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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon cover art

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · 2018-05-24

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Action

Franchise: Bloodstained · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 24, 2018 (Nintendo 3DS), May 24, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 24, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 24, 2018 (PlayStation Vita), Jun 06, 2018 (Xbox One), May 24, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is a 2018 Action game priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 4517 reviews).

6
playing now
94%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (92 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (7 downloads)
4.72★
PlayStation Store rating (2,723 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is a 2018 platform game developed and published by Inti Creates. It is a companion title to developer ArtPlay's 2019 game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and was conceived to fulfill the promise for a retro-style accompaniment to Ritual of the Night after its Kickstarter campaign exceeded crowdfunding goals. Curse of the Moon follows Zangetsu, a cursed swordsman hunting down demons for revenge, as well as three other playable characters named Miriam, Alfred and Gebel. It features an 8-bit aesthetic and gameplay style similar to Castlevania games on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), particularly Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989).

Trailer

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon trailer thumbnail

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Trailer - Nintendo Switch

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Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 162 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (553 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 113k–271k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,517 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2019-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 10 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
53153120182026Week of 2018-05-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1212026-09-14 22:00 — 11 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 12 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4183May 2018Aug 2026May 2018 — avg 418 · peak 954Aug 2018 — avg 18 · peak 38Nov 2018 — avg 19 · peak 49Feb 2019 — avg 14 · peak 39May 2019 — avg 9 · peak 31Aug 2019 — avg 8 · peak 23Nov 2019 — avg 7 · peak 23Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2020 — avg 13 · peak 36Aug 2020 — avg 14 · peak 35Nov 2020 — avg 10 · peak 26Feb 2021 — avg 7 · peak 25May 2021 — avg 9 · peak 31Aug 2021 — avg 5 · peak 13Nov 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2022 — avg 6 · peak 23Aug 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 22May 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Nov 2023 — avg 6 · peak 22Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2026 — avg 6 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$4.992018-05-252026-10-102018-05-25 — best price $9.992018-11-22 — best price $6.992019-02-04 — best price $6.492019-10-28 — best price $5.992019-12-19 — best price $4.992020-04-30 — best price $4.992020-09-23 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $4.992021-02-11 — best price $4.992021-06-24 — best price $4.992021-09-25 — best price $4.992021-11-06 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-05-02 — best price $4.992022-08-05 — best price $4.992022-10-27 — best price $4.992022-12-02 — best price $4.992023-02-06 — best price $4.992023-04-26 — best price $4.992023-07-31 — best price $4.992023-10-26 — best price $4.992023-12-22 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-06-13 — best price $4.992024-08-08 — best price $4.992024-10-28 — best price $4.992024-12-11 — best price $4.992025-01-17 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $4.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-09-18 — best price $4.992025-11-08 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-16 — best price $9.992026-05-11 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-09-05 — best price $9.992026-10-03 — best price $9.992026-10-10 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

200722026-06-02 — 112 pageviews2026-06-06 — 88 pageviews2026-06-10 — 113 pageviews2026-06-14 — 125 pageviews2026-06-18 — 109 pageviews2026-06-22 — 143 pageviews2026-06-26 — 119 pageviews2026-06-30 — 130 pageviews2026-07-04 — 158 pageviews2026-07-08 — 91 pageviews2026-07-12 — 106 pageviews2026-07-16 — 117 pageviews2026-07-20 — 99 pageviews2026-07-24 — 100 pageviews2026-07-28 — 94 pageviews2026-08-01 — 103 pageviews2026-08-05 — 121 pageviews2026-08-09 — 97 pageviews2026-08-13 — 89 pageviews2026-08-17 — 106 pageviews2026-08-21 — 106 pageviews2026-08-25 — 127 pageviews2026-08-29 — 115 pageviews2026-09-02 — 125 pageviews2026-09-06 — 133 pageviews2026-09-10 — 152 pageviews2026-09-14 — 119 pageviews2026-09-18 — 200 pageviews2026-09-22 — 148 pageviews2026-09-26 — 150 pageviews2026-09-30 — 116 pageviews2026-10-04 — 174 pageviews2026-10-08 — 140 pageviews2026-10-12 — 144 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
81.9%
earned "Moonlight Temptation"
38%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)13,8106%15
Steam (Steam)7,53712%15
PS4 (PlayStation)6,89224%15
PS Vita (PlayStation)2,32431%15
Switch (Nintendo)2810%0
PS Vita (PlayStation)9747%15

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionGothicFantasyAdventureDifficultPlatformerDark Fantasy

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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