Unmatched gothic atmosphere and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Unbeatable atmosphere, roleplay and world.”
Steam review · 56.1 h played ↗
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Troika Games2007Horror · RPG · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A flawed cult-classic vampire RPG with superb writing, atmosphere and clan-driven replayability. It needs a fan patch to run and the back half is rushed and combat-heavy, so skip it if you want polish.
Great for
RPG fans who value writing, atmosphere and roleplay over polish and don't mind installing a fan patch
Main risk
Steam version won't launch without a fan patch, and the late game is buggy, combat-heavy filler
What players love
Sharp writing and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“No other game I've played comes close to the quality of the dialogue and characters.”
Steam review · 51.3 h played ↗
Clans make replays feel different
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The variety offered by the different clans and disciplines adds an incredible amount of replayability.”
Steam review · 51.3 h played ↗
Many ways to solve quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Multiple ways to handle challenges.”
Steam review · 37.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't run without unofficial patch
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The Steam version of this game is unplayable on its own and requires you to go third party to find the proper downloads”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Buggy even with the patch
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“NPCs will body block you”
Steam review · 32.9 h played ↗
Awful, clunky combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the combat is game breakingly”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Overpriced for a game needing fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I wouldn't recommend this for the price of £14.99, that's too much for the issues it comes with”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Second half collapses into combat dungeons
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the first 6 hours of this game are great”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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