50 Fun Facts About Bloodborne

Which studio developed Bloodborne?

Sony's Japan Studio approached the Dark Souls developer about a co-developed title for new hardware.

On which console was Bloodborne released as an exclusive?

Sony showed FromSoftware the new hardware first, and the team felt the detail they wanted needed it.

What is the name of the city in which Bloodborne is set?

It is a decaying Gothic city built around blood ministration.

What was Bloodborne's working title during development?

Screenshots leaked under that name weeks before the official reveal.

In what year was Bloodborne released?

It arrived on March 24 in North America after a delay from February.

Who directed Bloodborne?

He conceded it carried the DNA of Demon's Souls but insisted it was never Demon's Souls II.

Which novel partly inspired Bloodborne's Victorian Gothic setting?

Miyazaki paired Stoker's novel with the cosmic horror of H. P. Lovecraft.

Which author's Cthulhu Mythos shaped the game's eldritch themes?

The Great Ones, Insight and the later bosses all draw on his cosmic horror.

The architecture of which two countries inspired the game's city?

Think Transylvanian churches and Prague's Gothic spires.

What is the name of the hub area the player returns to?

It is overseen by Gehrman, an elderly hunter, and hides the Moon Presence.

What serves as checkpoints in the game world?

Each one warps the Hunter back to the Dream.

What is the game's main currency, dropped on death?

They are lost for good if you die again before reclaiming them.

Which secondary currency is gained by encountering bosses and changes the world?

Accumulating it alters some aspects of the game world.

What does the Rally system let the Hunter do?

It rewards the aggressive, close-range play the team wanted.

What are melee arms that transform between two forms called?

Firearms interrupt enemies to open up visceral attacks.

What replaced shields from the Souls games in Bloodborne?

Period-appropriate firearms were deliberately inaccurate to fit the setting.

What are the optional, partly procedurally generated areas called?

Root versions shuffle rooms, enemies and rewards each time.

What is the Hunter seeking when they first arrive in the city?

The word is never fully explained, which fuels years of lore debate.

Which institution discovered the Great Ones and the old blood before the game begins?

The Healing Church split from its research and spread blood ministration.

Which spider-like being's death reveals the blood moon?

The fight takes place on the lake beneath Byrgenwerth.

Who leads the School of Mensis?

He is fought in a cage-lined nightmare before Mergo's Wet Nurse.

Which boss is fought in the hidden village of Yahar'gul?

Its defeat opens the way into the Nightmare of Mensis.

Who is the Dream's true master, revealed if the Hunter refuses Gehrman?

Refusing binds you to the Dream as Gehrman's replacement.

What must the Hunter consume to unlock the secret third ending?

Doing so lets you kill the Moon Presence and be reborn as an infant Great One.

What is the title of Bloodborne's expansion?

It released on November 24, 2015, eight months after the base game.

Which of Gehrman's former pupils guards the clock tower in the DLC?

Her fight is widely considered one of FromSoftware's best.

Which Great One's corpse was found by Byrgenwerth scholars at the Fishing Hamlet?

Its Orphan is the expansion's final boss on the shore.

Which realm imprisons those consumed by bloodlust in the expansion?

Its curse ends when the spirit bound to Kos's corpse is released.

Development of Bloodborne ran parallel to which other game from the same studio?

Miyazaki directed the former while other staff handled the Souls sequel.

What frame rate did the developers target?

Fans spent a decade asking for a 60fps patch or remake.

How large was the orchestra that performed the soundtrack?

A 32-member choir joined them over two and a half years of recording.

At which event was Bloodborne officially announced?

Game Informer readers named it their most anticipated game of 2015.

Which in-game weapon was modelled as a letter opener in the Asian edition?

The European Nightmare Edition instead came with a quill and ink set.

What was the title of the promotional song recorded by the Hit House for the trailers?

It featured Ruby Friedman on vocals.

Sony Denmark promoted the game by encouraging what?

Donors on March 23, 2015 could win a copy of the game.

Which company published the official Bloodborne card game in 2016?

It was based on the Chalice Dungeons.

Who wrote the first four volumes of the Titan Comics tie-in series?

Cullen Bunn took over for a fifth volume in 2022.

Which studio pitched a Bloodborne remake after its God of War live-service game was cancelled?

They were told FromSoftware was not interested.

How many copies had Bloodborne sold by November 2025?

Sony said early sales exceeded expectations; it passed two million within six months.

Which game kept Bloodborne off the top of the UK chart at launch?

The gap was 22,500 units.

What was the most criticised technical issue at launch?

Post-release patches mitigated them.

Which magazine rated Bloodborne the fourth greatest game of all time in 2015?

A 2023 GQ poll of journalists put it fourth as well.

Which British Academy Games Award did Bloodborne win in 2016?

It was also nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards and the D.I.C.E. Awards.

Which Golden Joystick Award did Bloodborne win in 2015?

It also took PlayStation Game of the Year at the same ceremony.

Which YouTuber was announced in 2026 as producer of the animated Bloodborne film?

PlayStation Productions and Lyrical Animation were named as co-producers at the 2026 announcement.

What is Bloodborne PSX?

Lilith Walther built it in 13 months; Sony issued a takedown in 2025.

Which boss marks the end of the Bloodborne PSX demake?

It covers only the opening section of the original game.

How many downloads did Bloodborne PSX get on its first day on itch.io?

Commentators credited the lack of an official PC port.

What racing spin-off did the Bloodborne PSX team make?

It launched after Sony asked them to drop the Bloodborne branding.

Why did the team avoid raising the difficulty above the Souls games?

Instead they made combat faster and more aggressive.