Out of all the potential earth-shattering game announcements we were hoping for from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, a new IP from FromSoftware – the team behind Dark Souls and Elden Ring – was not one of them.

The Duskbloods' setting will look awfully familiar to Bloodborne fans, as it takes place in a similarly spooky Gothic Victorian city. From the trailer, it looks like we'll be fighting in towering cathedrals, upon the rafters of a grand train station, and along grand streets that look suspiciously like Dark Souls' notorious city Anor Londo.

The Duskbloods may wear the same skin as Bloodborne, but FromSoftware have hinted that it could play more like Elden Ring: Nightreign.

A new Soulslike game, The Duskbloods was revealed during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and fans are trying to connect it to Bloodborne.

A new FromSoftware title for the Nintendo Switch 2, The Duskbloods has more than a few callbacks to a classic Soulslike of the past decade.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct finally arrived, and with it came a first look at what's to come on the new console from Nintendo – including unexpected games exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2, like FromSoftware 's strikingly Bloodborne-esque title, The Duskbloods.

Bringing a new game that looks suspiciously close to Bloodborne exclusively to the Switch 2 feels like a move certain to get hesitant players off the fence.

The closest we got to a new Legend of Zelda game for the Nintendo Switch 2 was the announcement of Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment. The game's story directly precedes Tears of the Kingdom and it seems that Princess Zelda herself is the main character here.

Well, where to start! As part of Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct, FromSoftware has unveiled a brand-new title. It's called