5 Games like Bloodborne on Mobile that you should try

What brings it close to Bloodborne is punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is pixel art.

If Bloodborne worked for you because of punishing difficulty, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and a medieval setting.

It shares the essentials of what Bloodborne does: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. What it adds of its own: action RPG combat and offline play.

Genre puts it alongside Bloodborne, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: ranged combat and post-apocalyptic world.

On paper it is what Bloodborne is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a first-person view.