Bleach: Brave Souls
Bleach: Brave Souls is a free-to-play gacha mobile game developed and published by KLabGames. Set in the Bleach universe, it was released for Android and iOS in Japan in July 2015 and worldwide in January 2016. It was released for Microsoft Windows in August 2020 and for PlayStation 4 in March 2022. The game amassed 80 million downloads by August 2023. A version for Xbox One was released in June 2024. The game was also released for Nintendo Switch in July 2024.
Development
A Japanese version was published on July 23, 2015, and an English-language version the following year on January 14.Gameplay
The game is a real-time, beat 'em up action game with role-playing elements, featuring modes such as story and coop and PVP. The game is free-to-play with options to purchase in-game items to speed up one's progress.It features hundreds of collectible characters which can be leveled up and used in combat. Bleach series creator Tite Kubo has designed images for several unique character versions for the game, including ones related to the official spinoff sequel Can't Fear Your Own World, a story which was also serialized in the game. Since 2018, the game also includes characters and storylines from the final arc of the Bleach manga, "Thousand-Year Blood War", which received an anime adaptation in 2022. The game features music from the J-pop band Hello Sleepwalkers.