Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, an action adventure game under development by Inti Creates, will be launched at the end of this year. The creators have announced plans to release an 8-bit style game titled Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. This smaller prequel game was initially a stretch goal of the Kickstarter campaign for the main game.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon will be out May 24th and a code will be given to all Kickstarter backers who contributed the required amount. The game features four playable characters:

Characters

The first character you start off as is Zangetsu, who is equipped with a sword. As you progress through the game, you will find others and can build up your party. The other three characters are Miriam, a young woman who wields a whip, Alfred the master alchemist and Gebel who can morph into a bat. Once you have recruited them, you can swap to any character during the level, assuming they are alive. You only need to have one character alive by the end of the level to succeed. Curse of the Moon introduces variety in gameplay and level design by having locations only accessible by certain characters.

The official trailer for Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, posted on the INTI Creates Youtube channel, gives us a preview of the game:

Fans of old school 8-bit themed games such as the Castlevania series will surely enjoy this game. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is currently under development and is scheduled for release at the end of the year. While we wait, we can pass the time by playing Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon will be released May 24th on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, and Vita for $9.99 USD. Kickstarter backers who pledged $28 USD or more will be given a code of the game for free.