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How to get the true ending

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For the true ending, ring all four Bells of Virtue in Notre-Dame's Gallery of the Four Virtues, defeat your shadow at the gallery's altar to earn The Self Arcana and its Absolution spell, then defeat Dracula again. One guide says Absolution must be equipped when Dracula's second form falls, or you get the normal ending instead.

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Coverage: Full game released October 15, 2026 (Steam lists October 14) · October 14 known issues · Ver. 1.1.3 black-screen update October 16 · official sources checked October 16, 2026 UTC. Research checked 17 Oct 2026. Updated 17 Oct 2026

This guide uses the linked sources and any attributed demonstrations. Platform differences and limitations are noted with the advice they affect.

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Before you start

  • Spoilers for the end of the game.
  • Kingy has not played the released game; the steps come from two written guides that agree on the order but differ on some details (both are shown), plus the gameplay video below.
1

Ring the four Bells of Virtue

Both guides name the same four virtues. They describe the trials differently: one gives each window a card to equip, the other describes each trial and says Courage means beating Joan a second time.

  1. In Notre-Dame, reach the Gallery of the Four Virtues: the hall with a large rose window flanked by four stained-glass windows.
  2. Complete the Prudence, Justice, Temperance and Courage trials and ring each bell. One guide says each window opens only with its card equipped: Mirror Walk for Prudence, Chains of Justice for Justice, Freezing Path for Temperance and Infernal Pyre for Courage.
    Spoiler clip · The Gallery of the Four Virtues, Infernal Pyre equipped and a virtue trial · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 17, 2026

    7:04–7:26 · 22 sThe Gallery of the Four Virtues, Infernal Pyre equipped and a virtue trial

    On screen: Rose asks "What is this place?" in a hall with a large rose window and four stained-glass windows, then the Arcanas screen with Infernal Pyre equipped, then a trial where a wave surges up a shaft of anchor rings.

    Gamer GuidesFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – How to Get the TRUE Ending & Find EVERY Arcana Card” by Gamer Guides · Oct 16, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded October 16

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Defeat your shadow

Reveal solution / story details
  1. With all four bells rung, interact with the altar beneath the rose window, defeat your shadow and take The Self Arcana. Its spell is Absolution.
    Spoiler clip · The shadow fight under the rose window, then The Self card and its Absolution spell · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 17, 2026

    7:54–8:10 · 16 sThe shadow fight under the rose window, then The Self card and its Absolution spell

    On screen: Rose fights in front of the glowing rose window, then a card titled The Self is revealed and its spell panel reads Absolution with a Hold to equip prompt.

    Gamer GuidesFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – How to Get the TRUE Ending & Find EVERY Arcana Card” by Gamer Guides · Oct 16, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded October 16

    Independent creator · no partnership implied

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Defeat Dracula with Absolution

Reveal solution / story details

The guides differ on the last part. One says to speak to Sypha's spirit at the altar and return to Dracula's Throne Room; the other only says to defeat Dracula's second form with Absolution equipped, and that without it you get the normal ending.

  1. Equip Absolution from the Arcanas screen before the fight.
    Spoiler clip · Dracula's throne room fight, Absolution equipped on the Arcanas screen, and the cast · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 17, 2026

    8:13–8:31 · 18 sDracula's throne room fight, Absolution equipped on the Arcanas screen, and the cast

    On screen: A fight in a red throne room under a Dracula health bar, the Arcanas screen with Absolution marked equipped, then Rose casting inside pillars of golden light.

    Gamer GuidesFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – How to Get the TRUE Ending & Find EVERY Arcana Card” by Gamer Guides · Oct 16, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded October 16

    Independent creator · no partnership implied

    Creator? Ask us to remove this

  2. Return to Dracula and defeat both of his phases with Absolution still equipped.
    Spoiler clip · Dracula's winged second form falls on the rooftop · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 17, 2026

    21:53–22:11 · 18 sDracula's winged second form falls on the rooftop

    On screen: Rose hits Dracula's winged second form on the rooftop while its health bar runs out, golden light strikes it, then the bar is gone and the fight ends in a cutscene.

    BeardBearFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania: Belmont's Curse - All Endings (Bad, Normal, True)” by BeardBear · Oct 15, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded October 15

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Bad and normal endings

Reveal solution / story details

Two guides say the bad ending triggers when you take the Clock Tower route to the throne room without the protection it needs; one names it as using the glowing clock on the Clock Tower Bridge without Soul Harvest equipped. After the credits, choose Resume to return to your save.

One guide says defeating Dracula without Absolution equipped gives the normal ending.

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Sources · 3Walkthrough · checked 17 Oct 2026 · Research checked 17 Oct 2026
Castlevania Belmont's Curse - How to get All Endings ↗True ending: the four Bells of Virtue in the Gallery of the Four Virtues, Shadow Rose at the altar beneath the rose window (The Self and Absolution), Sypha's spirit, then both Dracula phases in the Throne Room. Bad ending through the Clock Tower.Walkthrough ·
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Achievements and Trophies List (All 29) ↗Curse lifted: ring the four bells (each window opens with its matching card equipped), defeat your shadow for The Self, then defeat Dracula's second form with Absolution equipped; without it, the normal ending. Bad ending: the Clock Tower Bridge clock without Soul Harvest.Walkthrough ·
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse complete walkthrough ↗Bad ending from the Clock Tower Bridge route without protection, Soul Harvest needed for the later Clock Tower route, Resume after the credits. Does not list the true-ending steps.Walkthrough ·

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