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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“If you love cosplay but hate spending money don't get this game, the platforming is tight, the controls are sick, all the characters are unique (except for one sucky boy), but the worst part is all the boss designs are…”
“Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, developed and published by Inti Creates Co., Ltd., is a retro-inspired side-scrolling action platformer that pays deliberate homage to the design philosophies of classic 8-bit titles…”
21 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“My first metroidvania game ever! The option to turn off knockbacks saved the game for me. As a first timer in this genre. The knockbacks can be very infuriating. I understand they are part of the charm, but for a…”
16 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“Great Metroidvania in the spirit of the old 8-bit Castlevania games. It is not too hard, while still being challenging (especially with casual mode). The mechanics are fun and polished. Also great soundtrack!”
13 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“TLDR: This game is AWESOME. CASTLEVANIA It would be impossible to properly review this game without mentioning the old style Castlevania games or "Classicvanias" that inspired this title. This game is an homage to retro…”
“Fun, tight game. I blasted through it in about 2 hours on casual difficulty. It’s basically Classic-Vania 4 with much more forgiving difficulty. Love the music, and aesthetics of the game. I can see myself coming back…”
9 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“An excellent game in the spirit of the classic Castlevania titles. It’s not very long, but it’s highly varied and incredibly replayable.”
“Great throwback to Castlevania III. It very much feels like one of those classic games, but it has its own unique charm to it with some much needed QA, like saves and checkpoints. Plus multiple endings and a boss rush…”
“Fun, tight game. I blasted through it in about 2 hours on casual difficulty. It’s basically Classic-Vania 4 with much more forgiving difficulty. Love the music, and aesthetics of the game. I can see myself coming back…”
9 of the 68 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“It has a very Castlevania feel to it, which is obvious since Igarashi is the one who directed the Bloodstained games. It was a pretty fun experience although adding in the boss last resort thing after depleting their HP…”
“inti creates' entire career and oeuvre is built around "look! thing that is old and from your childhood!" with very little regard put into the actual experience of playing games built that way. the objective truth of…”
“A short and super sweet game. Feels like someone looked at Castlevania 3 and decided to create an objectively better version of it. While the game starts a smidge dry with a limited first character, the game really…”
5 of the 68 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“My first metroidvania game ever! The option to turn off knockbacks saved the game for me. As a first timer in this genre. The knockbacks can be very infuriating. I understand they are part of the charm, but for a…”
Counted across 68 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS (Pixel classic-style so i think it's normal) ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Pretty cool semi-"8-bit" styled game. Do note that this is NOT "metroidvania", its very much old school Castlevania 1 or 3 on NES with set levels with maybe one or two branching paths. But there is NO backtracking or other metroidvania stuff. Game also comes with quality of life…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Very good game. All inputs are functional, the bosses are solid, even the Ultimate Mode is quite balanced despite the fact that Zangetsu has all tools necessary to beat the game. All Achievements unlocked from a week playing. Very fun, although punishing, this game is still fair…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Demo now available for INTI CREATES' newest action platformer, Majogami!
Greetings Curse of the Moon fans! If you enjoyed the classic action in the Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon series, you'll want to check out INTI CREATES' new dark fantasy action platformer, Majogami.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Update (Build 2824730)
* Fixed an issue that would disconnect controllers during gameplay * Fixed an issue with the settings screen for mouse and keyboard controls
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Update (Build 2805994)
* Issues with the game display and various crashes have been fixed.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Update (Build 2802055)
・Fullscreen mode has been added ・Fixed an issue where certain gamepads would not function as expected ・Various other bug fixes
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Platformer · Metroidvania · 2D · Side Scroller · Singleplayer · Gothic · Adventure · Difficult · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Official site | http://curseofthemoon.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, 7, 8.1, 10 Processor: 2Ghz or faster processer Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space