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Blood

PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS • 1997

Should you play it?

You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await! Crush loathsome evil of the mighty Tchernobog! Or condemn yourself to eternal damnation in this leviathan of unhallowed gaming action! Visit a dark near-future world populated by hundreds of bloodthirsty enemies. You'll engage in a nightmarish battle against the minions of an ancient god bent on wiping humanity from the face of the earth. With cultists, gargoyles, zombies, hellhounds, and an unholy host of other terrors, Blood immerses you in a world of horror unlike any you've experienced before.

What works

  • Creative and thematic weapon arsenal
  • Atmospheric and detailed level design
  • Challenging and skill-based combat
  • Dark gothic horror tone with macabre humor
  • Includes expansions and fan content with modern enhancements

Things to keep in mind

  • Punishing difficulty may frustrate some players
  • Multiplayer population is small and unstable
  • Some level design can feel maze-like and tedious
  • Lack of modern quality-of-life features in original
  • Pricing and upgrade strategy criticized by some users

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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Blood: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 02/09/2026