9 years after becoming the second-biggest gaming Kickstarter ever, beloved Metroidvania Bloodstained is finally about to fulfill its last stretch goal

May. 2, 2024

“The final update” for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is upon us

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The $3.25 million goal was “asynchronous online multiplayer,” the nature of which was never really fully explained. Presumably, it would’ve been some sort of Dark Souls-style system where you can leave messages or see the ghosts of other players. It was the final remaining stretch goal, and it has been replaced by full-on co-op and versus multiplayer offerings.

Update 1.5, launching May 16 on Switch and May 9 on all other platforms, is set to be “the final update to the game,” as the devs explain in theannouncement. The update will bring Chaos Mode, where you run through randomized rooms fighting against enemies either in solo or co-op. Then there’s Versus Mode, where you fight a bunch of monsters, earn souls from defeating them, and spend those souls to upgrade your abilities and debuff an opponent who’s also trying to survive the onslaught.

There’s a reason we count Bloodstained among thebest Metroidvania games.

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