Status anarchistica Dec 23, 2025
Free @ Epic for the next 23 hours:
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/bloodstained-f3f575
New mystery game tomorrow.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019)
Google Stadia · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Wii U · Xbox One · iOS
3.77 from 798 ratings
3394 members have it in their collection · 105 playing now · 1653 backlogged · 530 wish listed
How long? Main story 15h · with extras 19h · 100% 32h (from 64 logged playthroughs)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 19th century England. A paranormal force has summoned a demon-infested castle, revealing crystal shards infused with tremendous magical power.
Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse which slowly crystallizes her body. To save humanity, and herself in the process, Miriam must fight through …
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 19th century England. A paranormal force has summoned a demon-infested castle, revealing crystal shards infused with tremendous magical power.
Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse which slowly crystallizes her body. To save humanity, and herself in the process, Miriam must fight through the castle and defeat the summoner, Gebel.
Collect, craft and unlock a vast array of weapons, equipment and loot to defeat the countless minions and bosses of hell that await!
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Details
- Developers
- ArtPlay
- Publishers
- 505 Games
- Genres
- Adventure, Platform, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Horror
- Franchises
- Bloodstained
- Series
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Events
- GDoC Expo 2022: Indie Games Showcase, Xbox E3 2016 Media Briefing
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Jun 18, 2019 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Jun 25, 2019 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
- Dec 04, 2020 (Worldwide) iOS
- Jul 06, 2021 (Worldwide) Google Stadia
- TBD (Cancelled) (Worldwide) Wii U
Related
DLC
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - IGA's Back Pack (Jul 2019) · NSW
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - Classic II: Dominique's Curse (Jun 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, XONE
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Rating distribution
5 stars
175
4 stars
358
3 stars
184
2 stars
64
1 star
16
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status epeternally Sep 1, 2025
I've been hyperfocused on Bloodstained for days, and now that I've wrapped the game up I don't know what to do next. There's not a shortage of games on the Xbox, but that was a very easy one to sink time into; it's grindy and I've beaten the game twice before this. At some point I'd like to try playing …
Read moreI've been hyperfocused on Bloodstained for days, and now that I've wrapped the game up I don't know what to do next. There's not a shortage of games on the Xbox, but that was a very easy one to sink time into; it's grindy and I've beaten the game twice before this. At some point I'd like to try playing as Aurora since Child of Light is one of my favorite games, but I've heard it gets very difficult.
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Status TayAtHisLimit Feb 19, 2024
Favorite Metroidvania on PC
Goal:
All Achievements, 100%!
Status BMO May 28, 2021
So this might be getting a sequel it seems:
Una secuela de Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night estaría en desarrollo
@Sir_Laguna, I’m hoping that at the very least the sequel is full 2D and not more of the 2.5D we were burdened with in the first game.
Status dreadnoughtus Feb 16, 2021
I like this game and I'm close to the end but boy it sure loves to crash on me ALL the time :))))
Status jademonkey Dec 11, 2020
Finally got around to playing this. The controls are a bit clunky. The graphics area bit muddy. The difficulty starts surprisingly high and quickly drops to nothing.
None of that mattered too much in the end. I had a great time regardless. It hit all of the most important Castlevania notes for me -- great exploration, fun abilities, and a …
Finally got around to playing this. The controls are a bit clunky. The graphics area bit muddy. The difficulty starts surprisingly high and quickly drops to nothing.
None of that mattered too much in the end. I had a great time regardless. It hit all of the most important Castlevania notes for me -- great exploration, fun abilities, and a campy story.
Status RxBrad Mar 6, 2020
The Aegis Armor is an ugly design flaw in this otherwise great game. I'd been aimlessly wandering for about 4 hours after filling out every part of the map that I possibly could. Eventually I had to break down and Google how to get past the long spike corridor.
Turns out that there was a place I hadn't visited (despite …
The Aegis Armor is an ugly design flaw in this otherwise great game. I'd been aimlessly wandering for about 4 hours after filling out every part of the map that I possibly could. Eventually I had to break down and Google how to get past the long spike corridor.
Turns out that there was a place I hadn't visited (despite the map showing it was visited -- probably because it was one of those funky 3D winding parts that don't make sense on a 2D map screen)
Status BMO Feb 14, 2020
Project xCloud works surprisingly well. Maybe the best out of all the streaming services I have tried so far. Bloodstained runs smooth as butter.
On the flip side, I now have first hand confirmation that Bloodstained’s 2.5D aesthetic is as unappealing as the trailers led me to believe.
Status SIGINT Nov 10, 2019
I was unsure if I was actually down for an Igavania game right now, but the first time that “Level Up” popped up on screen I was just like ooohhhhhhhh yeaaaaahhhh.
The movement and combat are on the relatively unfun side for me, and I couldn’t care less about the story so far, but I’m loving the exploration and …
I was unsure if I was actually down for an Igavania game right now, but the first time that “Level Up” popped up on screen I was just like ooohhhhhhhh yeaaaaahhhh.
The movement and combat are on the relatively unfun side for me, and I couldn’t care less about the story so far, but I’m loving the exploration and some of the monster designs and all that. I like the main character as well and some of the powers I’ve gotten. Only about 20% of the map uncovered so we’ll see how this shakes out as I get deeper in.
Status Sir_Laguna Nov 1, 2019
Public Service Information:
Bloodstained has finally been patched on Switch. According to the devs, the input lag is gone, load times have been reduced 70%, there's less slowdown and the visuals are now better (not as good as PC or PS4, but better).
Status Gangreen Oct 4, 2019
Started replaying on Xbox after a bad Switch experience. Much more fun. I enjoyed my time but nothing truly novel here, save for a couple of interesting fights involving 3D circular arenas and towers.
A large portion of the game is hidden behind a set of shards that must be farmed. I had no clue how to get them so …
Started replaying on Xbox after a bad Switch experience. Much more fun. I enjoyed my time but nothing truly novel here, save for a couple of interesting fights involving 3D circular arenas and towers.
A large portion of the game is hidden behind a set of shards that must be farmed. I had no clue how to get them so I looked it up. Fortunately the first creature I encountered immediately dropped it, so my progress was not stalled long. I wonder if they patched in a change after complaints that it took too long.
Lots of little things made this more engaging, such as the great weapon variety, character customization, and a handful of really cool shard powers.