The dark and gothic atmosphere is enhanced by great use of contrast. The moment player starts game, is already immersed into world of Bloodborne. Offers players a dark, gothic world that at Bloodborne game of the year is full of high contrast. Instead, is set in the fictional city of Yharnam, in middle of 19th century. Still, is not set in Victorian England like Souls series. A spiritual successor to Souls series with gameplay mechanics of same. It is developed by FromSoftware in Japan and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. A dark fantasy action RPG video game for the PlayStation 4. The protagonist character is guided by a special blood that invokes power of the hunter. It tells story of a hunter in the city of Yharnam who is tasked with defeating a series of beasts. It is a spiritual successor to Dark Souls series and shares some gameplay mechanics with it. Bloodborne video game is an action RPG game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.