The October 15, 2026 release schedule includes two games with very different approaches to action. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is a single-player platforming adventure with role-playing elements, hack-and-slash combat and beat ’em up elements. Ratatan combines rhythm-game timing with side-scrolling action, roguelike gameplay and online cooperative play.
Both games place combat at the center, but their intended experiences are distinct. Belmont’s Curse follows a Belmont into an endangered city and a looming castle, while Ratatan emphasizes musical coordination, large-scale battles and the option to play cooperatively online with up to four players. Their shared adventure and role-playing classifications conceal two notably different kinds of scheduled release.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is scheduled for October 15 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Evil Empire is the developer, and Konami is the publisher. The game is single-player and combines platforming with role-playing elements, hack-and-slash combat and beat ’em up elements. That mix places movement, exploration and close-range combat at the center of its supernatural adventure.
The story begins in 1499, when medieval Paris is engulfed in flames after monstrous creatures emerge from the shadows. A successor to Trevor Belmont enters the burning city and travels toward the looming castle to hunt the creatures and try to save Paris from devastation. The setting establishes a crisis that reaches from the city streets to the castle beyond them.
The legendary Vampire Killer holy whip is the named weapon carried into the fight. Rose Belmont, identified in the supplied story details as Trevor’s daughter, accompanies the protagonist as they confront the creatures spreading through Paris. Platforming challenges and battles shape the adventure’s route, while the Belmont connection gives the conflict a family dimension. Players interested in gothic supernatural action, whip-based combat and a focused single-player mission will find those elements represented in this release.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse: platforms, trailer and release details
Ratatan
Ratatan is also scheduled for October 15 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC and PlayStation 5. Ratata Arts developed the game, and Game Source Entertainment is its publisher. It is listed as an indie, music, role-playing, strategy and adventure game that combines rhythm gameplay with side-scrolling action. Its musical component is therefore part of the action rather than a separate feature.
The game is described as a rhythm roguelike action title. Its battles combine musical timing with side-scrolling combat and feature more than 100 characters fighting in a massive melee. That scale distinguishes Ratatan from the more focused Belmont adventure, while the roguelike structure gives its encounters a replay-oriented action framework. The central objective is straightforward: players work to defeat the enemies as the battle unfolds.
Ratatan supports single-player, multiplayer and cooperative play, with online co-op for up to four players. That makes shared action a clear part of its design, whether players approach the game alone or assemble a group. The combination of rhythm, strategy, side-scrolling combat and cooperative play gives this release a different identity from Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. Together, the two scheduled games present a choice between a solitary supernatural platforming adventure and a musical action game built around large-scale battles and teamwork.
