Castlevania is back with the series’ first mainline entry in well over a decade, and those waiting for it won't be disappointed. Reviews are in for Belmont’s Curse, and it's not only the highest-rated game in the series since 2005, but also ranks among the five highest-rated Castlevania games ever.
Belmont’s Curse currently has an 86 on both OpenCritic and Metacritic. A strong score that almost every developer in the world would snatch your hand off for, and even though Castlevania games have historically reviewed well, it’s been a long time since a new entry scored quite so high.
An 86 makes Belmont’s Curse the fifth highest-rated traditional Castlevania game ever. The only four games in the series to have scored higher are the GBA games Circle of the Moon and Aria of Sorrow, both of which scored 91, Symphony of the Night with an 89, and 2005’s Dawn of Sorrow, which also averaged an 89.
George Foster reviewed Belmont’s Curse here at TheGamer, awarding the new entry a 4.5 out of 5. “Thanks to an engaging story, stellar exploration and combat, and a near-perfect blend of new and old, Castlevania’s return just about makes up for the decade-long wait,” Foster writes in their review, which you can find on the site right now.
ComicBook awarded Belmont’s Curse the same lofty score, addressing the concern that some fans have with the Dead Cells team taking the lead. “It’s clear to me that Evil Empire deeply treasures this franchise, a fact many understood with their Castlevania DLC for Dead Cells,” the review reads, reassuring for those who aren’t convinced the new game can successfully capture the essence of what made previous entries stand the test of time.
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