Ritual of the Night is getting a new update for October 2024

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Key things

  • The next Bloodstained update will be released on October 22, 2024.
  • Version 1.6 fixes softlock in the Store menu, slow loading in classic mode and glacial tomb crash on Nintendo Switch.
  • The update comes after fan feedback regarding post-DLC issues in Classic 2 mode.



ArtPlay has announced a new update for 2019 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightwhich will be released on October 22, 2024. Version 1.6 update for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night fixes bugs and other issues. The new patch will also address a major game crash issue related to the Nintendo Switch version of the game.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was originally released in 2019 after a successful fundraising campaign on Kickstarter. It is produced by Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi and is the spiritual successor to the Konami franchise, taking cues from games like Symphony of the night. Original launch Ritual of the night was somewhat rocky, especially on Switch. Still, it garnered praise and managed to sell over 2 million units by the end of September 2023.


Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night cover art featuring Shantae from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

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Ritual of the nightThe latest patch follows May's version 1.5 update, which added new multiplayer modes and cosmetics. The version 1.6 update fixes a number of bugs and issues across all platforms, including a crash exclusively on the controversial Nintendo Switch port. Ritual of the night. Specifically, the update fixes the softlock in the Store menu, slow loading in the classic game mode, and the glacial tomb crash found in the Nintendo Switch version. All of these fixes will come into play on October 22, 2024.


Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is getting a new update on October 22, 2024


The above issues were all things raised by fans after release Ritual of the nightDLC in classic 2 mode. The DLC makes its gameplay similar Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest and stars NPC Exorcist Dominique Baldwin as a playable character. As soon as these issues appeared, the official social media account and the development team apologized to fans, saying that they will address these issues as soon as possible. Fans will finally see these issues addressed in version 1.6.

While Ritual of the night received a lot of updates over the past five years and the last content update was in 2024, ArtPlay is also working on a sequel. Bloodied 2The director of the company recently had to step back from its development due to health reasons. Fans and Koji Igarashi wished director Shutaro Ida a speedy recovery. Ida previously collaborated with Igarashi on Castlevania games, specifically those on the Nintendo DS like Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesiaand was also the lead programmer at Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.


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