Fit check
Is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want retro-style action built around melee and whip combat
- Fans of character-switching games with branching routes
- Players who enjoy choices that alter difficulty and endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a modern visual presentation rather than an 8-bit-style action game
- Players who prefer a fixed route and unchanged outcomes across playthroughs
- Players looking for a game centered on climbing, shooting, or multiplayer play
Our take on Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Recruiting fellow travelers defines the structure: each character brings a different ability, and those choices affect stage routes, difficulty, and potentially the ending.
What is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon?
This retro-style action game follows Zangetsu, a demon slayer pursuing a demon hidden in a dark castle.
Combat uses swords and whips as the journey passes through dangerous lands and stages. Other travelers can join the party as playable characters, each with distinct abilities. Switching between them opens different routes through the stages. Recruitment choices change the game's difficulty and may affect the ending. The game uses an 8-bit style and was created as a stretch-goal project from the 2015 Kickstarter campaign for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
How Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon plays
- 01Playable Adventurers
- Recruited travelers join Zangetsu and can be used during the journey.
- 02Path-Shifting Abilities
- Character-specific skills provide access to different routes through the stages.
- 03Choice-Based Structure
- Recruitment decisions affect difficulty and may change the ending.
- 04Sword And Whip Combat
- Zangetsu fights enemies with both a sword and a whip.
- 058-Bit Presentation
- The game uses a retro visual style modeled on 8-bit games.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while this game centers on an 8-bit action format with recruited playable travelers and character-based route changes. Jusant focuses on climbing and exploration, and the other listed games describe shooting or runner-shooter play.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon: platforms & release
Is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want retro-style action built around melee and whip combat. Skip it if: players seeking a modern visual presentation rather than an 8-bit-style action game.
Where can I download Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon on?
Windows only.
