Eurogamer has previewed Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a new entry in Konami's long-running gothic action-platformer series developed alongside Evil Empire. Based on several hours spent with the opening act, the preview is positive, describing the game as a faithful return to the franchise's classic platforming roots while introducing enough new ideas to feel distinct from its predecessors, particularly in its combat depth and visual design.

The game follows Rose Belmont, a new vampire hunter who combines her father Trevor's melee combat skills with magic inherited from her late mother, Sypha Belnades, via a set of tarot cards. The preview covers three visually distinct regions and praises the responsive combat, which expands through weapons such as a greatsword, brawler's gauntlets and a short sword with shield, each offering a different playstyle. Customisable relics and upgradeable tarot spells add further depth, building on and refining upgrade systems from earlier games in the series, with the preview concluding that Belmont's Curse looks set to be a strong revival of the classic formula.