{"id":2041,"date":"2025-08-30T14:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/deep_ends_kickstarter_project_romancelvania_brings_the_love_to_switch"},"modified":"2025-08-30T14:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:45:41","slug":"deep-ends-kickstarter-project-romancelvania-brings-the-love-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/deep-ends-kickstarter-project-romancelvania-brings-the-love-to-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep End&#8217;s Kickstarter Project Romancelvania Brings The Love To Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"B4d1254c93ca6f95dec4eb751142432f Original\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4a98a15fb8ec2\/b4d1254c93ca6f95dec4eb751142432f-original.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/deep-ends-kickstarter-project-romancelvania-brings-the-love-to-switch.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"B4d1254c93ca6f95dec4eb751142432f Original\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Who needs <strong>Castlevania<\/strong> when you can play <strong>Romancelvania<\/strong> instead? This Kickstarter project developed by The Deep End Games &#8211; a team comprised of individuals who previously worked on titles like <strong>Bioshock<\/strong>, <strong>Saints Row<\/strong> and <strong>Perception<\/strong> &#8211; has been fully funded for all platforms including the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;thirsty&#8221; Metroidvania combines battles and romance into a single experience. Here&#8217;s the backstory along with some extra details about what to expect:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p>&#8220;You play as the legendary playboy vampire himself, Drac, as he battles and romances his way across Transylvania. After being reluctantly recruited by the Grim Reaper to star in a \u201creality dating show,\u201d he&#8217;s on a mission to find the world&#8217;s most eligible monsters, get them to move into his party mansion, and restore his former glory by killing everything in his path along the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Introducing the<\/strong> <strong>Thirsty Metroidvania<\/strong> &#8211; Romance your way across Transylvania, encounter absurd monsters, craft weapons, learn magic, and more.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Build<\/strong> <strong>your castle<\/strong> &#8211; Grow the party mansion as you convince more cast members to move in, and decide where monsters live to get stat and skill bonuses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Enjoy<\/strong> <strong>the Showmance<\/strong> &#8211; Take the cast members on outlandish dates, massage your sweetheart to unlock more conversation options, and spend time getting to know these supernatural hotties.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth pointing out you will also be able to play as a female Drac, and there&#8217;ll even be a Limited Run physical release. This is what the team had to say about reaching its Kickstarter goal of $200,000:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the update. We actually did it and it&#8217;s all thanks to YOU. Lots to talk about, plan, celebrate, and create, but for now, know that we will be thanking you all for a long time coming. Today you have made dreams come true!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\"><\/aside>\n<p>Romancelvania is currently targeting a &#8220;late&#8221; 2021 release. Does this look like your kind of game? <em>Tell us in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/deep_ends_kickstarter_project_romancelvania_brings_the_love_to_switch\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who needs Castlevania when you can play Romancelvania instead? This Kickstarter project developed by The Deep End Games &#8211; a team comprised of individuals who previously worked on titles like Bioshock, Saints Row and Perception &#8211; has been fully funded for all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. This &#8220;thirsty&#8221; Metroidvania combines battles and romance into a single experience. Here&#8217;s the backstory along with some extra details about what to expect: &#8220;You play as the legendary playboy vampire himself, Drac, as he battles and romances his way across Transylvania. 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