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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · 2020-07-10

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Action

Franchise: Bloodstained · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 10, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jul 10, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 10, 2020 (Xbox One)

Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is an Action game released in 2020, estimated to have 200,000 .. 500,000 owners, priced at $14.99, with a Very Positive (85% of 1636 reviews) sentiment.

9
playing now
85%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (7 downloads)
4.58★
PlayStation Store rating (967 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is a 2020 platform game developed and published by Inti Creates. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, on July 10, 2020. It is the third game in the Bloodstained series and a direct sequel to Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, itself a spin-off of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The game's graphics and gameplay are done in an 8-bit retro style meant to mimic the early Castlevania games.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 93 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (449 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–74k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,643 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.24 at Steam (2026-01-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 11 of 28 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
40540520202026Week of 2020-07-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

912026-09-14 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$5.242020-07-032026-10-102020-07-03 — best price $14.992020-09-23 — best price $10.492020-11-25 — best price $9.742020-12-22 — best price $9.742021-03-25 — best price $8.992021-06-24 — best price $8.992021-09-25 — best price $8.992021-11-06 — best price $8.992021-12-22 — best price $7.492022-02-28 — best price $7.492022-06-23 — best price $7.492022-09-14 — best price $7.492022-11-22 — best price $7.492022-12-22 — best price $7.492023-03-16 — best price $7.492023-06-20 — best price $7.492023-09-15 — best price $7.492023-11-21 — best price $7.492024-01-31 — best price $5.992024-04-25 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-09-20 — best price $5.992024-11-27 — best price $5.992024-12-19 — best price $5.992025-03-02 — best price $5.992025-04-25 — best price $5.992025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-09-18 — best price $5.992025-11-08 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-16 — best price $14.992026-05-11 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-09-05 — best price $14.992026-09-26 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

175462026-06-02 — 92 pageviews2026-06-06 — 72 pageviews2026-06-10 — 97 pageviews2026-06-14 — 75 pageviews2026-06-18 — 72 pageviews2026-06-22 — 92 pageviews2026-06-26 — 94 pageviews2026-06-30 — 99 pageviews2026-07-04 — 119 pageviews2026-07-08 — 69 pageviews2026-07-12 — 82 pageviews2026-07-16 — 87 pageviews2026-07-20 — 86 pageviews2026-07-24 — 60 pageviews2026-07-28 — 76 pageviews2026-08-01 — 77 pageviews2026-08-05 — 75 pageviews2026-08-09 — 75 pageviews2026-08-13 — 62 pageviews2026-08-17 — 66 pageviews2026-08-21 — 76 pageviews2026-08-25 — 84 pageviews2026-08-29 — 80 pageviews2026-09-02 — 79 pageviews2026-09-06 — 80 pageviews2026-09-10 — 105 pageviews2026-09-14 — 87 pageviews2026-09-18 — 171 pageviews2026-09-22 — 112 pageviews2026-09-26 — 76 pageviews2026-09-30 — 81 pageviews2026-10-04 — 153 pageviews2026-10-08 — 111 pageviews2026-10-12 — 107 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
73.1%
earned "The Dragon's Silhouette"
21.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play Together

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)3,28540%19
Steam (Steam)2,47015%19
Xbox One (Xbox)1,02415%19
Switch (Nintendo)1470%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DAnimeCo-opRetroActionFantasyAdventureDifficultPlatformerLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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