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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

93% positive of 29,644 Steam reviews

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To finish
8.2 h
Released
2019
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
PlayStation, Amazon, Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass, GOG

Made by ArtPlay. Published by 505 Games.

About the game

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!

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Female Protagonist
  • Gothic
  • Side Scroller
  • 2.5D
  • RPG
  • Anime
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Platformer
  • Action
  • Crafting
  • Adventure

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What players say

  • Recommended
    My favorite Metroidvania I've ever played. I'm surprised this isn't talked about much more. It's just so great from beginning to the end. If you ever get stuck, try talking to the shopkeepers. I love how much versatility and freedom of expression there is in this game. If you wanna build around a particular weapon or ability, the game lets you do that. Exploration is top notch, too, and rewards you for being extra…

    37 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    At the end of 2025, the game was updated to require an Epic account. This hasn't been communicated via the Steam store page. There are ways around this, but the fact remains that this happened, and Steam has NOT forced a store page update. This is a blatant attempt to not inform consumers of a third party account being needed to get the game you paid for to work out of the box. The game is good, but very much jank.…

    15 min played when written. 25 found it helpful.

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