The official Xbox Game Pass Instagram account has accidentally revealed a previously unannounced day-one Game Pass release for October 2026. Shown as part of a Reel highlighting upcoming Xbox Game Pass releases was Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, slated for launch on October 15. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse was shown during the Xbox Showcase back in June, but wasn’t listed as a day-one Game Pass release at that time.
Xbox Game Pass has seen a resurgence throughout 2026, starting with a price cut for Game Pass Ultimate that took the cost of a subscription down from $29.99 a month to $22.99. While this price cut came at the cost of day-one releases for new Call of Duty games, there are still plenty of other major day-one titles hitting the service to make up for this loss. If this leak is real, then Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse will be joining other day-one Game Pass releases like Minecraft Dungeons 2, Gears of War: E-Day, and Valor Mortis in 2026.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Leaked for Xbox Game Pass
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A now-deleted Reel posted to the official Xbox Game Pass Instagram account showed footage from Gamescom 2026 where the person recording the footage went around to various game booths, posing with a thumbs up on games already available or coming to Game Pass. Games like Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Stranger Than Heaven, and Alien Deathstorm were all shown, signaling that these are games already available or planned to launch day-one on Xbox Game Pass. However, the video ends with Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse also getting the thumbs up despite not having yet been confirmed for a Game Pass launch. Since the Reel has been deleted, it’s unclear if this was just an announcement posted too early or by mistake, and an official confirmation may be coming in the near future.
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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is set to revive the iconic action-adventure franchise with a new 2D platforming entry. The game follows Rose Belmont, the daughter of Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse protagonist Trevor Belmont, as she fights to save Paris from a new monstrous threat that emerges following the vampire’s defeat. Iconic bosses like Medusa, Death, and Carmilla return alongside new foes like Joan of Arc, and defeating them grants Rose special skills via their Arcana sealed within tarot cards.
Other Xbox Game Pass Games Coming Soon
For Xbox Game Pass subscribers who just can’t wait until October, September will also see plenty of Game Pass additions as well, including:
- Shelldiver — September 1
- Moonlighter 2 — September 2
- Speedrunners 2: King of Speed — September 3
- Dice a Million — September 4
- RuneScape: Dragonwilds — September 15
- Dune: Awakening — September 22
- Well Dweller — September 22
- Minecraft Dungeons 2 — September 29
While Xbox Game Pass has several major games confirmed for September 2026, only a handful of releases have been confirmed for October so far. Aside from Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, the October 2026 lineup of Xbox Game Pass additions includes:
- Gears of War: E-Day — October 6
- Echo Weaver — October 8
- Deep Dish Dungeon — October 13
- Valor Mortis — October 13
- Beyond These Stars — October 15
- The Seance of Blake Manor — October 27
- Terrible Lizards — October 29
The value of Xbox Game Pass continues to grow with major day-one games like RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Echo Weaver, and now, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. Although there hasn’t been an official confirmation of the game’s day-one release status, the leak from the official Xbox Game Pass Instagram account makes it seem all but assured.
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October 15, 2026
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Teen / Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
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Evil Empire, Motion Twin
