Bloodstained (series)


Bloodstained is a series of Metroidvania and platform video games developed by ArtPlay and Inti Creates. The series currently consists of , and two spin-off titles styled after retro platformers. It has seen releases on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Games

''Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon''

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is a 2018 platform game developed and published by Inti Creates. It is a companion title to developer ArtPlay's 2019 game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and was conceived to fulfill the promise for a retro-style accompaniment to Ritual of the Night after its Kickstarter campaign exceeded crowdfunding goals. Curse of the Moon follows Zangetsu, a cursed swordsman hunting down demons for revenge, as well as three other playable characters named Miriam, Alfred and Gebel. It features an 8-bit aesthetic and gameplay style similar to Castlevania games on the Nintendo Entertainment System, particularly .

''Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night''

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a Metroidvania video game developed by ArtPlay and published by 505 Games. The game's development was led by former Castlevania series producer Koji Igarashi, and is considered a spiritual successor to the series.

''Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2''

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is a platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on July 10, 2020. It is the sequel to ' and a spin-off of '.