
The game consists of multiple chapters, each of which requires the player to replay the stages in different ways. The player must traverse various levels using Zangetsu, and later, a selection of other characters, each with their own abilities and subweapons. The former end leads directly to the Final Episode the latter leaves Robert and Hachi severely wounded and leads to Episode EX. If the Soul Eraser is equipped, Zangetsu prepares to do the same, but changes his mind at the last minute to avoid killing Dominique as well. If the Zanmatou is equipped, Zangetsu ends the ensuing battle by cleaving Mephisto in half, saving Dominique. Near the location of the previous episode's final battle, the party encounters Mephisto, a demon that stores Dominique inside its own body. On their way back to the castle, Zangetsu may equip the Zanmatou, a sword that is less powerful than the Soul Eraser, but does not harm righteous beings even if used on them.

The remaining party members Zangetsu, Robert, and Hachi vow to rescue Dominique. Zangetsu also obtains a powerful sword called the Soul Eraser.Īfter they defeat the final boss, it tries to consume the entire party, but is stopped by Dominique who becomes possessed while the others escape. On his way from the tower to the castle, Zangetsu teams up with Dominique, who wields a spear, the rifle-wielding Robert, and Hachi, a corgi piloting a steampunk mech. She sends the demon hunter Zangetsu to stop this invasion.

After the events of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, Dominique, an exorcist of the church finds out about a mysterious tower that is summoning a demon castle. Zangetsu, a demon slayer from the East is the main character of the game. Although it shares characters with Ritual of the Night, the game takes place in its own continuity and follows on from the events of Curse of the Moon.
