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Curse: The Eye of Isis
Developer Asylum entertainment
Curse: The Eye of Isis is a survival horror video game that was developed by British studio Asylum Entertainment and published by DreamCatcher Interactive and Wanadoo for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Windows. It was released stateside for Windows in October 2003 and for Xbox in April 2004. The PlayStation 2 version was only released in Europe. It shares the same sort of atmospheric setting, gameplay, fixed camera… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
1,316 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
68
Fresh
60 positive · 28 negative
95% range 58–77%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 383 | 103 | 730 |
| Steam reviews | 60 | 28 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
66 of 96 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
68% recommend · 59 yes, 28 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 87 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (125 of 175 positive).
Players praise the game's classic survival horror atmosphere and unique 19th century London setting. [1][2][3] Many reviewers note that the controls are clunky and the camera angles can be frustrating. [4][5][6] Some players report technical issues, including bugs and compatibility problems on modern systems. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [5]
Curse: The Eye of Isis is an action adventure on the likes of early Resident Evil games where you play the role of two different characters on a mission to remove a curse from your family as a result of displacing the Isis statue. While the overall story is reasonable, I got really frustrated with the game on so many levels. The keyboard controls were so awful I ended up using a controller, but those controls were …
- [16]
Very curious... Curse is a game that runs entirely down the middle of the line. It doesn't do anything special or fancy, the controls are janky and potentially quite frustrating, but the feel of the environments is decrepit and eerie, and the story is safe and comfortable. It just doesn't feel like it does what it sets out to do, that is, be a horror game. Gameplay Curse is a survival-horror game along the lines of …
- [1]
For whatever reason my entire review got deleted when I went to post! Ugh! Long story short, this is a fun survival horror game that was unfairly maligned when released. Solid game play with an adventure feel like mixing Resident Evil 1-3, the Silent Hill series, Eternal Darkness and the Indiana Jones movies. Definitely give it a check. Pros: -Old school survival horror gameplay -Decent graphics with fun monsters to …
- [4]
A fun but cheesy survival horror reminiscent of Eternal Darkness for GC, or Obscure. Graphics are a little rough and the controls suck... but the atmosphere is great, and that is what counts with these types of games. Regarding compatability issues, Im on windows 7 with and AMD card and a i5 processor and had no issues what so ever, other than an arm stretching glitch in one room, which was just silly to me. Nothing …
- [3]
Pros: +Classic Survival Horror Feel. +Creepy and well done environments. +Likable protagonists. +19th century London is a unique and fun setting. Cons: -A bit on the easy side. -Enemy AI is pretty dumb. -Some minor installation issues as well as a few bugs. -Camera angles can be a hindrance during combat. Curse: The Eye of Isis flew under the radar for many which is a shame because it is a very unique and well done …
Summarised from 34 of the 182 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Curse: The Eye of Isis sits at 68% positive across 88 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received mixed reception upon release. TeamXbox gave a mixed review, categorizing many aspects of the game as "average" or "decent." The reviewer praised the game's voice acting, but stated the game overused its "random freaky noise effect." He also found the graphics generally acceptable but they "seem[ed] just a tad too flat" and had "little life". His overall opinion was that gamers looking for an "el cheapo title" might consider it "worth the twenty bucks". Game Informer gave a generally negative review, comparing the game to a "B-grade horror movie" and a "19th century version of Resident Evil", and stated that "the menus are clunky, the map is useless, and combat is too…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
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60 of 1,316 · most liked firstRWBY is such a weird franchise from a marketing lens because anytime it interacts with anything, it dies Its own studio: dead BlazBlue: adds RWBY characters, no new games since 2018 Multiversus: planned RWBY content, game dies It’s like an ancient Aztec Death Curse but for CGI Anime
neutral · AI labelView post →I think the funniest thing about the Ted Cruz Curse is he really won’t confine it to just a couple of teams; if you are a Texas school and you have a big game, there is a decent chance Ted is rolling in wearing your polo and bringing your doom with him
neutral · AI labelView post →Dallas Cowboys lose their first game of the season. The Trump Curse is again undefeated. #ETTD
neutral · AI labelView post →Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo releasing on October 1st (save data from the demo can be transferred to the full game) www.konami.com/games/castle...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tiefling rogue character for a Curse of Strahd game run by one of our Evantide friends. #dnd #dndart
neutral · AI labelView post →Some bois from the sketchbook :> (Victoro di Terzo, Curse of Strahd / She is the Ancient game)
neutral · AI labelView post →Fast Rahadin portrait for my Curse of Strahd game :) ⚔️
neutral · AI labelView post →here's a new little game from me for valentine's! 💀💞 TRUE LOVE'S CURSE, my fantasy curse-casting simulator and visual novel is out now! play as the owner of a magic shop and cast curses that can only be undone by true love's kiss. get it here ⤵⤵ 🎮 npckc.itch.io/true-loves-c...
neutral · AI labelView post →it's nonbinary awareness week so be 👀aware👀 of my new curse-casting visual novel TRUE LOVE'S CURSE about a nonbinary witch & made by a nonbinary dev (me)! OUT TODAY!!! 💛🤍💜🖤 store.steampowered.com/app/4733520/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The quality of this game is the Trump Curse
neutral · AI labelView post →That game is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse by Evil Empire and Motion. It has nothing to do with the Netflix Castlevania series so there's no reason to use this image.
neutral · AI labelView post →Curse you game for giving me another redeemable blonde man anyway full thing up on tha patreon #art
neutral · AI labelView post →Konami announced Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. A new Castlevania game starring Trevor Belmont.
neutral · AI labelView post →i got so excited about the concept of a falling block game jam that i jumped the gun and accidentally made a pico-8 game this weekend called Curse Match where every level you pick your poison
neutral · AI labelView post →Someone brought it up in my stream last night and it really feels like any general dislike towards Belmonts Curse are astroturfed. The game is so uniformly excellent I find it kind of unbelievable.
positive · AI labelView post →Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse has a diving mini game that’s the first thing you can do before anything else in the game and my brain instantly locked in.
neutral · AI labelView post →Castlevania: Belmont's Curse previews are extremely positive. It's been so long since the last new 2D Castlevania game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Stream schedule! One last stream before heading out to MAGFest this weekend. We ended last year with a Castlevania game, and we're starting this year with a Castlevania game. Tonight, we begin Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. See you tonight!
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's my latest piece for @pcgamer.com! Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse is a brave, beautiful step forwards for the series; a game bold enough to be weird in its own unique ways - previous experience neither required nor helpful: www.pcgamer.com/games/visual...
neutral · AI labelView post →I’d love to play a game like Kirby Canvas Curse, but was meant to be played on, like, a Wacom monitor.
neutral · AI labelView post →Curse aside, it would have been amusing to cut to Trump sleeping through that game.
neutral · AI labelView post →For whatever reason my entire review got deleted when I went to post! Ugh! Long story short, this is a fun survival horror game that was unfairly maligned when released. Solid game play with an adventure feel like mixing Resident Evil 1-3, the Silent Hill series, Eternal Darkness and the Indiana Jones movies. Definitely give it a check. Pros: -Old school survival horror gameplay -Decent graphics with fun monsters to fight, excellent locations to explore and entertaining bosses…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i never thought we'd get a second Paranormasight. but the new one trades some outright horror for better mysteries, tighter story, and a gorgeous locale. The Mermaid's Curse is a fantastic adventure game. really enjoyed my time with it. gameinformer.com/review/paran...
neutral · AI labelView post →Coelacanth's Steam NextFest Report. I spent the past week dredging through the slop, trying to unearth interesting gems that are (as far as I can tell) free from generative AI. While it demanded a lot more effort and time than usual, I am happy to report that there are still promising, interesting and *human* indie games out there being made. --- # Standouts --- ## [Inkblood](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4114100/Inkblood/)…
neutral · AI labelView post →A Forgotten PlayStation Horror RPG Is Finally Getting an English Translation for Halloween. Halloween article time!!! I've written a little article about Ningyo no Rakuin, an obscure Japanese PS1 horror RPG from 2000 that's finally receiving an English fan translation under the title The Curse of Ogaeritō. Interestingly (to me, at least), the original Japanese name roughly translates to Brand of the Merfolk, although it's not really a game about mermaids. Instead, it's heavily inspired by…
neutral · AI labelView post →Konami has announced Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a brand new Castlevania game co-developed by the teams behind Dead Cells and The Rogue Prince of Persia. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/castlev...
neutral · AI labelView post →And what late-2000’s game with licensed music didn’t have My Curse
neutral · AI labelView post →This is another big week for new game releases! - Resident Evil 2/3/4 Remakes (Switch 2) - Castlevania Belmont's Curse - Tales of Eternia Remastered - Ratatan
neutral · AI labelView post →Played a brief bit of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse and I have a few thoughts: - I’m not a huge fan of the art style but I respect it - The backgrounds are phenomenal - All the characters so far are hot - Definitely feels like a game I can play here and there, very Steam Deck coded
neutral · AI labelView post →Belmont's Curse is out, and Flandre is excited! Are you getting the game? #touhou #castlevania #flandre #remilia #art
neutral · AI labelView post →Maybe they show up later in Belmont's Curse, but I think the tone of this game and the Netflix show are missing the weird, funny side of a lot of CV games. I don't think I'm going to be fighting any skeleton waiters or avoiding hot witches that fire lasers at me.
negative · AI labelView post →Resident Evil of late 19th century. Great gameplay and atmosphere. Totally recommend! 5/5
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun survival horror game from a company that mainly made just straight adventure games so it has plenty of story and puzzles
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Castlevenia "fans" saying Belmont's Curse is not a real CV game is crazy when the devs spend an obsessive amount of time figuring out an a actual purpose for every character in it. You get to finally see who is responsible for everything inside the Castle.
positive · AI labelView post →I really love what "Belmont's Curse" demo is doing with the music. The track for the Paris Streets hub area is like fifteen minutes long and explores nearly as many variations. I hope every single track in the full game is like that.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve finally reached Castlevania in Belmont’s Curse and this game truly loves the 3D entries. The callbacks are wonderful and Konami needs to get on that collection because I suspect new fans will be interested after this.
neutral · AI labelView post →A thing that sucks about living Right Now is that Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is a 10/10 game that I loved, but there are a couple of weird typos in some of the text that made me think "Wait is this because of Gen AI or just someone goofin' up."
neutral · AI labelView post →the energy i'm trying to bring to a Curse of Strahd game
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 100% with all the endings 🙂↕️ Fantastic game!! Think I might even drop a review soon 👀
neutral · AI labelView post →'Castlevania- Belmont's Curse' is a good metroidvania in the veins of Hollow Knight. As a Castlevania game, it is very dissapointing. If you want Castlevania play Bloodstained, there's 3 games with a 4th on the way. Shoutouts to Timespinner and Magnavale: Eternal Soul.
neutral · AI labelView post →I hate the new Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo because it isn't a video of a bunny rolling in the sand, and instead is some kind of platform game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Have no idea what Paranormasight is but that Mermaid's Curse game looked like my type of game
neutral · AI labelView post →thinking on Belmont's Curse and Dead Cells and how obviously Dead Cells loves the shit out of Castlevania yet the actual game i would think Dead Cells style would work best for would be... Super House of Dead Ninjas man i love super house of dead ninjas www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgb0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Castlevania mockup from a couple of years ago, imagining a third game in the “Sorrow” series! Re-sharing this to celebrate Belmont’s Curse release.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thought I'd be able to kill members of ISIS....but it turned out better than that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is the #1 best-selling Nintendo Switch game on Amazon right now: amzn.to/42CN0an #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →Trump Curse is now official, 0-0 game after over 105 min
neutral · AI labelView post →2D CASTLEVANIA GAME, LORDS OF SHADOW CURSE HAS BEEN DEFEATED
neutral · AI labelView post →This is not the ISIS you're looking for
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Curse of Resthaven is debuting a new extended demo today, and I got a chance to try it early. I would be lying if I said I wasn't counting down the days until I can play the full game. Its gothic atmosphere is thick; its eldritch mystery alluring. Here is my preview.
positive · AI labelView post →Portrait of Ruin was released as the 20th Anniversary game and now Belmont's Curse is out tomorrow as the 40th Anniversary which means PoR is 20 years old
neutral · AI labelView post →THE NEW CURSE OF RESTHAVEN DEMO IS LIVE! Just in time for Next Fest, you can now play the first full time loop and get a massive taste of what awaits you on the island. And YES, your save carries over when the full game launches October 29. Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...
neutral · AI labelView post →A fun but cheesy survival horror reminiscent of Eternal Darkness for GC, or Obscure. Graphics are a little rough and the controls suck... but the atmosphere is great, and that is what counts with these types of games. Regarding compatability issues, Im on windows 7 with and AMD card and a i5 processor and had no issues what so ever, other than an arm stretching glitch in one room, which was just silly to me. Nothing game breaking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →About 1/3 of the way through Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and this game is a BLAST
positive · AI labelView post →Steam 100% completion #33🏆 Castlevania Belmont's Curse: Amazing Metroidvania that excels at level design but lacks in mob variety. Really enjoyed this game and i wasn't expecting it to be this good at all. 8.7/10
positive · AI labelView post →Y'all wanna see if I can fit this whole game in my mouth? Live now w/ Castlevania: Bemont's Curse www.twitch.tv/noslamm
neutral · AI labelView post →Today In 1945: Chicago #Cubs ushers kick tavern owner Billy Sianis & his pet goat out of Wrigley Field before Game 4 of the #WorldSeries beginning the "Curse of the Billy Goat"! #MLB #History #Postseason
neutral · AI labelView post →I have never really enjoyed a Castlevania game, but I'm going to try with Belmont's Curse just becaue it looks so nice
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's some extra art for Control the Curse: The Queen's Gambit; The game me and @floofofchaos.bsky.social made! The Icon of Glut is now at her peak...
neutral · AI labelView post →Taking care of my roommate I've been playing Belmont's Curse and YO THIS GAME IS AWESOME Extremely rewarding to someone like me who played all the other Castlevanias--so many fun callbacks. Gorgeous graphics, excellent soundtrack, satisfying gameplay. 80% through and it's easily top 3 whole series
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