‘The Duskbloods' Is The Next Game From ‘Elden Ring' Developer FromSoftware And It's Exclusive To Nintendo Switch 2
Credit: FromSoftware
Nintendo gamers have largely missed out on FromSoftware's games. Now, not one but two of the Dark Souls developer's titles will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2.
During the new console's Nintendo Direct Wednesday, we learned that Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is headed to Nintendo Switch 2, which releases on June 5th of this year.
More exciting is the big reveal of The Duskbloods, a new Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive that looks, for all intents and purposes, like the spiritual successor to Bloodborne. The game has vampires, lots of moon references, and a style that hovers somewhere between Dark Souls and the popular (and sequelless) PlayStation exclusive. Only this time there appear to be dinosaurs - and jetpacks.
Here's the trailer:
As you can see, the Nintendo Switch 2 is clearly a step up from its predecessor but not up to par with the competition in the graphics department. The graphics here are a far cry from Elden Ring, looking more like games FromSoftware was putting out last generation. I'm not particularly concerned about that. The Japanese studio's strong point isn't graphics, however gorgeous Elden Ring was, but rather gameplay. And this looks to have that signature Souls flavor both in terms of combat and cryptic storytelling.
The Duskbloods
Credit: FromSoftware
It's described as a 'multiplayer game' in the trailer's description. Whether that means it's more like Elden Ring: Nightreign, or just multiplayer in the same way all of From's games are (summoning, invasions etc.) remains to be seen.
The game doesn't have a set release date yet, but it's coming out sometime in 2026. If this is more of a multiplayer-focused game than most of From's titles, that is a bit of a disappointment. Hopefully we get a proper Bloodborne 2 down the road. And a PC version.
Here's the trailer for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, which is pretty obviously a slightly downgraded (or, um, tarnished) version of the multiplatform title:
A bunch of other games are headed to the Nintendo Switch 2 including Mario Kart World at launch, the first new game in that series since 2014.
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