The Apple Arcade-exclusive Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls will not be playable for for much longer, developer Konami has introduced.
In a publish on social media and the sport’s official web site, Konami confirmed Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls can be faraway from Apple’s gaming subscription service on August 20. Regardless of Konami stating the sport has “continued to be supported by many gamers,” it can additionally shut down completely and now not be playable on September 3.
“We want to categorical our gratitude to all of our gamers for his or her enthusiastic assist all through the years,” Konami mentioned. “Your entire improvement and operations workforce sincerely thanks you for being a part of this journey.”
Konami did not give any actual purpose for the choice. Initially launched in 2019, Grimoire of Souls was faraway from cell storefronts after which re-released as an Apple Arcade unique in September 2021 with a lot of enhancements, together with the removing of varied microtransactions.
On the time of its launch, Grimoire of Souls was the primary new Castlevania recreation since 2014’s Castlevania: Lord of Shadows 2. Its story concluded again in 2022 with an replace that supplied new revelations associated to Dracula’s defeat in 1990’s Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse.
Regardless of being on cell, Grimoire of Souls is in some ways a standard 2D Castlevania recreation, that includes character designs from longtime franchise artist Ayami Kojima and music from Michiru Yamane. Many franchise fan-favorites, together with Alucard and Simon Belmont, are playable characters, and the sport even helps multiplayer co-op.
One take a look at the feedback in regards to the recreation’s shutdown on X or its launch trailer on YouTube exhibits there’s positively an urge for food for Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls to be ported to consoles or PC. Whether or not its removing from Apple Arcade means Konami could ultimately promote it on different platforms stays to be seen.
Fortunately, Castlevania followers haven’t got to attend lengthy for a brand new entry within the collection. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, from the makers of the critically acclaimed Lifeless Cells and The Rogue Prince of Persia, is coming this December. Regardless of the developer’s roguelite pedigree, Belmont’s Curse can be a Castlevania recreation within the traditional model, in accordance with Konami.