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Bloodborne

Bloodborne is a soulslike RPG made by FromSoftware. In this game, a strange disease has spread across the city of Yharnam, and the player must investigate while fighting off beasts.

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Bloodborne

Platform(s)
PS4
Released
March 24, 2015
Developer(s)
From Software
Publisher(s)
Sony
Genre(s)
Action , RPG
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Violence

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