As one of Capcom’s most representative IPs, the classic horror survival game “The Castle of Evil” series has always achieved outstanding results in sales and reviews in recent years, with a new game released every few years. It is a key new work, and the “Castle of Evil 4 Remastered” and the DLC “Separate Ways” launched this year are certainly no exception. But just after the story of Ethan Winters drew a concluding ending in “Evil Castle 8 Village” launched in 2021, many players are quite curious about the next direction of the entire series. In this regard, A tipster named Dusk Golem also recently came forward to reveal inside information about the next game in the series.
According to reports on the Insider Gaming website, the whistleblower recently hinted again on the Discord channel that Capcom is indeed developing a new game in the “Castle of Evil” series. However, since there is currently no way to know the subtitle of the game, we can only It is tentatively called “Evil Castle 9”. Not only that, Dusk Golem also said that this new game has the most expensive development cost in the entire series so far, and the scale of the game itself will also be the largest in the series.
On the other hand, Dusk Golem also reiterated some details that he had already revealed before. For example, this sequel is currently expected to be launched in 2025, and unless the team develops as fast as “Castle of Evil 4” “Remastered Edition” will be completed faster than they originally expected, otherwise it would be impossible to complete it in 2024. Not only that, the tipster also emphasized that “Castle of Evil 9” has the longest development time in the series, and the development plans related to this sequel can actually be traced back to 2018.
In addition, the tipster also emphasized that the story of “Evil Castle 9” will be intertwined with multiple plot lines of the entire series, and will ultimately bring a “staged ending”, which will also provide opportunities for future generations. New directions pave the way. Prior to this, Dusk Golem also hinted that “Castle of Evil 9” will be the last main game in the series to use numbers in the title.
After the unsatisfactory evaluation of “Castle 6”, the Capcom team led the entire series back to the original horror survival style with “Castle 7” launched in 2017. It not only introduced players to a The never-before-seen new character “Ethan Winters” also changes the perspective of the game to a more immersive first-person perspective, thus opening up another new story line. In the years since then, except for 2018 and 2022, players can see the launch of a new game in the “Castle of Evil” series every year, including “Castle of Evil 8” and three games. Completely remastered version.
Therefore, although players may have to wait until 2025 for the opportunity to see the launch of “Castle of Evil 9”, there may be another remastered game next year to fill the gap in the series that year. According to the latest rumors, Capcom is suspected of launching a new heavyweight game in April 2024, but many sources point out that it is likely to be the next main game in the “Monster Hunter” series.
It is worth noting that Capcom has recently confirmed that they are currently conducting a next-generation renovation of the “RE Engine” used in many games in recent years, and named it the REX engine. Although the team has not revealed which new games they plan to use this new engine, considering the timing and development schedule, “Castle of Evil 9” may be one of the games that uses this new engine, but the details are still unclear. It is yet to be officially announced in person.