reached otherwise.

Konami was reported to have greenlit numerous new entries in their tentpole franchises as part of their return to console and PC game development in 2021, including Castlevania. Belmont's Curse entered production in 2022 and was officially announced in February 2026. Along with Haunted Castle Revisited (2024), it is the first new entry in the franchise since Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (2014). Motion Twin will collaborate with Konami and Evil Empire on the title in an advisory role, after they co-developed the Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania (2023) expansion pack. The game is being produced in commemoration of the franchise's 40th anniversary.

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is scheduled to release in 2026 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S.