Blood
Blood is a 1997 first-person shooter developed by Monolith Productions and published by GT Interactive on 3D Realms' Build engine. Players take on the role of Caleb, a gunslinger betrayed and killed by the cult of the dark god Tchernobog, who rises from the grave to hunt down his former masters and take his revenge.
The game reveled in a gruesome, horror-movie atmosphere, arming Caleb with weapons such as a sawed-off shotgun, a flare gun, sticks of dynamite, an aerosol-can flamethrower, and a life-leeching voodoo doll, while filling its levels with cultists, gargoyles, zombies, and countless references to horror films and literature. Sharp, atmospheric level design and Caleb's constant stream of quips, many quoting classic movies, made it one of the most beloved of the Build-engine shooters despite its notorious difficulty.
Blood remains available through digital storefronts, with modern source ports and a re-release keeping its horror-tinged action playable on contemporary systems.
Play it today
Modern alternatives to Blood, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
Dread Templar Indie
€ 19,99A fast, gory retro shooter of dual weapons and secrets, squarely in Blood's territory.
Dread Templar runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Nightdive Blood: Fresh Supply
€ 9,99An official source-port remaster with modern resolutions and multiplayer.
Nightdive Blood: Fresh Supply runs on PC, Mac, Linux. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Cultic Indie
€ 18,99A pixel-art boomer shooter drenched in cultist horror and slow-motion gunplay.
Cultic runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Blood II: The Chosen
€ 9,99The direct sequel with the expansion, patched to run on modern Windows.
Blood II: The Chosen runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck.
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