Bloodborne

Platforms

Initial release March 24, 2015

Developers

FromSoftware

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG

Publishers

Sony Computer Entertainment

Spotted a mistake? Tell us!

Bloodborne Spotlight

Yharnam town Thymesia review: A bargain bin Bloodborne, for better and for worse

There’s something special about Thymesia, but don’t expect greatness.

Sherif Saed

2 years ago

1
More To Come "I think we’ll be able to show you a new FromSoftware" - Elden Ring director Miyazaki on the multiple projects across different genres the studio's currently working on

But there's some bad news about Elden Ring 2...

Oisin Kuhnke

2 weeks ago

1
TOP OF THE DROPS The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

Connor Makar

3 weeks ago
The Eyes Have It I played Bloodborne on PS5 Pro, and all I’m left with are these lousy questions

A slight ‘image quality boost’ is not enough, I need more. I need more frames, more resolution, more texture. Grant me eyes.

Dom Peppiatt

1 month ago

8

Bloodborne Feed

Elden Ring screenshot showing three players stood in a row in a colosseum, one of them pointing a flag pole towards other players.

News

More To Come | "I think we’ll be able to show you a new FromSoftware" - Elden Ring director Miyazaki on the multiple projects across different genres the studio's currently working on

But there's some bad news about Elden Ring 2...

Dec. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

1 comment

A hunter from Bloodborne is fighting a giant beast, with text on screen reading "it's about persistence."

News

Choices Were Made | PlayStation has put out a little 30th anniversary video that ends on a clip of Bloodborne with the word "persistence" so you should definitely keeping asking for that remaster

Being a touch cheeky there, PlayStation.

Dec. 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

5 comments

PlayStation Plus header (best PS Plus Games)

Guide

TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

Dec. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

The Tarnished sizing up to a boss in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

News

The Lands Buytween? | Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa

The megacorp behind PlayStation is looking to "add to its entertainment portfolio", according to Reuters.

Nov. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

2 comments

Article

The Eyes Have It | I played Bloodborne on PS5 Pro, and all I’m left with are these lousy questions

A slight ‘image quality boost’ is not enough, I need more. I need more frames, more resolution, more texture. Grant me eyes.

Nov. 13, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

8 comments

The player hunter in Bloodborne crouched with a torch, a werewolf-like creature stalking them nearby in Bloodborne.

News

Full Moon | One of Twitch's biggest streamers has given his home a FromSoftare makeover, all in service of encouraging Sony to make a Bloodborne remaster

"Hey, can you please do something."

Aug. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

An Elden Ring character wearing a Bloodborne themed outfit.

News

Red Stuff-cruitment | Still yearning for Bloodborne on PC? You're obviously out of luck for now, but you can help build a huge Elden Ring mod inspired by it

Look, it might be the best you ever get, even if Miyazaki's pretty much on your side on this.

July 12, 2024 Mark Warren

A hunter from Bloodborne stood on a Victorian-esque street at night, a full moon shining down on them.

News

Close Enough | Bloodborne on PC gets a step closer, but not from PlayStation

It's something!

July 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

2 comments

A still from a Bloodborne themed Elden Ring mod showing the player character pushing open a large set of wooden doors wearing a gothic looking outfit.

News

Seek The Pale Blood | We're never getting a Bloodborne sequel, but this Elden Ring mod looks like the next best thing

The hunt is on.

June 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The protagonist from Bloodborne approaching some spooky buildings.

News

Blood Answer | Elden Ring's Miyazaki says he's not opposed to that Bloodborne PC port everyone and their mum wants

"I'd love more players to be able to enjoy it."

June 14, 2024 Mark Warren

2 comments

Some kind of slightly humanoid monster from Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, it's wearing half a gold mask, several horns coming out of its head, arms coming out of its back holding ringed blades.

News

THE HORRORS | Elden Ring's latest monstrous reveal has me hoping Shadow of the Erdtree will be the Bloodborne 2 we never got

Close enough!

May 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

1 comment

Bloodborne pocket watch x bloodborne gameplay screenshot custom image

News

CHECK THE TIME | If you still dream about Bloodborne 2, maybe this expensive Bloodborne pocket watch will sate your hunger - it won't

A bit pricey mind, but I mean if you're buying a pocket watch you're either wealthy or already doomed to poverty.

May 9, 2024 Connor Makar

The main Hunter character from Bloodborne stands, back to the viewer, facing a blurred image of Vernmouth from Dragon's Dogma 2.

Article

A DOGMATIC APPROACH | I haven't clicked with Dragon's Dogma 2 yet - but thanks to Bloodborne, I know it's only a matter of time

This Arisen will need to take a bit more time to learn the lay of the land.

April 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

1 comment

News

A WAIT ETERNAL | Despite talk that might point to Bloodborne remake for PS6, there's still no actual news, sorry

He and the team loves that you all are so passionate, but it seems you'll have to stay passionate for the foreseeable future.

Feb. 21, 2024 Connor Makar

Bloodborne Kart header image, showing hunter on bike.

News

BORN AGAIN | Sony pumps the breaks on Bloodborne Kart, but that doesn't mean it's outright cancelled

Say hello to... well, it doesn't have a name just yet.

Jan. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Article

WHAT A RUSH | 10 years on from the PS4, I'm lamenting the PlayStation that could have been

Should-a, would-a, could-a.

Nov. 15, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

5 comments

Article

VROOM THE SPIDER | “There’s a lot of nostalgia there” – How Bloodborne Kart’s devs have laser-targeted PS1 lovers

Originally a meme, this soon-to-be open source kart racer looks like the next best bet.

Nov. 13, 2023 Connor Makar

News

SMOOTHBORNE | Behold! Bloodborne running at 1080p 60fps on a PS5

Every time we see Bloodborne running at 60fps through unofficial means while Sony has yet to bring it to PC or PS5, two kittens die.

June 28, 2023 Sherif Saed

2 comments

News

BLOODBORE DROUGHT | Bloodborne-like game releases on the Bloodborne-less PC, modders immediately try to turn it into Bloodborne

The longer Bloodborne goes without a PC port, the more games with hints of Bloodborne will be turned into Bloodborne by modders.

June 16, 2023 Sherif Saed

1 comment

Article

FIRST PARTY’S OVER | RIP PS5 PlayStation Plus Collection, which introduced me to one of my favourite games

The Last Guardian, Bloodborne, God of War, Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted 4, Infamous: Second Son, Days Gone – the PS+ Collection really was the best of Sony’s exclusive library.

May 9, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

News

WELL DESERVED | Hidetaka Miyazaki named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2023

The father of the soulslike genre makes the list.

April 13, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

News

A FEAST FOR CROWS | What are you playing this weekend?

The holidays are over. Time to get back to the business of video games.

Jan. 7, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

4 comments

Article

WHO THE F IS CHALICE | Enter the CUMMMFPK Dungeon: The joy of coming to Bloodborne late

It’s taken me seven years, but I’m finally wrist-deep in BloodBorne’s guts – and perhaps coming to FromSoft’s pièce de résistance late is the best way to play it.

Jan. 3, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

2 comments

News

MASOCHISTIC, MUCH? | Absolute chad beats every Souls game back to back, without taking a single hit

This run hasn’t been seen before, so it’s quite the feat.

Nov. 16, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

1 comment

News

MERCY IN THE MADNESS | Sony makes the mistake of forgetting Bloodborne fans are overly sensitive to literally anything

My heart goes out to them. It really does.

Oct. 21, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

3 comments

Review

Yharnam town | Thymesia review: A bargain bin Bloodborne, for better and for worse

There’s something special about Thymesia, but don’t expect greatness.

Aug. 16, 2022 Sherif Saed

1 comment

News

This Land's Finished | This Elden Ring mod understands that a hunter must hunt with Bloodborne-style gun parries

Plus, a mod for some new Torrent skins, and another that reimagines some weapons.

Aug. 8, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

News

Malcolm as you are | Bloodborne a focus in creepy Easter-egg-laden PS Plus Premium ad from Sony

Mr Malcolm comes home to a house filled with PlayStation goodies – but one stands out.

June 23, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

A screenshot from the Bloodborne 2 Unreal Engine 5 fan trailer

News

Need more eyes | Watch this Unreal Engine 5 video and tell us you're not desperate for Bloodborne 2

Lots of gothic goodness in a gorgeous form. Sign us up!

June 22, 2022 Connor Makar

1 comment

News

good hunter | Replace Elden Ring's dodge with Sekiro and Bloodborne's quickstep using this mod

Inject a little bit of Bloodborne and Sekiro into your Elden Ring to spice up combat.

June 21, 2022 Sherif Saed

Article

Volcano Yharnam | How the spirit of Bloodborne lives on in Elden Ring

It may not be Bloodborne 2, but one secret location in The Lands Between comes close.

May 23, 2022 Alan Wen

2 comments

News

PS+ Has Games | PlayStation PS Plus Premium ‘classics’ offering starts to take shape

Current line-up isn't great, but Sony suggests it's not the final launch selection.

May 16, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

3 comments

Final Fantasy 16's main character stands in front of a citadel

News

Final Fantasyborne | Final Fantasy 16 devs previously worked on an asymmetrical co-op game that was "basically Bloodborne"

Producer Naoki Yoshida was attached to the project before needing to fix Final Fantasy 14.

May 8, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

Article

HIPPITY HOPPITY | What are you playing this weekend?

Here comes Peter Cottontail... and food, and chocolate, and plenty of games.

April 15, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

7 comments

Article

dear diary | The Catch-Up: What Team VG247 played in the holidays

As you all know, the holidays are for sitting in your pyjamas and doing a whole lot of nothing. Which also means video games. Here's what we got up to during the break.

Jan. 5, 2022 Alex Donaldson

7 comments

Bloodborne first-person mod shows you Yharnam from a whole new perspective

News

Article

1 of 14

Caption

Attribution