Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Developer(s)	Inti Creates
Publisher(s)	Inti Creates
Director(s)	Hiroki Miyazawa
Producer(s)	Koji Igarashi Takuya Aizu
Designer(s)	Hiroki Yunoki
Programmer(s)	Ryota Nakayama
Artist(s)	Yuji Natsume Yuta Watanabe Shin Nakamura
Writer(s)	Koji Igarashi
Composer(s)	Michiru Yamane Ippo Yamada Aoi Takeda Takumi Sato Hiroaki Sano Ryo Kawakami Ryo Yoshinaga
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Windows Xbox One
Release	3DS, NS, PS4, Vita, Windows WW: May 24, 2018 EU: May 31, 2018 (3DS) Xbox One WW: June 6, 2018
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

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).

The game was developed in six months, revealed at a Japanese indie game festival, and released two weeks later. Critics found the game a satisfying homage to Castlevania III. Some felt the game adhered too closely to its inspiration, while others praised new options and game modes for adding a modern feel. The game was found to be short albeit fulfilling for its purpose as a prelude to Ritual of the Night. A sequel, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2, featuring Zangetsu and three new additional characters, was released in July 2020.