505 Games has finally announced the release date of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the new Metroidvania Koji Igarashi; After a series of postpones that have allowed the developers to finish and review the artistic direction completely, the game will come on our consoles on June 18 in digital version and 21 in physical edition.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is set IN England in the eighteenth century where we will impersonate Miriam, an orphan girl affected by a curse of the alchemists who is slowly transforming her skin into crystal. Miriam will fall into a mysterious coma, from which she will awaken ten years later. The girl's task will be to reach out and explore a haunted castle by a legion of demons, stop their summoner Gebel, and find a cure against the curse of the alchemists.

Main features of the game :

• THE UNMISTAKABLE Style "IGAVANIA" – Koji Igarashi, one of the most famous Japanese videogame authors, has created a modern, horizontal scrolling gaming experience able to satisfy the palate of all fans of his previous works.

• Deep AND Varied GAMEPLAY – Unlock spells and new powers, search, craftate and improve many types of weapons and objects (which will allow you to change the look of Miriam as well). Choose the weapons that suit your personal style of play.
• 2.5 D GRAPHICS IN HD – bloodstained: Ritual of the Night game settings are Rendered In 3d Within A 2d horizontal scrolling structure that changes and evolves over the course of the adventure.

• STATE of THE ART Soundtrack – This new masterpiece by Koji Igarashi includes a soundtrack created by real Legends in the industry: Michiru Yamane (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) and Ippo Yamada (Resident Evil).
• The LARGEST CASTLE EVER APPEARED IN a video GAME BY IGA – bloodstained's play map : Ritual of the Night is almost twice as large as those that have featured the previous games made by Koji Igarashi.
• A SERIES OF PLAYABLE characters – In addition to enigmatic Miriam, there are other secret playable characters waiting to be discovered.

The announcement is accompanied by a new trailer, embellished by the soundtrack of Michiru Yamane (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) and highlighting the technical and artistic improvements introduced by the postponements in the development. You'll find it below, along with a set of new images. Good vision!