Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Walkthrough

Our Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of gameplay with strategy tips for this 2D action-platformer game on the PC, PS4, Switch, 3DS, Xbox One & PS Vita. Created by former Castlevania series producer Koji “IGA” Igarashi himself.

Let’s start the Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon walkthrough with an introduction video!


Please note that viewers must be at least 10 to watch, so no harm comes to those with innocent eyes. This game includes Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood.

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Walkthrough

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. Zangetsu will meet fellow travelers along the way, who can join your journey as playable characters.

Switching to these characters with their unique abilities will unlock new paths through the treacherous stages. Your choices in recruiting these adventurers will change the difficulty of the game, and may even affect the ending!

*Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is the 8-bit style game promised as a stretch goal of the 2015 Kickstarter campaign for “Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.”

PC System Requirements:

* Minimum PC Specs

OS: Windows XP, 7, 8.1, 10
Processor: 2Ghz or faster processer
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce)
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 500 MB available space

Story Mode: Stages 1-8

Welcome to the Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon walkthrough!

Taiyou will be your voice-over commentator showing you around the game’s stages on Normal Mode.

Get ready for some retro Castlevania goodness! 😀

Power Ups per Stage Overview:

• Stage 1: Moonlight Temptation – Health Up (in Nightmare Mode only!) — Requirement: Gebel’s bat ability.
• Stage 2: Frigid Hell – Weapon Energy Up
• Stage 3: The Brilliant Void – Health Up
• Stage 4: Blasphemy unto Heaven – Weapon Energy Up
• Stage 5: Sunder the Night – Health Up
• Stage 6: Tragedy of Slaughter – Attack Up
• Stage 7: Defiler of Taboos – Defense Up
• [1:25:00] Stage 8: Curse the Moon & Final Boss Fight – No Power Up

Endings Guide:

1.) Normal ending.

Play the game on Normal Mode and recruit everyone. Beat the last boss. Unlocks Nightmare.

2.) Nightmare mode.

This mode picks up where Normal mode left off. Start a new game, select Nightmare mode and defeat the new final boss.

This ending has a pretty cool post credits scene. Be sure not to accidentally miss it.

3.) Play the game on Normal Mode without recruiting allies.

You know how the game prompts you to press UP to recruit a new ally? Do NOT do this. Instead, ignore it and walk past them instead (do NOT attack / kill them either). Beat the game with no allies to see a unique ending.

Also interesting to note is that this ending says “FIN” instead of “The End…?” This may be the supposed canon ending.

4.) Play the game on Normal Mode and kill all allies.

You can also attack allies instead of recruiting them. Beating the game like this will give you the ultimate “bad end,” with the game basically telling you the world is screwed. Unlocks Ultimate Mode & then Boss Rush Mode as well.

Boss Rush Mode

How To Unlock Boss Rush Mode: Unlock Nightmare and Ultimate Modes. Nightmare Mode is unlocked by finishing the game on Normal Mode. Ultimate Mode is unlocked by finishing the game on Nightmare Mode and killing all of your companions (by attacking each one) instead of recruiting them (so DO NOT press up near them). This unlocks Boss Rush Mode.

Azis will be your guide through Boss Rush Mode with No Damage.

Thanks to Inti Creates, Taiyou, Aziz, ez_eight & HHHBK87 for the walkthrough videos.

Do you need help anywhere? Please don’t hesitate to ask in the comments section below. We’re here to help out!