FromSoftware has barely spoken about The Duskbloods for months, but Kadokawa’s latest financial materials suggest there is no reason to panic. The new PvPvE action game from the creators of Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring is still listed as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, and it remains scheduled for release in 2026. There is still no exact date, but the project has not vanished into the fog. It is simply being kept under FromSoftware’s usual heavy lock and key.

FromSoftware has been working in near-total silence for months. The studio behind Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, and other acclaimed titles surprised many players in 2025 by announcing The Duskbloods. This is not another traditional soulslike, but a multiplayer PvPvE action game set in a new dark fantasy world and directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki himself. That alone was enough to make players both curious and nervous. FromSoftware is stepping into different territory, and it is doing so exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2.

Since the announcement, however, there has been very little concrete information. The Duskbloods was revealed during the April 2025 Nintendo Direct, followed by an interview a few days later, and then little else. There have been no long gameplay breakdowns, no detailed system explanations, and no steady drip of lore fragments. With some publishers, that kind of silence would be worrying. With FromSoftware, it is not automatically a red flag. The studio has long been able to keep interest alive while showing very little. The important point now is that Kadokawa has reaffirmed that the plan has not changed.

What Do We Know About The Duskbloods?

Kadokawa has published its financial results for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. The documents only mention The Duskbloods briefly, but they confirm exactly what fans wanted to hear: the game is still a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, and it is still planned for 2026. There is no specific release date yet, but the project has not officially slipped out of the year. If a new Nintendo Direct happens soon, it would make sense for FromSoftware to bring the game back there, either with a more substantial trailer or finally with a firm launch date.

• The Duskbloods – an online PvPvE action game built around multiplayer, with up to eight players.
• Nintendo Switch 2 – the game is still planned exclusively for this platform.
• Elden Ring: Nightreign – according to Kadokawa, it is enjoying strong sales, while its DLC has reached extremely high adoption rates.
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree – its 2024 success created a high comparison point for FromSoftware’s gaming business.

Based on what has been shown so far, The Duskbloods will allow up to eight players to fight each other and the threats around them. Players become members of the Twilight Bloodlines, vampiric beings who gained superhuman abilities through their special blood. Within that setup, a widespread battle for First Blood begins. That is a clear departure from what many players might automatically expect from a new Miyazaki project, even if the dark fantasy atmosphere, strange beings, and obscure mythological framing still feel very much like FromSoftware territory.

Kadokawa’s financial report also shows that not every number in the background is shining. The conglomerate reported sales of 29.781 billion yen and profit of 7.541 billion yen for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, representing year-on-year decreases of 11.4% and 20.9%, respectively. These figures refer to Kadokawa as a whole, not only FromSoftware, but the gaming division also saw a slight decline in revenue and profit. That is partly understandable, because Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree set a very high benchmark in 2024.

The overall picture is not negative, though. Kadokawa says Elden Ring: Nightreign is enjoying strong sales, and its DLC has achieved extremely high adoption rates. That means FromSoftware remains a major commercial force, even while The Duskbloods stays mostly hidden. The bigger question is whether the studio can translate its atmosphere and careful combat design into a PvPvE format, especially while working with the unusual constraint and opportunity of Nintendo Switch 2 exclusivity.

Fans therefore still have to wait, but at least they are not waiting for a missing project. The Duskbloods is officially alive, still planned for 2026, and still confirmed as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive by Kadokawa. The silence may be frustrating, especially for a game that combines a new world, Miyazaki’s direction, and an unusually multiplayer-focused structure for FromSoftware. For now, however, there is no sign that the plan has fallen apart. The studio simply does not seem ready to show more than it absolutely has to.

Source: 3DJuegos