Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse receives positive early reviews ahead of October 15 release

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse has received its first reviews ahead of its October 15 launch. According to 3DNews’s October 13 snapshot of OpenCritic, it averaged 85 out of 100 across 56 reviews, with 98% of critics recommending it.

Those figures describe the reviews collected at the time of the report. The average score and recommendation rate are separate measures, and may change as more reviews are added.

Reviewers praised the combat, level design and visual presentation. The reception was not uniformly positive: criticism included slow fast travel, occasionally unresponsive controls and long journeys back to the place where a character died.

Push Square highlighted the art and animation while questioning how much the game adds to the genre. TechRaptor praised weapons and spells but described the difficulty as uneven. These are reviewers’ assessments rather than a single agreed verdict.

Konami has confirmed the October 15 release for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC through Steam.