Vol. I · ObservatoryAfter the network test24 Aug 2026
DUSKBLOODS ARCHIVE
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A Bloodsworn leaping above a gothic city under a pale moon. Official still from Nintendo.

A record of confirmed details, not a storefront.

The Duskbloods: What We Know After the Network Test

Confirmed details, test findings, and the road to release—without rumor presented as fact.

Open the recapRead the match flow

Unofficial fan guide. Hero and stills from Nintendo of America. Sources linked on every page.

Now

Network test concluded

The five published US sessions ran August 21–23, 2026. The first session closed early after server issues. Official follow-up on later tests is still pending.

Checked
Aug 24, 2026
Source
Official Network Test page

Platform Nintendo Switch 2Developer FromSoftwareRelease 2026

Bloodsworn fighting in a square before a clock tower, with gunfire and a leaping fighter overhead.
Official still via Nintendo of America. The Duskbloods is an eight-player online battle.
A fogged station and tram street in the Lands of Dusk.
Official still via Nintendo of America. Lowanro City is the Network Test land.
A black winged familiar marked with glowing signs.
Official still via Nintendo of America. Kin compact with Bloodsworn in the test.

Contents of the first edition

What this archive holds

  1. INetwork Test recapSchedule, results, and what players can still do.
  2. IIHow a match worksHouse of Night to Final Phase, in order.
  3. IIIBloodsworn and abilitiesThe six Network Test characters, with official names.
  4. IVRelease date statusOfficially 2026. September 24 has been denied.
  5. VWeapons, upgrades, Powers of BloodConfirmed weapons and enhancement rules, no invented stats.
  6. VIKin: Ring, Blade, EyeEight test-build Kin and three summoning circles.
  7. VIIVirtue, Alliances, SigilsHow ranking, pacts, and marks change a match.
  8. VIIISwitch 2, online, and soloPlatform, membership, and what is still unknown.

Verified changes

The last three facts that moved

  1. Published US sessions ended after the fifth PDT window.
  2. First session closed early after game-server issues, according to reporting of FromSoftware's statement.
  3. Nintendo denied a September 24 release date.

How to read this desk

Four labels, used in public

Confirmed

Nintendo or FromSoftware published it.

Test-build only

True in the network test. Retail may change.

Player-reported

Seen in the field. Not an official bulletin.

Unconfirmed

Does not belong in a title or a summary.