Unofficial launch guide · checked October 14, 2026

Sources and methodology

Every source behind the facts on this site, with dates and notes, and the rules a fact must pass before it goes live.

Every fact on Launch Week Guides traces to a dated source. The rules: two independent publications in agreement, or one primary source — a publisher announcement or a live store listing — stating the fact directly. Sources are re-checked whenever a page is updated, and the checked line at the top of each page is the date of the last pass. The method is described in full on the about page.

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

• PlayStation Blog — Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches this year on PS5 — February 12, 2026. State of Play announcement: the series' 40th-anniversary project, developed by Konami with Evil Empire and Motion Twin; 2D exploration-action, explicitly not a roguelike; Paris 1499, Rose Belmont; physical edition planned.
• Konami official Facebook — Belmont's Curse release post — October 2026. Confirms the October 15, 2026 release date, measured against New York time.
• Wikipedia — Castlevania: Belmont's Curse — checked October 14, 2026. Release date with regional October 14 storefront listings; aggregated review scores: Metacritic 85 (PC), 86 (PS5), 88 (Xbox Series X); OpenCritic 97% of critics recommend.
• Steam — Castlevania: Belmont's Curse store page — checked October 14, 2026. Windows PC listing; checked for platform and edition details.
• Shacknews — Castlevania: Belmont's Curse free demo — October 1, 2026. Demo launch and confirmation that demo progress carries into the full game.

These back the release date, the regional October 14 display, platforms, the demo, and the review aggregates on the Belmont's Curse hub.

Sifu, mobile edition

• Sloclap — Sifu Mobile launches 12th October — October 12, 2026. Official announcement: iOS and Android the same day, full campaign, all free updates, Arenas mode; Sloclap with Kepler Interactive.
• Gematsu — Sifu coming to iOS, Android on October 12 — October 2026. Corroborates the simultaneous launch date and the publishing lineup.
• Eurogamer — Sifu Mobile release on Android and iOS — October 2026. Premium one-time pricing of $7.99 / £6, with no subscription.
• App Store — Sifu — checked October 14, 2026. Official iOS listing: iOS 18+ / iPadOS 18+, full controller support at launch, purchase price.
• Google Play — Sifu — checked October 14, 2026. Official Android listing and purchase price.
• Wikipedia — Sifu (video game) — checked October 14, 2026. Original 2022 console/PC release; more than 4 million copies sold across platforms as of May 2025.

These back the launch date, pricing, store listings, requirements, and included content on the Sifu hub and its download page.

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival

• Steam — Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival store page — checked October 14, 2026. Platforms, $39.99 standard / $49.99 Deluxe pricing, single-player first-person survival horror with puzzle elements, Mature rating.
• Wikipedia — Hellraiser: Revival — checked October 14, 2026. July 2025 announcement, Clive Barker name and script collaboration, Saber Interactive as developer and publisher, and review aggregates: Metacritic 75/69/71; OpenCritic 62%.
• GamesRadar — Hellraiser: Revival codes (Vic Hood) — October 8, 2026. Day-one guide listing all ten keypad codes on Normal difficulty, with lock locations and the Codebreaker trophy.

These back the platforms, editions, review aggregates, and every code on the codes page; the game's hub is here.

A note on transcription

The keypad codes are transcribed from GamesRadar's day-one guide rather than tested by this site, and the codes page says so next to the list. When we verify them in person, that note and the entry above will change together.

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