Developer Artplay are teasing a “big announcement” in 2023 for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night To Get “Big Announcement” in 2023
Big things seem to be happening for the metroidvania platformer Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night in the new year, as developer Artplay along with director Koji Igarashi tease a major announcement. ROTN dubbed the spiritual successor of the Castlevania series, was the first to release in 2019, and has since has a few updates including a crossover for Journey. The tease was shared in latest issue of Famitsu (translated by Gematsu) which shared updates and ambitions of creators for developer Artplay.
We are currently still working on content for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, but we are striving every day to be able to make a big announcement in 2023.
Shutaro Iida
I’d like to finish work on the remaining content for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. And that will lead us to the next step.
Koji Igarashi
Big Announcement Could Be the Sequel Release Date
As for what this major update will be it’s still not known. Bloodstained has had collaboration content and has even added further characters to play since its launch. It could mean a new DLC or even more news on the sequel which has been in the early stages of development since last year. An update on its progress or release date could be next.
When BoTN was first released it was met with some negative feedback for the crowdfunded game, due to a number of bugs and issues with the Switch version. Artplay have been working on a number of updates since, including releasing new content such as new playable characters such as Zangetsu and Bloodless, as well as adding Classic Mode and more. The game also launched on new platforms iOS and Android. There could be more crossovers underway, which has been popular with inviting indie titles into the mix.

Igarashi previously worked on the Castlevania franchise, but since released his own “Igavania” title. Castlevania has seen other forms of interpretations with the Netflix series which came to a close with its final season in 2021. But just recently at The Game Awards, it was announced it will also appear in the indie title Dead Cells, which has been on a roll lately with collaboration content. the “Return to Castlevania” previewed classic Castlevania characters entering The Beheaded’s domain with new weapons, characters and biomes in 2023 DLC. This could mean something similar for ROTN, adding a sizeable expansion onto the game before the sequel is released.
If you’re yet to pick up the game, you can grab it now until January 5th in the Steam Winter Sale with up to 65% off. Be sure to head to our Bloodstained Ritual of the Night wiki for all the latest info.
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