Fans of the action genre will find plenty to enjoy in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
89
Verdict
93%
Steam
82
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 41K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (82/100 critic average)
Engaging multiplayer/co-op experience
No significant drawbacks reported
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a 2019 action role-playing game developed by indie studio ArtPlay and published by 505 Games. The game is considered a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, and was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in June 2019, for Amazon Luna in October 2020, for Android and iOS in December 2020, and for Stadia in July 2021.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 10h ago
Not recommended because the developers have updated the game and added a forced Epig account requirement and the game doesn't work anymore if you don't have one. If they can make these changes to a game I've purchased many years ago then I'm not going to get their new game when it releases as there's no guarantee they're not going to do the same with it. If you really want to play this game get it from GOG, that version of the game is unaffected.
Game is great so far, but I have to play it outside of Steam by running the .exe directly, so my playtime isn't reflected. Opening the game normally gets me stuck at a prompt telling me to log into my Epic Games account. I don't have one, I'm not making one, the store never said I needed one. If you have an account already, then you'll have a great time. If not, you can still play it and it's still good, but you'll have to make one of Steam's features in it. I can't bring myself to recommend the game in its current state because of that.
This game is the closest thing to Castlevania Symphony of the Night. Even little details like having the fairy sing a song near the piano were clearly borrowed from SOTN. It also has multiple playable characters and the same exploration element that I love from the Castlevania series. If you like 2D Castlevania games you will probably like this one too.
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