{"id":2102226,"date":"2026-08-20T09:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102226"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:16:31","slug":"the-duskbloods-gameplay-leaks-ahead-of-tomorrows-closed-beta-showing-tense-pvp-battles-with-guns-wolves-and-velociraptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102226","title":{"rendered":"The Duskbloods gameplay leaks ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s closed beta, showing tense PvP battles with guns, wolves, and velociraptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-duskbloods\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Duskbloods<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The Duskbloods gameplay leaks ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s closed beta, showing  tense PvP battles with guns, wolves, and velociraptors<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">From dawn till&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-The-Duskbloods-showing-a-male-character-bathed-in-moonlight.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from The Duskbloods showing a male character bathed in moonlight\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-The-Duskbloods-showing-a-male-character-bathed-in-moonlight.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>FromSoft<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-20T09:16:31+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 20, 2026, 9:16 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/duskbloods-gameplay-leak-gameplay-pvp-battle-wolves-velociraptors?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b574f1ea-a4d4-4017-8b34-ef0859405d07\" data-name=\"The Duskbloods\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Duskbloods\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Duskbloods\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Duskbloods\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Duskbloods\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Duskbloods\" title=\"Follow The Duskbloods\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Duskbloods<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A snippet of gameplay from The Duskbloods &#8211; FromSoftware&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> PvPvE action game &#8211; has leaked online ahead of an upcoming closed beta test.<\/p>\n<p>The Duskbloods leak was originally and accidentally posted online by 4Gamer, and was uploaded to Bilibili (a popular social media platform) before the original leak was hastily taken offline. The video showed the final climactic brawl between the three top-performing players at the climax of a Duskbloods match, where players duke it out for the top spot.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Duskbloods - Official Closed Network Test Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMrTr9cz53k?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dMrTr9cz53k\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Duskbloods &#8211; Official Closed Network Test Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a brief gameplay trailer for The Duskbloods from earlier this year.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dMrTr9cz53k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those wishing to avoid spoilers altogether, this is your warning not to read any further. We&#8217;d also recommend staying clear of social media for a while longer, at least until the closed beta goes live.<\/p>\n<p>As for what we see in the leaked video, the action seems <em>very fast.<\/em> Players dash around a lonesome rooftop, lit by bloody red moonlight, and you can seemingly double jump, do massive aerial attacks, summon computer-controlled allies including wolves and rotund fellas in a little wooden cart, and more.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There also appears to be a temporary player transformation which looks to work like the dragon (and bear) transformation skills in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a> and the Souls series. In The Duskbloods, this allows the player to turn themselves into a large velociraptor and dash for a powerful grab attack.<\/p>\n<p>Once the victory is decided, a cinematic plays, showing the player offering a grail to the moonlit sky. It&#8217;s an action-packed glimpse at what&#8217;s in store. The closed beta for The Duskbloods <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-duskbloods-closed-playtest-dates\">is set to go live tomorrow<\/a>, 21st August, and will detail a game that until now has remained largely a mystery.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A snippet of gameplay from The Duskbloods &#8211; FromSoftware&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> PvPvE action game &#8211; has leaked online ahead of an upcoming closed beta test.<\/p>\n<p>The Duskbloods leak was originally and accidentally posted online by 4Gamer, and was uploaded to Bilibili (a popular social media platform) before the original leak was hastily taken offline. The video showed the final climactic brawl between the three top-performing players at the climax of a Duskbloods match, where players duke it out for the top spot.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Duskbloods - Official Closed Network Test Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMrTr9cz53k?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dMrTr9cz53k\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Duskbloods &#8211; Official Closed Network Test Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a brief gameplay trailer for The Duskbloods from earlier this year.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dMrTr9cz53k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those wishing to avoid spoilers altogether, this is your warning not to read any further. We&#8217;d also recommend staying clear of social media for a while longer, at least until the closed beta goes live.<\/p>\n<p>As for what we see in the leaked video, the action seems <em>very fast.<\/em> Players dash around a lonesome rooftop, lit by bloody red moonlight, and you can seemingly double jump, do massive aerial attacks, summon computer-controlled allies including wolves and rotund fellas in a little wooden cart, and more.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There also appears to be a temporary player transformation which looks to work like the dragon (and bear) transformation skills in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a> and the Souls series. In The Duskbloods, this allows the player to turn themselves into a large velociraptor and dash for a powerful grab attack.<\/p>\n<p>Once the victory is decided, a cinematic plays, showing the player offering a grail to the moonlit sky. It&#8217;s an action-packed glimpse at what&#8217;s in store. The closed beta for The Duskbloods <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-duskbloods-closed-playtest-dates\">is set to go live tomorrow<\/a>, 21st August, and will detail a game that until now has remained largely a mystery.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Duskbloods The Duskbloods gameplay leaks ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s closed beta, showing tense PvP battles with guns, wolves, and velociraptors From dawn till&#8230; Image credit: FromSoft News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on Aug. 20, 2026, 9:16 a.m. 1 comment Follow The Duskbloods A snippet of gameplay from The Duskbloods &#8211; FromSoftware&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-2102226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2102226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102226\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2102226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2102226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2102226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}