Summary
- FromSoftware announced a new game, The Duskbloods, exclusive for the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026.
- The game features a gothic feel, vampire themes, multiplayer, and iconic boss fights.
- Nintendo Switch 2 has a launch date of June 5, 2025, priced at $449.99, with improved specs and new games.
*UPDATE* FromSoftware has confirmed that The Duskbloods is a PvPvE-style experience centered around online multiplayer where up to 8 players compete to earn something known as the First Blood. The Duskbloods is directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki.
Original article follows:
During Nintendo's Switch 2 presentation, FromSoftware reveals a brand-new game called The Duskbloods as an exclusive game for the console. It was an exciting day for Nintendo fans as the company finally pulled the curtain back on the Switch 2, finally putting many of those rumors and leaks to bed and even announcing an exclusive new FromSoftware game called The Duskbloods.
As expected, Nintendo's Switch 2 presentation showed off the console in more detail, highlighting the new specifications including a bigger screen, improved audio, and showing off the "C" button and its party chat features. Games were also a big component of the reveal stream, including the official announcement of Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, two titles that are within the system's launch window. However, one of the more surprising game announcements came later in the stream from a surprising studio.
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After first confirming Elden Ring for the Switch 2, FromSoftware returned to showcase a brand-new game called The Duskbloods. Based on the announcement trailer, The Duskbloods certainly has that gothic feel one would expect from Bloodborne, with massive cathedrals, sprawling bridges, and a massive city to explore. Not only that, The Duskbloods seems to be themed around vampires, as in one shot, a character bites another and seemingly takes their essence.
FROM Software Announces The Duskbloods as a Switch 2 Exclusive
However, one of the most surprising pieces to the reveal came at the end, when it was confirmed that The Duskbloods is actually a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive game launching sometime in 2026. Details remain fairly scarce, though the game does seem to carry forward FromSoftware's iconic boss fights by teasing some encounters, including against what appears to be a man-eating dinosaur. Multiplayer also seemed to be teased, with one segment of the trailer showing another player loading in to the map.
Although the wait for The Duskbloods will be a bit longer than most FromSoftware fans would probably like, the actual Nintendo Switch 2 launch date is right around the corner. Nintendo confirmed that the Switch 2 console is launching on June 5, 2025 for $449.99.
- Released
- 2026
- Developer(s)
- FromSoftware
- Publisher(s)
- FromSoftware
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Number of Players
- 1-8 players
WHERE TO PLAY
Developed for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, The Duskbloods is a PvPvE title with online multiplayer at its core, where up to 8 players vie for supremacy among themselves and against challenging foes.
Play as the "Bloodsworn"; a group that has transcended human strength thanks to their special blood, and throw yourself into a violent fray for "First Blood" as the twilight of humanity approaches.
- Genre(s)
- Action
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch 2
