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It was released on Steam on July 14, 2014. The game was released on GOG.com along with its two expansion packs on April 22, 2010, utilizing the DOSBox emulator to run on modern systems. A sequel titled Blood II: The Chosen was released on November 25, 1998. The Blood franchise was continued with two official expansion packs titled Plasma Pak (developed by Monolith) and Cryptic Passage (developed by Sunstorm Interactive). It later gained a cult following from reviewers and it is considered to be one of the best games on the Build engine. Blood includes large amounts of graphic violence, a large arsenal of weapons ranging from the standard to the bizarre, and numerous enemies and bosses.īlood received largely positive reviews from critics upon its release, with many praising its creative level designs, the humor (particularly its use of pop-culture references), atmosphere and its gameplay, though some criticism was aimed at the game's challenging difficulty.

It features a number of occult and horror themes. The game follows the story of Caleb, an undead early 20th century gunslinger seeking revenge against the dark god Tchernobog.

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