Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
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Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
Developer The Chinese Room
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is a 2025 action role-playing video game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Paradox Interactive and White Wolf Publishing. A sequel to Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (2004), it is set in the World of Darkness and follows an original narrative focused on the Elder vampire Phyre, who awakens in early 21st-century Seattle during a historic snowstorm. As the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
889 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
38
Rotten
129 positive · 210 negative
95% range 33–43%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 32 | 7 | 478 |
| Steam reviews | 129 | 210 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 13 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
4,456 of 8,010 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Audience verdict: Overwhelmingly negative, with only 33% positive.
Players widely agree that Bloodlines 2 is not a true sequel to the original, lacking core RPG elements like inventory, stats, and meaningful choices. Many call it a decent action game in the World of Darkness setting, but a failure as a Bloodlines title. [2][8][9][11][14][15][16][20][22][23][24][25][27][29][30][34][35][36]
Some players enjoyed the power fantasy of playing an elder vampire and the parkour traversal, but many criticize the repetitive combat, poor story pacing, and technical issues like no manual saves or FOV slider. The game is often described as mediocre or average, with a few calling it fun despite its flaws. [1][3][4][5][6][7][10][12][17][18][19][21][26][28][31][32][33]
Praised Elder vampire power fantasy · Parkour and city traversal · Story engagement (some players)
Criticised Not a true Bloodlines sequel · Lack of RPG elements (no inventory, stats, choices) · Repetitive combat and enemies · Technical issues (no manual saves, FOV slider, motion blur) · Poor story pacing and ending
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 7, 2026. Method
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Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 sits at 38% positive across 339 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received weak approval, being recommended by only 26% of critics. Robert Purchese from Eurogamer said that "The Chinese Room has managed to make something from a box of inherited parts, but this action RPG feels hollow and functional, and is only redeemed by some stellar performances from the characters and cast." Game Informer's Charles Harte concluded that the game "is a let-down, but not irredeemable. Despite a sparse open world and a story that's inflexible until the later hours, there's fun…
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Reactions
60 of 889 · most liked firstBrian Mitsoda, HSL, and quite frankly all of us, deserved better than this... This is not Bloodlines 2, this is Vampire: Seattle preying upon the Bloodlines name, Hardsuit Labs, and Brian Mitsoda. There are no weapons except a lame telekenesis mechanic, there is no INVENTORY, no RPG, just a skill tree and the cheesiest most ridiculous chopped down gameplay loop of an Elder power fantasy that nobody asked to experience. The game you wish this was? It got quiet cancelled years ago by some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No weapons? NO STATS? NO INVENTORY? Are they mental "We removed everything you loved about the original, enjoy this sequel!" If it's not a true successor for the OG game, then they shouldn't have named it as such. But lets be honest, the only reason they're calling it as such is to get more sales. All i want is a vampire rpg with a vast open city and character creation so i can make a vampire unique to me. But apparently, that's just simply impossible. Well on the bright side, The Blood of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Much like you stole another vampire's power from the start this "Sequel" is Bloodlines in name only: Skill tree? Nah, it's a skill stick Inventory? Nope, just a few potions you can pick up Traits or talents? Also no.. No charisma checks or extra dialogue.. Hell you don't even get cool clan perks like a Brujah intimidate or something That's barely time in game since I am planning to refund this and to wait for a heavy discount before I even look at it again, I'd suggest the same for you:…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some people say that this game would be great if it didn't have the Bloodlines tagline. They are wrong. This game is a bad Bloodlines game, because it's not an RPG. This game is a bad WoD VtM game, because it feels like half the writers couldn't be bothered to learn the lore. This game is a bad immersive sim, because there is no variety in how you approach encounters. This game is a bad open world game, because the world is entirely devoid anything interesting happening. This game is a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was about to post a positive review for VTM Bloodlines 2. I wrote it while playing, listing every strengths and weaknesses of this game. But then I reached the end of the game and I was baffled, and this is an understatement. I was enjoying the game in the beginning, even if it is indeed not really "Bloodlines 2". Well it is not at all in fact. But it is still a solid game from the World of Darkness universe and I was happy with that. I really loved some of the characters, the gameplay was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No FOV slider, no way to disable the vomit-inducing motion blur. Recommend waiting to play until these basic game features get added.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I waited until I finished the whole game to write this review. I wanted it to be fair. But every minute made me more disappointed. By the end, it was way worse than I thought. I wish it never came out and just stayed the canceled game we waited years for. I'm saying this as a big fan of the first game with some tabletop experience. I know development was messy and studios changed. But my complaints are about the choices they made. I pre-ordered because I love VTMB. This game is total trash.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing this game for about 3 hours, I decided to refund it as I felt deeply misled. The game lacks the core mechanics of the original Bloodlines: no weapons, no inventory, no stats. You can only upgrade your vampire abilities. The development of this title was rough, full of delays, studio changes, and shifting visions. I can understand that the main concept might evolve over time, and I can accept details like the absence of third-person mode or the fact that the main character has a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry no stream today! More Elden Ring soon! Also FROMSOFT VAMPIRE GAME? THEY MADE IT JUST FOR ME?
neutral · AI labelView post →Someone HAS TO use this in their Vampire: The Masquerade game #vamily
neutral · AI labelView post →20 Years of waiting and in the end, arguing with a Stop Sign seems more enjoyable. I am so disappointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*Note:* 40 hours later: Even though I am a lot more positive about this game than some others, I will say this, it absolutely outstays its welcome. The latter part of the game just drags. For those familiar with the film industry technique 'padding,' that's basically the last quarter of Bloodlines 2 narrative. I still like it, but the story drags and it gets asinine, it really, really do. There are 6 Endings and in my opinion, they are all awful, short, and unsatisfying, considering what all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished a solo RPG, Thousand Year Vampire, and it’s my first I’ve ever tried. My character was a vampire in Trondheim, who moved to York and then New Orleans and NYC. I learned so many things, like the Harrying of the North, Staple City laws, early NYC music halls, and more. Good game :)
neutral · AI labelView post →90€ for a game that feels like some 2016 mid game? Vampire The Masquerade: Parody Somebody went full Malk. No character pick, few vampire classes (NO NOSFERATU!!). Stealth is meh and combat is meher. It's trying to be cringe funny. YOU CAN'T USE WEAPONS, THEY CAN BE ONLY ONE TIME USED WITH TELEKINESIS. 3/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Survivors is a game I’ve always wanted to play but scared it would ruin my life. Now I see they added Castlevania stuff 👀👀
neutral · AI labelView post →I have been waiting for Bloodlines 2 for ages and how I wish I would still be waiting ... Oh man, this is bad. I honestly don’t even know what to say. It’s not Bloodlines. It’s not a role-playing game. It’s not even a satisfying action game. There’s no deep or engaging story to explore, no characters to get attached to, no choices that matter (for real). This game is, in short, the very epitome of underwhelming. The scenery is nice, I’ll give it that, but it feels like nothing more than a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finaly beat the game and lemme tell you, it's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ torture. I am a certified vampire freak. I've seen all the vampire movies, i've read a ton of books, I played WOD tabletop rpgs and of course I've played a lot of bloodsucking videogames, long story short I've seen it all and I love me a vampire piece of media even though most of it is mediocre at best, but I'm cool with that, I just love everything vampire related. But this game, oh man, it made me question my choices. Let's get the good…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While replaying Vampire Bloodlines on twitch recently, I stumbled upon secrets that I hadn't known were in the game! Like this one! It's totally real! Happy Halloween! 🎃 - If you'd like to support me by donating, you can on patreon.com/dreamandnightmare or subscribestar.adult/dreamandnightmare -
neutral · AI labelView post →you'll never understand John Mateer's game. 9-D chess. Esperanto playcalling. Football zaza that will leave you reading Sanskrit in the LED flickers. Idi Amin playmaking. He sent his game tape to Criterion and they filed it under Classic Italian Vampire Erotica. He stole a car and it thanked him.
neutral · AI labelView post →Between that One Piece restaurant management game and the JJK Vampire Survivors game, I am glad anime IPs are expanding beyond just bog-standard arena fighters.
neutral · AI labelView post →They really, really, really should have saved bloodlines 2 as a title for something else, because this game isn't that. It's infinitely closer to zeno clash and dishonored's lovechilde, and i'm absolutely here for it. Dialogue really isn't there, you won't use guns, or melee weapons, you won't put points into attributes or anything. You do have active skills, some passives and a whole lot of reading and scrambling across rooftops to do. The real winner for me is the combat, as you'll be drop…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before I say anything, even though I recommend this game, do not get it unless it's on sale. This is a 30-40 USD game at best. If I could give this game a "mixed" review, I would, but Steam only allows me to give it a thumbs up or a thumbs down, and for all the problems I have with it, I don't think it's a game that nobody should play. This game confuses me. It really does. I've written and rewritten this review a few times because I do think that as a VTM 'experience' it does the job well,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I almost never write reviews, so this is rare for me. But I felt almost obligated to write SOMETHING. So here we go. -------------------- For context, I pre-ordered this game in 2018 (same era as the Cyberpunk preorder chaos) and stayed excited for years… until the endless delays and empty dev updates drained every bit of that hype. I never refunded, mostly because I kept hoping it would all be worth it. Call it delusion if you must. I’m a long-time Vampire: the Masquerade fan (grew up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first arc of the game is taking down someone who is killing thinbloods and anarchs. And on your way to stop them, you have no choice but to kill every anarch and thinblood in your way. Bad story told poorly with unfun mechanics. What's to love?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So very excited and honoured to share that I'm one of the writers for Vampire the Masquerade: Eternal Whispers!! Wishlist now 🩸❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/4102480/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just another "failure as a Bloodlines sequel, passable as a VtM game" review. While I appreciate that The Chinese Room actually managed to ship a finished product, for those who followed the development from the early stages with Hardsuit Labs, this reeks of being a salvage operation, a Frankenstein's monster. You can tell it was a contract job rather than a passion project, but to their credit, the team still put in a lot of effort, that's for sure. Visually, snowy Seattle is pretty and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not the AAA game the AAA price tag would have you believe. I'm quite tempted to put this one on the shelf and come back to it in 2027 when it's been abandoned and mods have fixed the poor game-play design choices.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into this knowing it was probably not going to knock my socks off, and that it wasn't going to the true sequel to my favorite game. Knowing that I still shilled out the full 70$ for the deluxe edition because I had thought "maybe it wont be so bad, and it will still pass as a decent VTM game." Holy crap I could not have been ready for the actual worst game I've spent that much money on. First off, Your clan actually does not matter. Like at all. Sure it changes some dialog here and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After almost 7 hours straight, here’s where I’m at. I went in expecting a full RPG because of the Vampire: The Masquerade/Bloodlines name. This one isn’t focused on being an RPG, and I get why that disappoints some people. There’s no traditional inventory and you can’t equip weapons. I’m fine with a predefined protagonist and with the game leaning toward a Dishonored-style immersive action experience with a modest open world, but not being able to equip even a basic weapon feels like a miss…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 expecting a deep RPG with meaningful choices and a world that reacts to you, especially because I really liked the original Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. That game had its flaws, but it had depth, strong roleplaying, and a world that felt alive in a way that stuck with me. Because of that, my expectations for this sequel were pretty high. What I got instead is something that feels small, bare, and underdeveloped. The one thing that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Judged on its own merits, rather than as a sequel, there are parts of the game that are quite good. Unfortunately, there are a lot of rough edges, too. Ultimately, it's the save system that's a dealbreaker. No manual saves, one single autosave, and saves at the end of major story missions (hours apart). I could put up with the game's other jank if I could use the save system to fix it. But I can't.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game launches but it does not get past the title screen. NGL my expectations were low but the game not running at all is just a different level of disappointment. UPDATE: The game can be played by going to the installation folder and running it as an administrator. A bit of a hassle IMHO for an expensive game. I love the Easter eggs from the OG VTMB but I do NOT want the non-playability too. Hope this gets patched soon. UPDATE (24 October 2025): The game can now be played through Steam client…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i was recently commissioned by the team of Self Care Vampire, an upcoming mobile game where the better you take care of yourself, the tastier you are for your vampire boyfriend. they've got a playtest coming up soon, and would invite you to meet elijah~ www.selfcarevampire.com
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll preface this with the obvious. This isn't a review bomb, but I do not believe a studio or company, especially not as large as those that were involved in developing this, should be able to skirt accountability. This project was DEEPLY mishandled from the start. So regardless of anything else said after this, this is going to inherently be a negative review, no matter what. Even if I absolutely adored this game, it would get a negative review because of how it was handled. Having said…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just not very fun at all. Flashes of promise ruined by I don't know what, corporate greed, indecision, a bunch of directionless managers and no clear idea of what the game was supposed to be. No compelling hook to the story at all. Character creation is a joke -- you're Phyre, an androgenous dude in dorky attire or a similarly androgenous chick in equally dopey clothes. No ability to change anything except hairstyle, eyebrows and eye color, so shallower than a puddle. You're stuck…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel compelled to leave a review for this game even though I rarely do that. First things first: you shouldn't buy this game full price. It's not worth it. Get it on a huge discount if you must have it. Second: It's a profoundly average game. 2.5-3 stars out of 5. There are worse and less fun games out there, and if you must spend about 40-60 hours (absurdly short for an RPG) somewhere, I guess here is fine. There are satisfying things about it and some interesting concepts, but most of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I pre-ordered this pile of hot ♥♥♥♥ in 2019... Finally playing it in 2025 feels like meeting your high school crush at a reunion, only to realize they aged like milk. It's an "OK" action rpg game, it's definitely NOT a sequel to VTMB. It's just mostly a huge space full of empty, soulless , heartbreakingly mediocre assets and half-assed mechanics. Disappointing doesn’t even begin to cover it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just gonna get this out of the way first. As a fan of the original game, this is not a true successor. It’s not an RPG and is basically a sequel in name alone. That said, I went in with an open mind knowing this, but still came away disappointed. The game has its moments, but overall never rises above mediocrity. The good? Where the game shines is in its story. I stayed engaged from start to finish. There were maybe one or two dull stretches, but overall I enjoyed unraveling the mysteries…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's enjoyable for what it is and is a decent vampire game in the World Of Darkness. I wouldn't call it a Bloodlines successor though as it is something different. It does a good job in making you feel like an elder vampire, and a powerful one at that. The environment looks incredible from the rooms to the streets. It feels good to scale buildlings and run crazy fast zooming across rooftops. Also little nuggets like people commenting how gorgeous I am (being a Toreador) adds cool roleplay…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A review from a fan of VTMB1 and a long-time VTM TTRPG player and Storyteller. TLDR: This game should've never been called Bloodlines 2. It is riddled with poor gamedesign choices and lackluster mechanics that barely work. The game fails to deliver a coherent and smooth experience, instead it frustrates and at times induces rage. The good: 1. Visual and art design is done nicely. The Seattle cityscape is atmospheric - devs have excelled at creating a believable, dark, gritty and overall…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing this game left me truly heartbroken. I loved the first game. I waited for years for a sequel, and all we get is this? There is nothing even resembling an RPG here. There is no character sheet, there is no inventory, there is no skill tree and there's no different characters - just one plain, terribly written, main char with every (very lame) skill at his disposal. The combat is very repetitive and not fun most of the times. There's also the fact that you're supposed to be an elder…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not a Vampire: The Masquerade game. As such, it is falsely advertised. The game uses clan names and the political structure as a plot device but choosing any one clan is meaningless since the player can learn every ability in the game. Because the player can learn every ability in the game it ignores the lore and roleplaying aspect from each clan, especially Assamite and Tremere policies about sharing blood and clan knowledge. The game ignores the blood bond system. The player…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Survivors continues to pave the way for AAAAA game mechanics 🧛 unlocking doors and jumping - this is innovation ✨
neutral · AI labelView post →Dreadful. The removal of all the RPG aspects from what should be a classic and long awaited RPG is an utter betrayal of the fans. A lazy knock-off of a game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a tabletop veteran who treats the original Bloodlines as an annual pilgrimage, I wanted this to be a masterpiece. I held my pre-order through every delay and developer swap, hoping for a miracle. This is way far from it. The Good: To give credit where it's due, what we got isn't a disaster—it’s just not Bloodlines. The Chinese Room nailed the "Final Nights" aesthetic. The atmosphere is thick, the power VFX are slick, and the writing for Fabien—specifically his bizarre, clever interactions…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Imagine an "RPG" game that does not allow for manual saving and is clunky as all hell. Now imagine attempting to go back to a previous "autosave" to try something out. And now imagine your most recent save getting overwritten immediately upon loading the previous one, making you lose hours of progress. This game cannot have been made by someone even remotely familiar with computer games, that's for sure.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you Paradox for bringing back VtMB only to spit on its face and bury it deeper underground.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Survivors is coming to a tabletop near you 🦇 That's right we're getting a board game, because playing Vampire Survivors on several digital platforms isn't enough! Kickstarter coming in Autumn 2025 🍂
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire: The Masquerade was released at Origins Game Fair 35 years ago today!
neutral · AI labelView post →It's one of those game you wished there was a middle ground instead of postive/negative. It's a meh game. Is it a good sequel to VtM:B? Hell no. But which game could be? Is it a good game in itself? Yes... No? Yes? It's complicated. As excepted from a game with such chaotic development it's a bit all over the place it's part a "detective story" part an action game. Is there an RPG in it? Kinda? Not really, in the sense the dialog does seem to change depending your approach so you can "play a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a fun game thats massively overhated, is it perfect? not by a long shot but its also not trash. I played through the first vtmb about 10-15 times, every clan with mods and without and people seem to forget that in the first one combat was ass, and your choices didnt matter too much as well. no matter what you choose during the game the end was chosen in the last taxi drive. Always pissed of the prince and the camarilla teamed up with the anarchs? choose the camarilla now and get their…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MORE VAMPIRE GAME! www.youtube.com/live/31Hc657...
neutral · AI labelView post →The real murder mystery is what happened to this game. I highly recommend people watch a video or 10 about this thing's cursed development cycles (yes, plural, as this is a Frankenstein's Monster of two completely different games). The saddest part about this experience was that you can see the bits and pieces of Hardsuit's original game. There is evidence of a decent Vampire the Masquerade game, written by people who very passionately understood the world, and wanted to make a fun modern RPG…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Tactics will be revealed in a couple of days. We got the steampage ready, the reveal trailer done and I am really excited to show you what @kosowski.bsky.social & started to create in the last ~2 years of spare time. Certainly there is some of my best art in this game & lots of care.
positive · AI labelView post →I’m judging this game as a sequel — since that’s clearly how it perceives itself, especially with a title like Bloodlines 2. Now, if I were reviewing it as a standalone spinoff with a completely different name, I’d probably give it a thumbs up and a 6/10 rating — slightly above average. But as a direct sequel to the first game? It’s complete and utter ass. I don’t usually like being overly negative, especially about things I’m passionate about — like video games. But this game is just so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New avatar 🖤 Bats, my tremere from our current Vampire the Masquerade game. It has been a while since I posted my fang babies here. We have been playing a lot of werewolf! #vampirethemasquerade #vampire #tremere #wod
neutral · AI labelView post →🦇 Vampire Survivors: The Grimoire 🦇 that's right our game is getting an OFFICIAL LORE BOOK from @titanbooks.bsky.social! (wait, what?) our lore is about to get even deeper & more intense 🧛
neutral · AI labelView post →A massive disappointment and so much wasted potential. They should have kept Mitsoda. Its really frustrating when you look at alpha footage and find that the game used to have a lot more depth (inventory, actual weapon use...) and then they removed pretty much everything that would make this a RPG in favor of making it a bland action game. The only relation this game has to VtM is its name.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m not mad, just disappointed. First off, this game is not an RPG. It’s a glorified, though occasionally atmospheric walking sim spiced up with a reasonably adequate combat system; a woefully linear action-adventure that pushes you along from point A to point B while occasionally letting you fight groups of enemies in a way that feels mildly reminiscent of Dishonored. That’s it. That’s the game. What’s worse, it’s not even good at being an action-adventure – even if I turn my brain off and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Darkstalkers are still Not Dead. The old games are still there and always had thriving communities to keep them alive. It's never been a better time to play them. We really don't need a new game. Hop on Vampire Savior. Hop on Vampire Hunter.
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