It was released for the PlayStation in 1996, and a Microsoft Windows port was developed by Semi Logic Entertainments and released jointly by Crystal Dynamics and Activision in 1997. In Blood Omen, the player follows Kain, a newly resurrected vampire. Silicon Knights designed Blood Omen as "a game...
Cast down from power by a mysterious warlord centuries ago, Kain reawakens in a world he barely recognises. His armies slain, his vampire brethren nearly extinct, Kain is one of the last of his kind. With an agenda of vengeance, Kain shall unleash a wicked wrath to uncover the plot that threatens the land he seeks to conquer. • Execute fierce attacks and brutal combos with battle-axes, swords and other heavy metal weaponry. • When weapon edges dull on bone and steel, turn to your Dark Gifts such as berserk and stealth to exact your lethal will. • In pursuit of power or just for the thrill of the kill, Kain’s lust for blood is inspiring. • Lead Kain through highly detailed environments of gothic nightmare; host to thieves, knights and demons of all sorts.