13 Games like Bloodborne on Nintendo Switch that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Bloodborne does: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is action RPG combat and strong narrative focus.

The resemblance to Bloodborne is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

If Bloodborne worked for you because of punishing difficulty, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings action RPG combat and strong narrative focus.

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 exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.

The genre is the same as Bloodborne’s, and with it 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 game mode: post-apocalyptic world and 2D presentation.

If Bloodborne worked for you because of punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is an anime aesthetic and pixel art.

Same family as Bloodborne: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and 2D presentation.

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 game mode: strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.

On paper it is what Bloodborne is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

Shelved next to Bloodborne for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is strong narrative focus and magic-based combat.

Shelved next to Bloodborne for good reason: 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 game mode: cozy, relaxing feel and magic-based combat.

If Bloodborne worked for you because of punishing difficulty, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: competitive edge and PvP competition.