Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
Game
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Developer Troika Games
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a 2004 action role-playing video game developed by Troika Games and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows. Set in White Wolf Publishing's World of Darkness, the game is based on White Wolf's role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade and follows a human who is killed and revived as a fledgling vampire. The game depicts the fledgling's journey through early 21st-century… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
838 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
93
LovedLoved
266 positive · 21 negative
95% range 89–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 16 | 3 | 499 |
| Steam reviews | 266 | 21 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 13 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
11,045 of 11,657 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
92% recommend · 228 yes, 19 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 247 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (14,572 of 15,436 positive).
Players widely call it a masterpiece and one of the greatest RPGs ever, despite its flaws. [1][2][3][4] Many reviewers stress that the game is unplayable without the unofficial fan patch. [1][5][6][7] Some players note that the Steam version is broken and recommend buying on GOG instead. [7][8][9][10]
Liked
Representative posts
- [9]
This is not a review of the game itself (The game itself is fantastic) but of the condition it is in on this platform. The Steam version of this game is unplayable on its own and requires you to go third party to find the proper downloads to patch the game into a somewhat playable state.
- [5]
This game is clunky as hell, the animations are awkward, the combat is kinda horrible and there's a lot of it, and certain story sections overstay their welcome, and you need to download an unoffical patch for the game to work properly. But damn the worldbuilding is so intriguing, the rpg aspects (especially certain clans that completely change how the game is played) are so good, there's usually multiple ways to …
- [4]
VTMB is what happens if you take the original Deus Ex and replace the "conspiracy theories" with vampire lore. Unfortunately it suffered from a tumultuous dev cycle and was rushed out the door by their publisher, only to release on the exact same date as Half-Life 2. This is one of those rare older games dripping with soul that is frustratingly rough around the edges; you can see the dev's passion for the project, …
- [11]
Unbeatable atmosphere, roleplay and world. Unironically my favorite game, outta nowhere. I wasn't expecting it to have the impact it did on me and my tastes. It stands right next to Majora's Mask and World of Warcraft for the most influential things I've played. Use the unofficial patch from ModDB, easy install and it's essential for the steam version. Go in blind, don't look anything up. Let the game speak for …
- [15]
This game should be the golden standard for RPG games. Honestly, this game's graphics look crap, audio levels are unbalanced, controls are janky and you literally need an unofficial patch from a fan to even play the game. Yet it's the most fun I've had in years. This game was so good it has taught me to truly not judge a book by its cover. Long story short, I played as a Malkavian (considered clinically insane …
Summarised from 34 of the 362 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines talk about amazing worldbuilding and atmosphere; those who didn't talk about very janky and buggy even with patches. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines received a polarized, but ultimately positive response, with reviewers praising its writing and presentation and criticizing its technical problems. The aggregating review website Metacritic provides a score of 80 out of 100 (indicating "Generally Favorable" based on 61 reviews). The game has been called a flawed masterpiece by critics. The scale and variety of choice and effect was highlighted by reviewers as Bloodlines' greatest success, including the variety of clans, with specific dialogue options, and the specific reactions from other characters, each with their own clan loyalty and bias. GameSpy called it a nearly flawless classic role-playing…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 838 · most liked firstSorry 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 →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 →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 →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 -
positive · 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 →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 →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 →Vampire Survivors continues to pave the way for AAAAA game mechanics 🧛 unlocking doors and jumping - this is innovation ✨
neutral · AI labelView 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 →MORE VAMPIRE GAME! www.youtube.com/live/31Hc657...
neutral · AI labelView 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.
neutral · AI labelView 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 →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.
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Crawlers releasing on April 21st for $9.99 (PS5/Switch/Xbox Series/Steam/Game Pass) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaAE...
neutral · AI labelView post →A Game｛Nuryniìth｝☔️ #oc #videogames #vampire
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW VIDEO It’s almost 2 hours of Vampire Hunter D - the game, the books, the movies, vampire mythology, the history of Dracula’s son, the anime industry in the 80s and 90s. It’s all happening!🦇🦇 youtu.be/s4vgZ5lwMBc
neutral · AI labelView post →using the word "dracula" to replace "vampire" inflicts so much psychic damage and it never gets old, especially if you say things like "In Vampire: The Masquerade you get to play draculas, which is why they named the game after the most famous one"
neutral · AI labelView post →I reviewed Vampire Hunters! Took me a while to finally write this one, but here are my thoughts on a surprisingly clever Vampire Survivors-style game: www.thejimquisition.com/post/vampire...
neutral · AI labelView post →VAMPIRE: MASTER OF DARKNESS SIMS CO. 1993 GAME GEAR
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard is the next game from the makers of Vampire Survivors. The turn-based deck-building roguelike hits PS5 next year. First gameplay: play.st/43DmNbM
neutral · AI labelView post →made a new #pico8 game this weekend!! VAMPIRE vs POPE ARMY adamatomic.itch.io/vampire-vs-p... 👮♀️ pope army took all your stuff (BLOOD TALISMANS) ⛪️ Put you in vampire jail, rude 🩸 you have a Mighty Thirst......
neutral · AI labelView post →it only took us a small eternity and a lot of paperwork, but: all 48 Ode to Castlevania tracks are now included in the Vampire Survivors soundtrack on Steam (for a very long but technically limited time*), at no additional cost to existing owners. (1/2) 🧵 store.steampowered.com/app/2169090/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors type game where you play as Caesar fending off an endless horde of Senators
neutral · AI labelView post →Ah, I almost forgot a #RandomGameSaturday entry. This week, I reached into one of our PS2 game storage boxes and came away with Vampire Night! One of Namco's arcade light gun game conversions, and as with sister game Ninja Assault, a whole lot of goofy, cheesy fun.
neutral · AI labelView post →Unfortunately the greatest vampire game of all time was made in 2004. Unplayable without the unofficial patch. Much love <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire survivors is such an addictive and underrated game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Random game Saturday: Vampire Hunter D for PS1! Another survival horror game with tank controls and pre-rendered backgrounds that I’ve yet to play
neutral · AI labelView post →12-days of Game Pass Countdown to the New Year ✨🎮🖥️ Day 11 🎁Vampire Survivors 🔥🔥
neutral · AI labelView post →My friends always say "You can't just kill them. There will be someone to take their place." The obvious response is _kill them too_. Eventually, people will stop being so eager to take their place! Though as the comic says, there's always going to be assholes. Limiting how much power they have would be great. I am currently running a game of Vampire predicated on "what if you all just.. took out the ultra rich?". It has been satisfying.
neutral · AI labelView post →VAMPIRE QUEENS FIRST EARLY RELEASE GAME LIVE NOW ! www.twitch.tv/vampykinz
neutral · AI labelView post →The Vampire Survivor booth at Tokyo Indie Game Summit is fire 🧄
neutral · AI labelView post →They made a cool parkour/walking sim game under the name of this franchise, it's called Bloodlines 2. Hard Brian Mitsoda / Tim Cain diff btw.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best games I’ve ever played, and it’s not even nostalgia since it was my first time playing it. Crazy how a 2004 game is still better than most newer ones.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire rock band VENA! Commission for Bucharest By Night. You can check their game page on instagram #vampirethemasquerade #vampire #BRart #art
neutral · AI labelView post →The number of times I have clicked on an obviously AI thumbnail with way, way *too* much detail only to see a Vampire Survivor clone with programmer art so ugly it would be embarrassing for a jam game is just way, way too high.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is clunky as hell, the animations are awkward, the combat is kinda horrible and there's a lot of it, and certain story sections overstay their welcome, and you need to download an unoffical patch for the game to work properly. But damn the worldbuilding is so intriguing, the rpg aspects (especially certain clans that completely change how the game is played) are so good, there's usually multiple ways to complete missions, the sidequests are engaging, the dialogue is witty, this game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Masterpiece. A pity no true sequel will ever release thanks to corporate greed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Survivors is getting an official board game #VampireSurvivors #BoardGames #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →This is not a review of the game itself (The game itself is fantastic) but of the condition it is in on this platform. The Steam version of this game is unplayable on its own and requires you to go third party to find the proper downloads to patch the game into a somewhat playable state.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can you ever have too many bats in a video game? 💘Bundle Buddies 03: 🦇Shroom and Gloom and Vampire Crawlers Us first-person, rougelike, deckbuilder devs gotta stick together! Hugs and kisses to the dreamy @vampire.poncle.games for teaming up with us! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →VTMB is what happens if you take the original Deus Ex and replace the "conspiracy theories" with vampire lore. Unfortunately it suffered from a tumultuous dev cycle and was rushed out the door by their publisher, only to release on the exact same date as Half-Life 2. This is one of those rare older games dripping with soul that is frustratingly rough around the edges; you can see the dev's passion for the project, but you might not appreciate the actual gameplay if you didn't grow up during the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our Vampire Soulsvania Game Trailer just got more than 150 thousand views from Youtube recommendations in the last few days, just completely out of nowhere, anyone have any idea why? #gamedev #pixelart #metroidvania
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolute cinema. I am simultaneously overwhelmed with joy from playing this gem and sadness from the realization that such games are no longer made and are unlikely to ever be made again. Rest in peace, Troika Games. F u c k Activision. P.S. don't forget to install Unoffical Patch, it's a must. I had literally 0 issues while playing the game with it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still in total awe over the Castlevania DLC for Vampire Survivors. Four bucks for ALL THAT, one of the best endings to a game add-on ever, and 48 remixes. Value like that doesn’t come often.
neutral · AI labelView post →An absolutely amazing RPG game. The combat sucks and the game is glitchy but the storytelling is amazing. Completely unplayable without the unofficial patch. I recommend buying the game on GOG where the patch can be auto installed for you. This is absolutely a must play game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 Game, This game is a master piece, And Bloodlines 2 cannot come close to this master piece, Sad to see paradox destroy a good title. This game has some amazing features -Has Character creation -Has humanity system -Has Frenzy -Has bestial failures -Has skill checks -Has emergent gameplay -Has builds for any type of gameplay -Has stats -Has branching Dialogue -Has lethally draining while feeding -Has a inventory -Has melee weapons -Has Usable guns -Has Gangrel, Nosferatu, and Malkavian…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unbeatable atmosphere, roleplay and world. Unironically my favorite game, outta nowhere. I wasn't expecting it to have the impact it did on me and my tastes. It stands right next to Majora's Mask and World of Warcraft for the most influential things I've played. Use the unofficial patch from ModDB, easy install and it's essential for the steam version. Go in blind, don't look anything up. Let the game speak for itself.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Savior is the definitive Darkstalkers game but Vampire Hunter deserves more love imo, its a great game
neutral · AI labelView post →There's a timeline out there where this game got the time it needed to fully cook in the oven, and it turned out to be a masterpiece. Later going on to get funding for a sequel within a reasonable timeframe instead of 21 years later. Instead we live in the current timeline, where the game is still a gem but requires a fan patch to be playable, and even then it still has noticeable bugs. Very much worth your attention, it's a time capsule from 2004 and it's great for it. Installing the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game should be the golden standard for RPG games. Honestly, this game's graphics look crap, audio levels are unbalanced, controls are janky and you literally need an unofficial patch from a fan to even play the game. Yet it's the most fun I've had in years. This game was so good it has taught me to truly not judge a book by its cover. Long story short, I played as a Malkavian (considered clinically insane vampires) and felt like one because the npcs treated me like an insane mfer. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bloodlines is like vampire new vegas. The best vampire game and easily one of the greatest rpgs ive ever experienced.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Movie: Sinners Zombie Movie (game): The Walking Dead Game Haunting Movie (tv show): The Haunting of Hill House Creature Feature: Them! Found Footage: Rec Slasher: Tucker and Dale vs Evil Cosmic Horror: A Color Out of Space Psychological Horror: The Perfection Horror Comedy: The Babysitter
neutral · AI labelView post →With the unofficial patch, this game is finally playable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 with unofficial patch, borderline unplayable without it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll try to be objective here. Pros: - Thick urban horror atmosphere you won't find in any other RPG - Amazing quests (the only one I never liked is the graveyard zombie hunt) - Main locations have many quests that can be solved differently; sometimes the game feels like an immersive sim because it provides so many options - A bunch of iconic characters Cons: - Very janky, even with the latest unofficial patch (without which the game won't run at all), you can encounter some bugs,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is absolutely nuts, like an acid trip slathered in meth, a delirious dive off the edge, a kaleidoscopic extravaganza that must be experienced to be believed, a phantasmagoric descent into the void. I love women
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