Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 (2025)

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Developer: The Chinese Room
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, RPG
Rating: 2.8 of 5, 12,735 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 21 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You navigate a neon-lit Seattle as a powerful but disoriented elder vampire, uncovering a century-old mystery through a detective's fragmented memories, with a weighty, conspiratorial feel.

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What players say

Players are deeply split: those who treat it as a linear action game in the Dishonored vein enjoy the story, voice acting, and atmosphere, while those expecting an RPG or a proper Bloodlines sequel find it shallow, full of fetch quests, and buggy with performance issues. The world feels empty and side content is widely dismissed as pointless.

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