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Dashiell Wood

Collapsing floorboards, vaulting over tables, and dodging arrows — Blood Message is a cinematic adventure that looks like it could have been developed by Naughty Dog

A Blood Message promotional screenshot.
  • Blood Message was a surprising highlight of the Summer Game Fest 2026 live show
  • It's a single-player, story-driven upcoming game set in Ancient China
  • With tense stealth, brutal combat, and hectic chase sequences it feels like a cinematic as Uncharted

If you tuned into the Summer Game Fest 2026 live show, then you might have spotted a seriously cinematic trailer for a game called Blood Message. Set in Ancient China (the late Tang Dynasty in 848AD to be precise), it's billed as a strictly single-player, story-driven adventure, and so far it really reminds me of Uncharted.

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