{"id":3209,"date":"2026-08-20T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.goranked.gg\/en\/news\/castlevania-grimoire-of-souls-closing-sept-3-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:06:59","slug":"castlevania-grimoire-of-souls-closing-sept-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/castlevania-grimoire-of-souls-closing-sept-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls to close Sept. 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Konami will terminate online service for Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls on September 3, 2026 (PDT), the company posted on the game&#8217;s official site and on X. The notice confirmed the shutdown date and thanked players but gave no reason for the decision.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grimoire of Souls launched exclusively on Apple Arcade in September 2021. The side-scrolling action title presented an original story in the Castlevania universe and a playable roster that included Alucard, Simon Belmont, Charlotte and Shanoa.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game featured character art by Ayami Kojima and music by long-time Castlevania composer Michiru Yamane. It offered about 60 levels, equipment customization and daily and weekly missions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Konami&#8217;s notice stated there are no plans to release an offline version. The company also did not outline refunds, account closures or compensation for in-game purchases.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the game relies on online services for progression and multiplayer, features such as multiplayer modes, server-hosted events and online missions will stop functioning after September 3, 2026. Progress tied to server accounts and items requiring online verification will not be accessible after the shutdown.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Konami&#8217;s public communications so far are limited to the shutdown notice and a message thanking the community &#8220;for their enthusiastic support throughout the years.&#8221; The developer has not posted further guidance on player inquiries.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grimoire of Souls was part of Konami&#8217;s push to adapt franchise titles for subscription and mobile platforms. With the scheduled closure, the title will be removed from Apple Arcade and cease online operations on the stated date.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konami will end service for Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls on September 3, 2026, ending its five-year run on Apple Arcade; no refunds or offline version have been announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest"],"newsroom_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls closing Sept 3, 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Konami will end Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls service on Sept 3, 2026 on Apple Arcade. 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