Koji Igarashi’s gothic side-scrolling action RPG Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, from developer ArtPlay and global publisher 505 Games, is available beginning today digitally and at major retail stores worldwide on Nintendo Switch. This launch follows its hugely popular and highly rated arrival on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One last week. All standard versions of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night are priced at $39.99.
Bloodstained will be available for purchase on Nintendo Switch at the following dates and times:
Digital Releases
- Tuesday, June 25 on Nintendo Game Store (North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Korea and Southeast Asia including Hong Kong and Taiwan*)
Physical Releases
- Nintendo Switch:
- Tuesday, June 25 at participating retailers in North America, Korea and SEA including Hong Kong and Taiwan*
- Thursday, June 27 at participating retailers in Spain, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand
- Friday, June 28 at participating retailers in U.K., France, Italy, Germany and other European territories
In addition to the sprawling single-player story experience with alternate endings, more than a dozen DLCs will be released post-launch as free updates, including Online and Local Co-op and VS. mode, Roguelike mode, Boss Rush, Chaos mode and Nightmare Difficulty. Secret playable characters are also awaiting discovery, increasing the replay value even further.
505 Games encourages all players to connect their console to the internet before beginning Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, in order to download the most recent optimization patches. Beginning the game without the patches in place could potentially lead to loss of items when the patch is eventually installed.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is rated T for Teen by The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). For more information about the upcoming launch of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, please visit: https://www.playbloodstained.com.
