Writer 505 Video games and developer ArtPlay have introduced Bloodstained prequel Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement for 2026.
Set in England through the sixteenth Century, earlier than the occasions of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night time, The Scarlet Engagement sees a mysterious floating fort beneath the management of Demon Lord Elias terrorizing the individuals with its demonic forces. You play as two new protagonists: Leonard Brandon — a younger fighter with the Church’s Black Wolves clan — and Alexander Kyteler, a knight of the Kingdom’s White Stags. Collectively, they rise to defeat Demon Lord Elias’ reign of terror and shatter the chains of a kingdom laid low with evil forces.
Created by Koji Igarashi, the mastermind behind basic video games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night time, The Scarlet Engagement guarantees a “contemporary forged of allies and foes” that can trace at “deep connections” with its predecessor, whereas remaining accessible to new gamers with out prior information of the sport’s intricate lore.
You’ll be able to play as each Leo and Alex concurrently and uncover new strikes and combos as you discover Bloodstained’s “largest map but,” which incorporates day-night cycles. These not solely shift gentle and darkness, but in addition the best way you work together with the world. There’s additionally crafting, cooking, and customization.
Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement would not have a particular launch date, however it’s set for PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X and S someday in 2026.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night time launched in 2019, and we thought “the wait was value it,” awarding it a Nice 8.8, writing: “Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night time is an entire new fort to crash filled with sudden monsters and mysteries within the vein of basic Castlevania.”
In fact, this is not the one recreation announcement we have had just lately. Sony kicked off the summer time reveal season with a bang, presenting a smorgasbord of recent video games to whet our appetites going into Summer season Video games Fest Week. Here is all the pieces introduced at PlayStation State of Play 2025 final evening, together with 007 First Gentle, Marvel Tokon Combating Souls, Ultimate Fantasy Techniques: The Ivalice Chronicles, Romeo is a Useless Man, and Silent Hill f’s launch date.
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