Posted on: January 5, 2025
pandemonik
Verified ownerGames: 144 Reviews: 17
much fun very wow
much fun very wow. Excellent vania-esque game by the orig guy iirc
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Description
Bloodstained®︎: Ritual of the Night is the FULL game experience, an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG packing all of the best features you've come to know and love from the Metroidvania genre into a single, content-packed game.
Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist’s curse which slowly crystallizes her body. In order to save herself, and indeed, all of humanity, she must battle her way through a demon-infested castle summoned by Gebel, her old friend whose body and mind has become more crystal than flesh.
WHAT'S IN THE GAME?
13 FREE DLCs via future content updates. “Speed Demon” Update containing Speed Run Mode, Boss Rush Mode and the Pure Miriam outfit available at launch!
Addictingly tight and satisfying gameplay alongside a rich new story in the gothic dark fantasy style of Koji Igarashi, the celebrated godfather of "Igavania" games.
Story cut scenes and NPC interactions fully voice acted by a star-studded cast, including actors like David Hayter, Ray Chase and Erica Lindbeck to name just a few. (Seriously, we have a lot of voice acting star power in this game, it's kinda nuts...)
Three playable characters, two of which have yet to be revealed...
Literally a metric ton of weapons and spells, which you can upgrade, level up and visually customize.
Beautiful 2.5D graphics: 3D models crafted with a lot of love and care on a 2D game environment. That means lots of cool tricks that "regular" 2D can't do...
THE FUTURE
Expect a worryingly large amount of announcements and updates, everything from updating the look of this page to the game in general. It's going to be one wild ride.
Developed by Artplay, Inc.. Published by 505 Games S.p.A. "505 Games" and the 505 Games logo are all trademarks and/or registered trademarks of 505 Games S.p.A. All rights reserved. "ArtPlay, Inc." and the ArtPlay logo are all trademarks of ArtPlay, Inc. All rights reserved. “Bloodstained” is a trademark and/or registered trademark of ArtPlay, Inc.
Popular achievements
Marathon
Travel 42.195 kilometers.
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51.96%
Moonwalker
Backstep, backstep, backstep. A lot.
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50.07%
True Haggler
Earn at least 100,000G in total item sales.
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33.26%
Dare to Devour
Consume 20 different recipes.
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30.63%
Able Alchemist
Transmute items 10 times.
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58.93%
Arvantville's Angel
Complete 30 quests.
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33.09%
Shardbinder
Absorb your first shard.
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84.82%
Treasure Hunter
Open 100 chests.
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50.17%
Demon Hunter
Slay 1,000 demons.
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50.56%
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14 hMain
20.5 h Main + Sides
35.5 h Completionist
21 h All Styles
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IGN
8.8/10
The wait was worth it. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a whole new castle to crash full of unexpected monsters and mysteries in the vein of classic Castlevania.
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8.5/10
Ritual of the Night starts off a little too familiar, but quickly ramps up into an impressive exemplar of the genre it's retreading
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Recommended
The wait was worth it - this spiritual successor to Castlevania is a gorgeous, accessible 2D platformer stuffed with nostalgia.
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Posted on: February 10, 2025
Sev88
Verified ownerGames: 6 Reviews: 2
Style and substance
An honorable succesor to the old castleveina games
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Posted on: May 11, 2025
bhatchet
Verified ownerGames: 469 Reviews: 11
Nice Metroidvania
Good combat, exploration, only don't like that techniqes arent saved unless you do them
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Posted on: September 23, 2025
timobkg
Games: 651 Reviews: 8
Good at first, then a difficult grind
Bloodstained starts out pretty well - clearly a love letter to Castlevania Symphony of the Night, and one that hits most of the right notes. It starts out well, but then falls apart in the second half as difficulty increases exponentially and it turns into a tedious, grueling grind. The metroidvania gameplay is mostly good. Combat is fun, exploration is interesting and slowly expands with your abilities, and the game looks lovely. The story and writing, unfortunately, is pretty lackluster and seems to get worst towards the middle. The level design is mostly good, though I found the 3D sections a real pain to navigate. This game definitely has difficulty spikes - most of the bosses are hard, some of the bosses are really hard, and one blood-soaked boss took me dozens and dozens of attempts. But I had fun with it for the first half, and then the game changed. The second half features an exponential jump in difficulty - like someone flipped the switch from Normal to Hard. Regular enemy damage suddenly jumps to deadly. Each room becomes a trial to get through. I found myself having to grind souls to boost my elemental resistances just to try to survive. The game that I was really enjoying suddenly turned into a miserably experience. I'm okay with difficulty spikes, but this was like hitting a brick wall. I love Castlevania Symphony of the Night and its sequels - Aria of Sorrow, etc. I wanted to love Bloodstained, but in the second half it became so hard that it leeched all the fun out of the game and I eventually gave up.
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Posted on: October 28, 2025
RUOGU-WANG
Verified ownerGames: 3728 Reviews: 3
such a great game
Unlike many other gamers, I don't like TAS or HARDCORE that makes playing a game like going into a nightmare, and even so many would likely fail to make it through. I enjoy this game because I feel happiness not pain whilst I am playing it.
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