When did Melty Blood come out?

Melty Blood was released on 30 December 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

Melty Blood (2002) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Melty Blood

Tohno Shiki hears of a new series of murders in Misaki similar to the ones that took place in Tsukihime. Whilst searching for the murderer he meets Sion Eltnam Atlasia who initiates a fight with him…

30 December 2002

What Melty Blood is

Melty Blood is a fighting game developed by French Bread and released in 2002. It was published by TYPE-MOON. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tohno Shiki hears of a new series of murders in Misaki similar to the ones that took place in Tsukihime. Whilst searching for the murderer he meets Sion Eltnam Atlasia who initiates a fight with him, attempting to capture him. After the fight she reveals that her reason for attempting to capture him is to get in contact with the "True Ancestor" (referring to Arcueid) so that she may acquire information on the "cure for vampirism". Shiki then decides to help her with this task. The sequel to the visual novels Tsukihime and Kagetsu Tohya, Melty Blood is a combination visual novel/fighting game. The story moves through a series of fights. Depending on the outcome of each fight, the story will…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Tsukihime series

Melty Blood is the third of 16 entries we hold in the Tsukihime series. It arrived 2 years after Tsukihime Plus-Disc. The next entry was Tsukihime Typing Online in 2003.

See all 16 Tsukihime games in release order →