Messhof Announces 'Blood Dungeon', a Roguelike Auto-Shooter for PC and PS5
The announcement marks Messhof's first roguelike auto-shooter, drawing on the studio's pedigree from the 'Nidhogg' series, and launches with a playable demo ahead of a late-summer release.
Key Facts
- Messhof announced 'Blood Dungeon' on June 6.
- The game is a 2D platformer auto-shooter with roguelike elements.
- It features 9 characters, 6 arenas, over 100 enemy types, over 100 quests, and over 100 weapons and upgrades.
- The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam and PS5 in late summer 2026, with an Xbox Series X|S version to follow.
- A demo is available now on Steam.
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Developer Messhof announced 'Blood Dungeon', a 2D platformer auto-shooter with roguelike elements, for release in late summer 2026 on PC and PS5, with Xbox Series X|S later. Players survive wave-based dungeons by parkouring, collecting blood, gold, and bones to upgrade and unlock elements. A demo is available on Steam.
Messhof, the California-based studio behind the 'Nidhogg' fighting games, revealed 'Blood Dungeon' on June 6. The game is a 2D platformer auto-shooter with roguelike progression. Players navigate monster-filled arenas using wall-grabbing parkour, while weapons fire automatically. Resources collected in each wave-based run-blood, gold, and bones-are spent on stat upgrades, treasure chests, and persistent unlocks between runs.
'Blood Dungeon' features 9 characters with unique traits, 6 arenas, over 100 enemy types, over 100 quests, and over 100 weapons and upgrades. Each arena includes a leaderboard for global competition. The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam and PS5 in late summer 2026, with an Xbox Series X|S version to follow. A demo is available now on Steam.
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