Blood II: The Chosen has the same gothic horror theme as Blood, but is set in the near future so sci-fi weapons are added to the mix. Developed by Monolith Productions, it was released in October 1998 by GT Interactive and was the second game to utilize Monolith's new in-house LithTech engine, after Shogo - Mobile Armour Division in September. An expansion Blood II: The Nightmare Levels was released by Monolith in 1999, while a second entitled Blood II: Revelations by Tequila Software was cancelled that same year.