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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a metroidvania, rpg and female protagonist game developed by ArtPlay and published by 505 Games.
Released on June 18th 2019 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 39,485 reviews of which 36,999 were positive and 2,486 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam with a 75% discount, but you can find it for 2.23€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night into these genres:

Metroidvania RPG Female Protagonist Action Adventure Anime Side Scroller 2.5D Platformer Great Soundtrack Dark Fantasy Gothic Exploration Singleplayer Crafting 2D Difficult Indie

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: AMD FX-4350 / Intel Core i5-4460
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280X / GeForce GTX 760
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Nov. 2024
I love this game. This straight up feels & plays like a modern day Castlevania game. Even though the game has a brilliant artstyle and music, there are some problems which need to be addressed that doesn't make the game pixel perfect. - 1. The Bosses: You won't be having a fun & memorable time fighting these bosses as they suck @ss. The only engaging boss in the game is probably Zangetsu as he has some interesting and good movesets that you need to study, in order to defeat him. And for some reason, the big monsters are soo boring to fight as compared to human size bosses which is such a shame. Also, the BloodLess fight was the worst & unfair at times. -2. The Dlc Costume Integration: I think the developers missed a huge oppurtunity here to make character skins and armour sets different entities as now, after owning the Succubus skin dlc I cannot equip her skin without changing my armour which is quite annoying. -3. I wished there was a quick access item section in the game just like any Souls game which allowed me to use any item on the go. The repetitive nature of opening the inventory, search for the item, and use it gets quite exhausting when you're half through the game. Other than that, it's quite a fun & engaging game with a ginormous map with unique locations that will take you hours to complete. Also, if you're not a big story driven game guy, you're in for a treat as the story is linear and doesn't diverge into several plotlines. Would recommend.
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Oct. 2024
It's like castlevania classic with beautiful scenarios, music and the main character is lovely The gameplay is solid, the bosses are fun
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Sept. 2024
For all its quirks and flaws, Bloodstained is Castlevania in all things but name. I was initially rebuffed on my first playthrough; I didn't quite understand what this beast was. I was playing as though this were a newer iteration of Symphony of the Night (SotN). Technically, Bloodstained is a modern iteration of Aria of Sorrow (or Dawn of Sorrow). What is the main difference between these two games, you ask? About 20 hours of grinding. Bloodstained even takes it a step further: It's not enough to max out the number of monster souls (shards, whatever), you must also gather materials to improve those shards. The long-term power gain is absolutely worth it though. Musically, I find the game exceptional and impressive. Visually, it's a bit of a hodgepodge. Full 3D modeled backgrounds for a game played entirely in 2D? Sure. They do some interesting things with it, but it can be hard to track where the ground is supposed to be. It helps to lean as hard as possible into the RPG mechanics to take the brunt out of inconveniences like this. Speaking of: The enemies are a motley collection. I've no real complaints or criticisms, though it is still very odd and surreal to have to fight so many kickstarter backer pets. My least favorite mechanic concerns enemies: Contact damage is absurdly high. The full 3D rendering does you no favors in projecting accurate hitboxes for a solid third of the enemies and most bosses. Consider this another reason to focus on stat bolstering for survival. Despite this, I had a pretty good time.
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Aug. 2024
I liked the base-game with the normal storymode. I think they spent way too much time adding alternate modes and characters. If they had instead spent that time on extending or enhancing the base game with its normal storymode, this would have been even better. Instead, half of what they made is pretty good and the other half is junk I have no interest in.
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June 2024
10/10 Recommended! Bloodstained ROTN is a really good Metroidvania game and a satisfying Castlevania game. For reference. the only Castlevania games I played as a kid are Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, and Dawn of Sorrow. Out of the three, Aria of Sorrow is my most favorite and I really feel Aria of Sorrow in Bloodstained. From the music, to gameplay, its really good. Some mechanics of the game (crafting etc.) requires grinding enemies and looting chests. And those mechanics really help in defeating strong enemies. I don't mind them as I didn't grind as much, but some people might find it to be annoying.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is currently available at a 75% discount. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night received 36,999 positive votes out of a total of 39,485 achieving an impressive rating of 9.19.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was developed by ArtPlay and published by 505 Games.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is not playable on MacOS.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is not playable on Linux.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 6 DLCs available for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Explore additional content available for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Steam.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night PEGI 12
-75% 39.99€ 9.99€ -95% 39.99€ 2.23€
9.2
36,999
2,486
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
253
Developer
ArtPlay
Publisher
505 Games
Release 18 Jun 2019
Platforms
Remote Play
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