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Games with combat like Bloodborne

Looking for the same combat feel as Bloodborne? Below is a starting lineup of games whose moment-to-moment fighting rhythm, weight, and tempo sit in the same lineage — and the interactive graph above is already tuned to that lens so you can keep tracing combat DNA from any node. (gothic action games with aggressive combat.)

Games with combat like Bloodborne

  • Bloodborne: The Old Hunters cover
    Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
    2015

    The Old Hunters is the first Expansion for Bloodborne. It features all-new locations, bosses, weapons, and armour. Set in a nightmare world where hunters from the past are trapped forever, explore brand new stages full of dangers, rewards and deadly beasts to overcome. You’ll fi

  • Pillars of Eternity cover
    Pillars of Eternity
    2015

    Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Recapture the deep sense of exploration, the joy of a pulsating adventure, and the thrill of leading your own band of companions across a new fantasy realm and into the dept

  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End cover
    Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
    2016

    Several years after his last adventure, retired fortune hunter, Nathan Drake, is forced back into the world of thieves. With the stakes much more personal, Drake embarks on a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure. His greates

  • Aura Kingdom cover
    Aura Kingdom
    2014

    Aura Kingdom takes place in an anime-styled vast world rendered with detailed graphics. The game consists of primarily open world with instances that can either be partaken as solo or in a party. Players can choose between a variety of classes, with ten classes released and an up

  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night cover
    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
    2019

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 19th century England. A paranormal force has summoned a demon-infested castle, revealing crystal shards infused with tremendous magical power. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist'

  • Dark Souls III cover
    Dark Souls III
    2016

    Dark Souls III is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released in March 2016, it is the fourth entry in the Souls series and the final instalment in the Dark Souls trilogy. Set in the decaying kingdom of Lothric, play

  • The Sinking City cover
    The Sinking City
    2019

    The Sinking City is a game of investigation genre taking place in a fictional open world inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The player incarnates a private investigator in 1920s, who finds himself in a city of New England, Oakmont Massachusetts. It's currently suffering fro

  • Borderlands 3 cover
    Borderlands 3
    2019

    The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters. Play solo or with friends to take on insane enemies, score loads of loot and save your home from the most ruthless

  • Code Vein cover
    Code Vein
    2019

    Code Vein is set in the not too distant future where a disaster has brought the world to ruin and vampire-like beings battle for dominance.

  • Children of Morta cover
    Children of Morta
    2019

    Children of Morta is a narrative driven hack and slash roguelike. Take on the role of a member of the Bergson family, the Guardians of Mount Morta, as you fight desperately against the Corruption. Experience not only what it means to be a hero, but to be part of a family that bea

  • Remnant: From the Ashes cover
    Remnant: From the Ashes
    2019

    The world is in ruins. Only a remnant of mankind remains, hunted to near extinction by horrors from another world. As one of the few survivors left, you will venture into portals to fantastic realms to gather the resources and firepower needed to fight back and retake what was lo

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About Bloodborne

An action RPG in which the player embodies a Hunter who, after being transfused with the mysterious blood local to the city of Yharnam, sets off into a "night of the Hunt", an extended night in which Hunters may phase in and out of dream and reality in order to thin the outbreak of abominable beasts that plague the land and, for the more resilient and insightful Hunters, uncover the answers to the Hunt's many mysteries.

FAQ

What games have combat similar to Bloodborne?
Games with combat similar to Bloodborne share its tempo, feedback, and the way moves chain together. The graph above starts you on the closest matches — pick any node to keep going.
Why does combat in Bloodborne feel distinctive?
Bloodborne's combat rests on a specific mix of input timing, animation commitment, and reward loop. The lens above surfaces games that hit the same nerve, regardless of genre or studio.

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