Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Bosses in Route Order

Updated October 23, 2026

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse has 13 boss fights with their own achievement, from The Fallen in the Paris sewers to Dracula in his throne room. Here is the main route in order, what each boss unlocks (abilities and Arcana), and the share of Steam players who have beaten it on October 23, 2026, so you can see which fights are optional and which are late.

Main route in order

The main route step by step: areas, boss, what you get, and the share of Steam players with that fight's achievement.
#	Area	Boss	You get	Beaten by
1	Paris docks, Undercity, Ruined Market, sewers	The Fallen	Arcane Whip (grapple onto glowing anchors) and The Fallen card	91.2%
2	Court of Miracles, Holy Innocents' Cemetery, Serpents' Lair	Medusa	The Prophetess card and her key	66.6%
3	Prison Tower to the Roof of the Tower	Joan of Arc	The Warrior card and her keyMedusa and Joan can be done in either order: the Catacombs gate needs all three keys.	74.5%
4	Catacombs: Path of the Abyss, Charnel Galleries, De Rais Necropolis, Realm of Old Night, Stairway to Hell	Death (first encounter)	Objective: stop the resurrection of Dracula	—
5	Paris Streets to Notre-Dame Bridge	Isaac (an illusion blocks the way)	Objective: reach Dracula's Castle	—
6	Path of the Builder, Final Trap, Clock Tower	Talos	Smash (break blocks from the air) and The Builder cardThe clock on the Clock Tower Bridge leads to Death's trap, a false ending. Don't take it yet.	39.7%
7	Library, Forgotten Bridge, Planetarium, Observation Tower	Carmilla	Aerial Rush (midair dash) and The Occultist card	38.4%
8	Main Hall, Brauner's Atelier	None: smash the sculpture	The Artist card; opens the eye door to Mammon's Circle of Greed in the Catacombs	—
9	Catacombs: Circle of Greed	Mammon	The Miser card; the Ferryman's Obol in his hoard buys The Whisperer	27.1%
10	Gallery of Eternal Night (Notre-Dame painting, Great Organ), Transept	Joan of Arc rematch, then Death	Vampire Killer and Double Jump	29.8%
11	Notre-Dame Chapel, Ferryman to Paris Streets, Palace of Justice	The Scales of Justice	The Judge card	24.8%
12	Clock Tower, Heart of the Clock	The real Isaac	The Zealot card; the clock now avoids Death's trap	20.5%
13	Master's Quarters, Sanctuary of Solitude, Throne Room	Dracula (two forms)	First ending. A second Dracula fight leads to another ending.	17.5%

Rose running across moving gear platforms under a blood-red sky with spinning saw blades — The Clock Tower: Talos waits at the top, and its bridge clock hides a false ending. Screenshot: KONAMI, from the game's Steam page

How many players beat each boss

Steam unlock rates for each fight's achievement, most-beaten first. More players have beaten Joan of Arc than Medusa, so many take the Prison Tower first; you need both keys either way.

The Fallen91.2%

Joan of Arc74.5%

Medusa66.6%

Talos39.7%

Carmilla38.4%

Joan of Arc rematch, then Death29.8%

Mammon27.1%

The Scales of Justice24.8%

Arthur24.3%

The Succubus20.7%

The real Isaac20.5%

Dracula (two forms)17.5%

Rose's shadow17.1%

Share of Steam players with each boss achievement, October 23, 2026. Updated from Steam when we refresh the page.

Fights off the main route

These bosses each give an Arcana and an achievement but aren't on the story path in our route source:

Boss	Arcana	Achievement	Beaten by
Arthur	The Brittle King	I am Arthur, King of the Britons	24.3%
The Succubus	The Temptress	Succubued to her wounds...	20.7%
Rose's shadow	The Self	Shadow Work	17.1%

The Hall of Mirrors opens once you break the four mirror seals; players find The Temptress and The Sage there. Card details are on the Arcana page.

The three endings

Ending	Achievement	Players
Bad ending	Belmont's fall	34.6%
Normal ending	The hunt goes on	14.1%
True ending	Curse lifted	14.6%

Beating Dracula the first time gives one ending; a second Dracula fight leads to another. Note that more players have the bad ending (34.6%) than have beaten Dracula (17.5%), and that the clock on the Clock Tower Bridge leads to Death's trap, a false ending, until you have beaten the real Isaac. Every ending achievement is on the achievements page.

Frequently asked questions

How many bosses are in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse?

13 fights have their own Steam achievement: The Fallen, Joan of Arc, Medusa, Talos, Carmilla, Joan of Arc rematch, then Death, Mammon, The Scales of Justice, Arthur, The Succubus, The real Isaac, Dracula (two forms), Rose's shadow. Some are fought twice (Joan of Arc and Death return in Notre-Dame), and Dracula has two forms.

What order do you fight the bosses in?

The Fallen in the Paris sewers first. Then Medusa and Joan of Arc in either order (the Catacombs gate needs all three keys), Death in the Catacombs, then Dracula's castle: Talos, Carmilla, Mammon, Joan and Death again in Notre-Dame, the Scales of Justice, the real Isaac and finally Dracula.

Where do you get the double jump?

After the Death fight in the Notre-Dame Transept, reached through the Gallery of Eternal Night. The same stretch gives the Vampire Killer whip.

Is the Clock Tower Bridge clock an ending?

Taking the clock on the Clock Tower Bridge early leads to Death's trap, a false ending. After beating the real Isaac at the Heart of the Clock, the clock route avoids the trap.

How many endings are there?

Three, each with an achievement: the bad ending (Belmont's fall, 34.6% of players), the normal ending (The hunt goes on, 14.1%) and the true ending (Curse lifted, 14.6%).