In case you missed it, Nightmare Kart, the Bloodborne inspired kart racing video game, is now officially available. It was previously known as Bloodborne Kart, though Sony intervened late in development and forced a rebranding free of any ties to its IP. That rebranding doesn't seem to have hurt the project as it officially crossed 200,000 downloads on Thursday, according to its creator Lilith Walther.
And for the uninitiated, Nightmare Kart is a PlayStation 1 style kart racer in the vein of titles like Crash Team Racing and Toy Story Racer, complete with low res sprites and polygons. Speaking of CTR, a fan made mod added online racing and other features to the game. As for Nightmare Kart, the official synopsis is as follows:
You are a beast hunter, conscripted against your will to participate in a most peculiar local custom: a tournament where participants race atop mysterious vehicles comprised of copper and steam.
Race through blood-soaked gothic streets atop one of 12 unique vehicles as you seek answers behind the origin of this nightmare. Wield powerful weapons to reduce your opponents to scrap, slaughter beasts to raise your top speed, perform tricks and drifts to generate Æther to boost,...