Belmont's Curse endings (spoilers)
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Spoilers below. Checked 16 October 2026 against IGN's written secrets guide and timestamped ending-video description. These are published player findings, not Konami instructions or a route I have personally completed.
Update history
: Reviewed linked sources, availability and the scope of the answers below. Reported findings are distinguished from publisher specifications and editorial recommendations.
Three reported outcomes
IGN's Cheats and Secrets, updated 15 October 2026, reports three endings. The linked video sequence distinguishes bad, normal and true outcomes. That is attributed guide reporting, not an ending count established by Konami's product page.
Bad ending: advance before dealing with Death
IGN routes players through the Clock Tower's Daedalus Crossing, up to the Upper Gallery, through Way of the Fist and onward to the Clock Tower Bridge's Horologium. Continuing beyond the warnings without first defeating Death triggers the early bad outcome. IGN reports a return to the last Mirror of Life and a Cursed Outfit unlock, rather than a permanently lost save. Follow its illustrated guide for the exact platforms.
Normal ending and true-ending preparation
For the normal route, IGN's Isaac and Dracula chapter documents the late-game approach and normal ending. The written evidence reviewed here does not establish every prerequisite flag, so the video route is the reference rather than an invented checklist.
For the true ending, the IGN final-video description directs players to complete the Four Virtues in Notre-Dame, defeat Doppelganger / The Self, acquire and level The Self Arcana, then return to Dracula. At the end of that fight, equip The Self and cast Absolution.
Its chapter markers are 00:00 Courage, 03:00 Temperance, 05:03 Justice, 12:05 Prudence, 16:20 Doppelganger, 18:00 The Self, 22:45 Arcana leveling, 27:23 Dracula and 32:32 the ending trigger. These are the publisher of the video's written timestamps; this site has not independently replayed them or watched every frame.
Steam's Dialog Skipper requires less than four hours. It is a speed condition, not evidence for an ending branch or a requirement for the true ending.
Questions
How many endings are reported?
IGN reports three and publishes normal- and true-ending routes. That is guide evidence, not a Konami-confirmed total.
What triggers the true ending in IGN's guide?
Finish the Four Virtues, defeat Doppelganger, acquire and level The Self Arcana, then equip it and use Absolution at the end of Dracula's fight.