Vampyr

Vampyr is very much a hidden gem. If you are a gamer that enjoys story and heavy narrative games, this is the game for you. Heavily narrative driven where each character is wildly unique with their own stories and ties to the world, you are thrown into the mix where your every action can affect the world for good or bad. I personally toed the line in my play through and it was a very satisfying game where I had the temptation to bite and eat many of the citizens (some did get chomped!) as some of their dark secrets made me stop in my tracks so it was very much a game of morals and thought and even when I thought I did something right, the game was very very very quick to humble me, which is something I really appreciated! While the combat could sometimes be a little annoying as I am too impatient for my own good, once I slowed down and paid attention to the characters telegraphs it becomes significantly easier and quite simple.

I cannot recommend this game enough, the story was gripping, the NPCS gripping and genuinely it was fun trying to play the wolf in sheeps clothing.

I originally played Vampyr on PS 4. It was one of my favorite games and it still is. I love games where your choices affect the game play and the ending. Vampyr is one of the few vampire games that I enjoy. I highly recommend this game for anyone who loves vampires and also games where your choices affect the outcome.

good combat, good story, and an interminable quantity of hours walking trough closed streets trying to find the way to the next objective because you forgot to open a shortcut

Vampyr has some cool concepts, but just falls flat in almost every mechanic. Combat just seems like a DPS check for most enemies, with a half hearted dodge mechanic (that doesn't always seem to work) , as well as the handicap of crippling you for choosing the "moral" path of not turning people. It also has what seems to be on the surface, a very intricate social dynamics mechanic akin to what you would expect in a detective game, where you can learn things about the 30ish npcs that they throw at you in the first hour and use it to your advantage. However, these hints about the lives of other NPC's don't really seem to... do anything. You can learn secrets about them, confront them about those secrets... and then 9 times out of 10, that's it. it doesn't convince them to change their ways, seek help, etc. Also, since it throws so many named NPC's at you whose dialogue is seemingly 90% flavor right after the tutorial, I was skipping through every dialogue option within two hours of playing the game. Genuine information overload, and I cannot be expected to care about the backstory of all of these different characters when they're all literally introduced one after another. It has the bones of a cool game, but nothing feels fleshed out.

A história, os diálogos e os personagens são muito bons. Como mistura RPG de ação com investigação, e ainda traz uma temática de vampiros, caçadores e epidemia, o jogo acaba sendo bem diferente e único.

Well. Hm.

I love the characters, the world, the vibes. It's awesome and I have replayed the first part a few times on normal and hard mode. But then I hit a boss fight and that's it. I usually can just plow my way through my memorizing mechanics and getting good, but nope. Not this time.

At 52 hours, I give up trying to beat the story. It just ain't happening. For what I can play, it's the best vampire game I've played. I like it a sliver better than Bloodlines. But yup. I'm done trying to beat the guy with the instant kill. Even on easy, this game gets grueling.

Love ya, Vampyr, but nah.

Vampyr so far in my play through is a very fun and intriguing game. You can choose to play as a good or evil vampire and cure the sick and wounded. I love the exploration and clue hunting aspect of the game and that your actions do have consequences as I am finding out the hard way. I feel like I have only scratched the surface of the story so far but I can't wait to see where it goes. I would highly recommend this game!

Honestly, it's one of my favorite vampire games that I have played to date, and I have even finished it yet. I need to get on that, I'm on my second run because I accidentally sold a quest item I didn't want to sell. That's one of my only complaints for the game, quest items don't seem to be clearly marked as quest items when you're in a shop. On the other hand, I love the lore of the game, and I really like playing as Jonathan. And just getting to play as the vampire in general. Not sure how I feel about the romance in the game; as I think I would have preferred it to be optional, but I haven't gotten to that part yet. I'll probably edit my review after I experience it for myself. Looking forward to completing the game and grinding for experience and medicine components.

One of the more slept-on games of 2018. I enjoyed the story, characters, setting, really all of it. If this style of game is up your alley and you enjoy a little replay value, but not too much, check it out.

9/10

Very frustrating experience. Camera wonkyness and unfair level scaling killed it for me. I really like the character, his story, everyone's story, how everything is connected. But I just can't deal with the fact that quest givers can die if you don't save them in time. You're level 10 and between you and the quest giver is a level 20 werewolf, hitting you once and you're dead. And fail the quest and fail the entire quest chain. Can't reload either. That's a uninstall from me and a thumbs down.

Vampyr suffers from a lot of problems, but I cannot bring myself to not like this game.

The fights in this game are usually either going to be very easy, where you will be able to stunlock your enemies to their death even if they are 10 levels above you, or the fights are going to be drown out because of enemies which one-shot you, or poison, which is impossible to remove with consumables or abilities and it kills you better than any enemy ever could.
The main story is very captivating and interesting in the first half of the game, but it drags out in the lategame, giving you an exposition dump with every conversation, which gets old really fast, making you skip dialogue.

Even with those downsides and some bugs related to performance and stuttering - the game is saved by its atmosphere, world, characters and music.
The districts, their atmosphere and their inhabitants are all interesting. All of the characters are nuanced, and the "Hint" mechanic lets you examine those nuances from every angle. Depending on which characters you kill, or which choices you make in the story - the world reacts accordingly, and the characters always have something to say about your actions, ranging from simple comments to complete changes in their behaviour.
The music is fantastic. The same as in Plague Tale series, Olivier Deriviere delivers a very emotional and unique soundtrack, which serves good in both ambient and action sequences.

I wish that this game wasn't open-world and was created as a more streamlined and concise experience (akin to a visual novel), where the focus will fully be on the story, characters and their interactions, but even this version is worth checking out. It is always better to play a game which is unique and is rough around the edges, than to play something which is mundane and is made with utmost polish.

Vampyr was the first “real” game I played on Steam when I got my laptop during the pandemic. I came from consoles and hadn’t played anything in years, so this game brings back a lot of nostalgia from when I first got into PC gaming.
I truly enjoyed it, with its dark atmosphere and unique approach. Dontnod is such a versatile studio, they can make something as emotional as Life is Strange and then surprise you with a completely different experience like this one.
It absolutely deserves a sequel. Come on, Dontnod, make it happen!!!!!
And with how few good vampire games there are… what are you waiting for?!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQffJpzreoE

Another review for another old game. Lots of problems common to this type of game. Killed by the camera, too complex or cumbersome controls at times, enemies that regenerate, etc. Still a pretty good enjoyable game to play though..

Its just OK game
I would say that story is good as well vibe of the game
if u want to play normally with killing NPCs (which can block quests sometimes) u will be fine with LVL design too but
if u trying not to kill NPCs then LVL gap between u and enemies is so fucking huge I
love souls like games but that just bullshit LVL design and after 10h combat is getting really boring if u like one spell there's no reason to use anything else if u add to that huge LVL gap with absurd enemy DMG and HP bar it makes that game really boring the further you are in game

combat core = spamming dodge + spamming spell for DMG

I’ve completed Vampyr twice and maxed it out. Not because it’s a great game, but because I had a thirst for a vampire RPG. I’ve seen everything it has to offer, and sadly, it’s a wasted potential.

There’s a decent story at its core. The atmosphere is by far the game’s strongest feature. Gloomy night London filled with dread and a constant sense of supernatural disaster. But that’s pretty much all of it to like.

The combat is clunky and becomes repetitive fast. It’s simple, and once you figure out your preferred skills, there’s little reason to try anything else. The XP system is strange: you gain far more experience by killing NPCs, so if you want to do a “no-kill” run, you’ll be underpowered and punished for it. The most fun I had was during my “embrace all” run. It suited the game’s world better and made things much more rewarding.

Performance-wise, the game isn’t great either. It’s poorly optimized, with long loading screens, sometimes blurry textures (even on close-up characters and objects) and occasional stuttering. Some quests are still bugged, even years after release. And with no manual saves (single autosave) you can easily lock yourself out of content if something breaks or if you overlook the vague NPC hint system. It’s obvious the devs wanted us to replay the game, but forcing that through such restrictive design is just annoying.

The side quests are mostly okay, but it is a DONTNOD game, so many quests push “modern” political themes in a heavy-handed way. It’s not always a problem, but it gets tiring. It starts to feel like the writers were more interested in activism than telling strong, character-driven stories.

In the end, Vampyr is only worth picking up at a heavy discount, and only if you’re desperate for a vampire fix.

P.S. It’s been over 20 years since Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, and we still haven’t seen another vampire RPG that matches its writing level. *Sigh*
(Or level of unplayability at release...)

Story was interesting, combat was fun, but a bit repetitive. You could also gain enough xp from fighting that you could reach max level without ever feeding on a named character, which kind of defeated the purpose.

the game still holds up to this day. I managed to make it run really well on the steamdeck at 40fps stable. The light RPG mechanics and the "investigations" makes it very entertaining and even relaxing. The atmosphere and music are also great and help to immerse, so big shout out to that. If I could make one tiny complaints is that the dialogues sometimes feels unnatural and it feels as if the conversation options add "flavour" but without real impact... But overall a great experience.

До РПГ составляющей даже не дошел, технически игра оказалась очень неприятной
- низкополигональные трупы в кат-сценах, что не лечилось даже перезапуском компьютера, хотя игра на ssd m2
- инерция не только у тела персонажа, но и у камеры, отчего повороты камеры особенно на бегу даются с задержкой
- боевая система подобная souls-like фиксация одного противника как целевого, но именно в боёвке модель персонажа совершенно не держит фокус на выделенном противнике, от чего надо мышкой ещё вести камеру на врага, иначе персонаж просто в атаке просто разминается с противником и бьют воздух, опять же при атаке не дают во время анимации менять направление удара
- о тривиальности сюжета тяжело говорить, я с ним не знаком, может дальше было бы интересно, но главный герой за время обучения просто постоянно ныл навзрыд о том, как поплатиться кто-то кто превратил его и вынудил выпить его сестру, постоянное нытье просто раздражает до нельзя, но если кому-то такое нравится - не осуждаю
- и между делом, в игре нет прыжков, у них альтернатива какая-то есть с типа телепортацией, но это все ещё довольно странное решение

SO, YOU WANT TO BE A VAMPIRE HUH?:

It took me a long while to finish this game, but I'm finally here to say - it was ok. Nothing super outstanding, but good and decently enjoyable to playthrough despite some major flaws in gameplay. Most of those things are listed in other reviews you can find on this game, primarily the combat system, but also other areas such as traversal, and even quest design. One of the biggest gripes I had was generally stability, balancing, and some game breaking bugs. I had crashed often at certain points, and it was almost always after using the bed to progress to the next day. Some bugs I experienced when mesmerizing victims caused me to have to quit the game because some would still be alive after I bit them. Among the largest issue; I had originally started this game back in late 2020, yea, that's right - almost five years ago now. I literally had to stop playing because of the McCullum boss fight. Yes, I know what some of you are saying - it's quite easy yea? Well I would have to agree but it was only after I figured out how bad the balancing was and that my stats were simply too low at level 28 when I had first encountered this boss (naturally progressing through the game). It honestly struck me as terrible balancing, but the worst offender was that unless you played how the game intended (which I apparently did not) this boss fight is not possible to defeat. I came back years later and decided to boost my characters stats by embracing as many citizens as possible, finally reaching level 44 and taking on level 33 McCullum in about 10 seconds. The balancing is crazy wacked-out in this game. Enemies do not level with you, but by region or the time of encounter, so you are expected to figure out how to gain the XP and who to embrace for XP on your own, and when I say it is up to you, I mean you decide entirely. You just have to also be aware of all the consequences. No main quests will guide you through those systems, it's not that kind of game at all. There is no auto balancing or adjusting, you either play the intended way or suffer for playing like a jackass like I did initially. In any case, I would normally expect situations like this to be very hard, not impossible. But hey, I regained the patience and got through it in the end. The most noteable part of this game was definitely the music and sound design as well the as the environments + creatures, it really put you in the theme it was trying to convey (a plagued, war-torn early 1900s London infested with supernatural creatures + hunters) and did so exceptionally well.

THE STORY EXPERIENCE:

The story was pretty good actually, and it did keep me invested until the end, although some of the ending results seemed a bit forced. On my first playthrough, I had gotten the worst ending possible which honestly to me, was a bit odd and by the end of it I was left with a bit of a "what the fuck" moment. Apart from that, it was interesting and kept my intrigue as I played through the game. Jonathan was a fun character to play as, and the backstory was something that was rather pretty tragic, so it was easy for me to connect with and feel a sense of drive in however his character developed throughout the game, depending on what choices I made.

FINAL VERDICT:

All in all, if you like vampire games it's definitely worth a go. I will say there is certainly nothing quite like it that I have played and it scratched a certain itch for the vampire games "genre" if you want to even call it that, in which I haven't experienced before. Very unique game and pretty good overall. I would recommend to at least give it a try once, especially if you are into vampire and / or the whole supernatural-WW1 era London theme.

Game is kind of outdated by now (clunky controls, 60 fps cap that can be changed by fiddling with game files) but it is still enjoyable with its unique gameplay which gives you a choice how to progress with you character, which NPCs to kill and which stories to explore.

Fun game, Loved the combat mechanics and the story

Ah, Vampyr! A game that lures you in with its brooding atmosphere and gothic charm, only to sink its fangs into your patience with clunky combat and a storyline that meanders like a lost bat in the night.

Atmosphere and Setting: Set in the fog-laden streets of 1918 London, the game masterfully captures the despair and decay of a city ravaged by the Spanish flu. The environments are rich with detail, and the haunting soundtrack by Olivier Derivière perfectly complements the game’s somber tone. It’s a world that beckons you to explore its dark corners, even if the journey is fraught with frustration.  

Combat: Ah, the combat—a repetitive dance of dodge, strike, repeat. It’s as if the developers took inspiration from a metronome, ensuring every encounter feels the same. The enemy AI is as predictable as a sunrise, and the lack of variety in combat mechanics makes each fight feel like déjà vu. It’s a system that manages to be both overly simplistic and inexplicably frustrating. 

Story and Dialogue: The narrative follows Dr. Jonathan Reid, a man torn between his duties as a physician and his newfound thirst for blood. While the premise is intriguing, the execution leaves much to be desired. The story unfolds at a glacial pace, bogged down by endless dialogue that often feels more like filler than substance. It’s a tale that promises depth but delivers monotony. 

Endings: And then there are the endings—four variations that differ in tone but share a common thread of underwhelming conclusion. Each ending feels like a half-hearted attempt to wrap up the story, leaving players with more questions than answers. It’s a finale that makes other controversial game endings seem masterful by comparison. (Looking at you Mr. Shepherd and Electronic Arts/Bioware).

Final Verdict: 💀💀💀⬜⬜ (3 out of 5 Skulls) 

In conclusion, Vampyr offers a richly atmospheric experience that is unfortunately marred by repetitive combat and a lackluster narrative. It’s a game that had the potential to be a masterpiece but ultimately falls short of its ambitions.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must retreat to my lair to ponder how a game about vampires could suck the life out of me. NYEHHH!

Vampyr is a well-written, atmosphere-rich and full of well-rounded characters and difficult choices.
Getting to the best ending is worth another playthrough, and so is seeing how far the good doctor can really fall.
This game got a lot of flak for it's action RPG gameplay being:
1.Kind of seperate from the story and a bit silly in it's context (valid)
2. Being ...worse than Bloodborne (not fair at all).

If you're a fan of Bloodlines, this your Bloodlines 2, and if you know Vampire a little deeper -- this is what your VtM game should REALLY look like, with characters balancing monstrous powers and fragile mortal lives that they hold in their hands, at the same time kicking annoying sheriff's and other gloomy npc's asses.

Also, since Bloodborne will never come to PC, I am sorry but this is the closest to Bloodborne you will ever going to get. I played both and Vampyr's dash-and-slash gameplay is totally fine, and not THAT far off.

The atmo in this game is the best I have ever seen. The story and characters are just 10/10.

60% dialog 40% gameplay, but the gameplay is great when you get done talking to everyone for hints and the drama is spicy

dont buy it, it has amazing lore and its a sort of open world but restricted to London game and it has great music but the only main problem that made me quit this game, was how every single friggin road or street LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE 7 DASHES YOU GET LOCKED IN A COURTYARD AND FIGHT MONSTERS WHO ARE ALWAYS STRONGER THAN YOU SO IT TAKES AN HOUR TO TRAVEL TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRIGGIN MAP TO DO A SIDE QUEST SMH.

Okay look, they did absolutely everything great about this game, they cooked but the single problem is how u cant travel anywhere without having to fight your way everywhere you go and so it gets ridiciously repetitive and you dont get the option to stealthily sneak around, the enemies always some how detect you and you get locked in a courtyard every single time. Watch it on youtube so you see what I mean and decide if ur willing to put up with this. its the fact how u have to FIGHT EVERYWHERE TO GET ANYWHERE THAT MAKES THIS GAME ridiciously long to play.

I played this game outside of Steam for a while, then I bought it here and played it again. The game is very good, with solid mechanics, but at certain points in the story and gameplay, I found myself getting stuck. In my opinion, the map can sometimes be a bit confusing when trying to locate the objective you're pursuing. However, I plan to replay the game and see if I can improve my understanding of this issue.

An interesting story mired by mediocre and often frustrating combat. I would like to progress the story, but I don't honestly feel like navigating the world and dealing with the mobs over and over.

Vampire the Pet Detective. Vampire MD. Solving mysteries and curing the poor one night at a time. But the only mystery Dr. Reid can’t solve… is the mystery of his maker.

This game got a lot of hate online, which made me avoid it for a long time. Eventually, I gave it a shot, and while it’s not terrible, it’s definitely not great either. It’s just... okay. Some parts are genuinely enjoyable, and others are frustratingly bad.

First off, there’s way too much talking. Dialogue scenes drag on forever when all you want to do is actually play the game. But then, once you're in control, the gameplay is repetitive—though it can be challenging. I did a no “eat people” run, which tanked my XP progression and made the fights tougher, adding some spice to the grind. There were moments of fun, but just as often, it felt like I was doing chores. A lot of the game is story-heavy—tons of exposition, mystery-solving, side quests, and loooong conversations—and not all of it works.

One major gripe: there’s a point where the main character suddenly “loves” another character, and it comes completely out of nowhere. No buildup, no emotional foundation—it just happens. That random love plot becomes a huge deal later on, and it really soured the last acts of the game for me. When a game leans so hard into its story (I’d say about 75% of it is narrative), it really stings when that story is just meh.

As for the remaining 25%—the gameplay—it’s repetitive. There’s not much enemy variety or strategy involved. Even when I was under-leveled, basic enemies were no threat, and I was one-shotting bosses. The few bosses that did kill me were easy to figure out once I knew what mistake I made. Only one boss stood out as a real challenge, and that was mainly because it was a chaotic mob-fest with environmental hazards everywhere.

Bottom line: I did enjoy parts of the game, but I’d have a hard time recommending it to anyone I know. It’s somehow both worth playing and not worth playing at the same time. If you really like vampires and endless dialogue, maybe you’ll find something here. Otherwise, there are better games more deserving of your time and money.

If this all still sounds intriguing to you, and you’ve got nothing else to play, sure—maybe give it a shot. But for 90% of people? This one’s a hard pass.

Gameplay 8/10
I have seen numerous reviews saying the gameplay is awful, the fighting is horrible and the HUD is simply bad, and I can’t agree with any of those things. I loved it. The gameplay, the way it mattered to have a connection with your victims before “draining” them to have more experience points was brilliant, fun and gratifying. As for the fight, true, it was hard and confusing, but as soon as I deactivated the “auto lock” option (can’t remember the name), everything went from “f*ck this*” to “this is actually nice”! The fighting system, although much simpler, looked a lot like those Souls games, and I think it worked pretty well in this setting, mixing fighting and vampires powers against humans and creatures of the night. As for the HUD, yes, it is simple and yes, some things needed clarifying (like how to switch your melee/range weapons), but nothing a quick Google research can’t fix. All in all, I hade fun, every hours of it, and took my sweet time to kill, drain and explore this awesome game as much as I could.

Graphics 9/10
Damn… Yeah, this looks good. Like REALLY good. I particularly liked the changes your character have with the eyes, the stronger you become. How no one can notice you are a vampire just by looking at you is beyond me, but the graphics in this game are solid. Some minor glitches, but clean and beautiful for the most part.

Audio 9/10
The music, the voice acting, man, that is some serious work. Everyone sounds and feels authentic, different, and it really helps to put you in the mood of the game. I liked interviewing everyone, and the voice and progression of it is done so well, that I never got bored of doing it. Nicely done.

Story 5/10
This is where it’s gonna hurt… The game gives you the impression you can choose your path, but the choices you make looks minor, since the game will most likely makes you feel like a “good” vampire even if you really try your best not to be. Everyone will love you or hate you, right of the bat, and no matter what you do, their opinion won’t change. Or it will, as they say, but it won’t really matter… Disappointing. Jonathan Reed is a good vampire, and the story looks weird when you try to be an ahssole or a “bad” guy, it felt, off… This is supposed to be the strongest point of the game and it is in my opinion it’s weakest one…

Replayability 3/10
Well, like I said earlier, yes, you can change different paths, good or bad ones, but it won’t change the gameplay or the story very much in the end. Can you replay the game to have a new experience? Sure, but it won’t change that much from your previous gameplay. Do it again if you like the game, not if you want to experience something new…

Innovation 8/10
I like it. The fact you have to establish a connection with your victims before draining them is a nice touch, felt more “real”’ more authentic of what can it means to be a blood sucker. I also love the fact every district will react upon your path, good or bad, and will provoke some changes along the game. But like I said earlier, you will be punish for being evil, just so you know…

Overall 6/10
Solid game, way better in some aspect than I thought, way worst in others than I expected. All in all, I definitely recommend it if you’re a fan of the “vampire” settings. Play it for the gameplay and the immersion, but not for the story or how amazing tour choices are and the effects they will have.

The gameplay is alright even if combat is slow/sluggish and the hint system is infuriating at times (when PERMANENTLY locked out of one). Still, I can't recommend this in good conscious due to my experience described below:

Only uses autosaves in a game with multiple decisions that can lock you out of endings with the lack of a Ng+ this can cause extreme frustration as it did with me due to choices being locked because I didn't talk to one specific NPC, then crossing a point of no return with a lack of indication or warning of any sort, the frustration of which would have been circumvented if a simple manual save or load function was available.

SPOILERS AHEAD

I uninstalled it due to the Sean choice, I was locked out of the one option that wouldn't fuck the district by the time I realised, I quit and loaded back into the game, only to be locked in the sewers with the only exit leading to the confrontation, so yeah shitty design that.

Don't have the energy to start from level 1 again either. Wouldn't have minded if there was any form of Ng+ like the Surge 2, in fact, I would have been more exited to replay and get new endings if that were the case.

I might come back to this in a while or it might rot in my library, right now I do not care, due to an enjoyable experience being brought to an abrupt and frustrating end.

Epic game, I get lost in this world plagued by vampires and illness. I just wish that the open world was just a bit more.. open, but the maze like feeling really adds to the overall feeling of the game.

Story is interesting and makes you want to play the game further. The combat is idiotic with basic mobs being overpowered compared to you as a "ancient blood" vampire main character. You get stuck on everything in the map while mobs dont, mobs suddenly pull out combos that one shot, whoever designed the combat in this game needs to leave gaming forever. Every game ive played from the developer makes me want my money back

Love this game and would have loved to have seen a sequel but sadly it seems im one of the few.
did no one else enjoy this story as much? yes the combat is janky and the world small but it so rich that a sequel would have polished to perfection given the chance.

please make another one, petition=1 any takers?

I found this game more frustrating than fun. Vampyr has a good plot and some of the abilities are fun to use, however, the game has three main issues: the auto-save, the combat system, and known bugs that have not been resolved.

The auto-save is the primary issue of the game in my opinion. You can go into steam files and try to manually save, but even that can have issues. A whole run can be ruined if you run into a bug or make a mistake. I also found the combat system to be awkward to use. Whether auto-aim was on or off I found the targeting system a pain.

As it stands I won't recommend this game for its gameplay; just its story. I had hoped for as long as this game has been out that it would of been more polished.

I'm enjoying the story, it's not a bad game overall.

However, for a mostly story driven game, combat is very prevalent, and unfortunately, combat in this game is utter garbage. It's basic, it's repetitive, and it's boring.
This is IMO a MAJOR design flow.

I'm 13 hours in, I'm not sure I'm going to play more, solely because I'm so bored with the combat.

Current price is $40. Get it while it's on a big sale and give it a go. Do not buy full price.

It's a great game but does not have the scope of Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines but it does have a good story just self contained. The abilities are great I recommend getting shadow mist first then upgrade health and stamina for a few levels and go for barrier to prevent damage blood spear for enemies weak against blood damage and just upgrade shadow mist or blood spear and health and stamina and the healing ability and you should be good

I cannot believe I slept on this game for this long. Best vampire RPG in my opinion. The plot is plotting. The characters are so in-depth. Every choice matters and has consequences. My only complaints are that the fighting is buggy, and that there's not a sequel. At least give me some expansion of quests via DLC's! I'm hungry for more!

while i do understand the choice behind it, i really dislike not having save/load system.

i play games to relax. to take a break from real life which occasionally include regretting my decisions. it is not something i look for or appreciate in video games.

Was a good game, the attack can be a bit clunky but was still all in all good. Story was good, if you were looking for a game to sink your teeth into this may not be it then. I finished the main story in less than 40hrs and this was dragged out.

It's a good game. The story is more interesting than the gameplay.
Runs good on the Steam Deck.

Not for everyone. AWFUL leveling system, which can make it feel VERY difficult at times to progress to the next chapter or district. Definitely slow paced, so be mindful of that. 90% of the time, you're talking with citizens & 10% of the time, you’re dancing around with enemies in some form of combat. Also, your actions really do have consequences. Currently, I’m on chapter 4 & have almost no motivation to finish the story a second time.

10/10
The characters' premise fits my needs of perspective.
This might not mean anything, and I apologize if this isn't misleading.
I don't leave bad reviews, all efforts are a perfect score.

Although this game came out in 2018, it is still the closest we've had to a perfect vampire game. The concept of a doctor returning from the war and newly becoming a vampire during the plague is ingenious. Unfortunately, the game took a very combat-heavy lead that can sometimes take away from both the story and the overall theme. When treating someone for a headache knowing there's a giant lesion covered beast right around the corner, it makes you wonder if the game may have lost its sense of direction.

Overall- 8/10. It's a game that you force yourself to love because of the amazing overall theme, but prolonged exposure reveals all of it's sometimes game-breaking imperfections.

Combat- 9/10. I know many players have argued about it, but I enjoyed the combat styles quite a bit. I love how much control the player has to cater their character to their fighting style, which many players may not know how to navigate hence the complaints. However, dying because you got stuck on a random minuscule and nonsensical object while strafing during a fight is a frustrating occurrence.

Graphics- 10/10. Both the city and the NPC's are well visually designed.

Map- 2/10. Navigating the city is a horrendous experience. It can be so bad that it makes you contemplate uninstalling. Often times, you will be doubling back over locked door after locked door. I wished that once you sanitized an area, all external doors would automatically unlock.

Audio- 4/10. Soundtrack is fairly ambient, and audio glitches caused by combat or cut scene are common.

Story- 8/10. The story is well designed and fairly thorough. All of the voice actors also speak with realistic clarity and emotion. The investigative aspect of the game is very good, although eavesdropping is very glitchy and you may encounter a time where you have to let an NPC die because you were just simply not high enough of a level and/or skilled enough to save them.

I'm sure the dev's learned a lot and they'll get it way more polished next time.

Great game.
Great dialog
Challenging fights and interesting monsters
Good variety of goals and quests.
Satisfying ending.

I bought this game when during the spring sale. I saw it recommended on a youtube video for top games to buy during the sale.

I don't usually play single player games, mainly mmorpgs/shooters. So this was a very big change of pace, but very welcomed one. What enticed me was the vampire aspect of the game, i thought you would jump in and run around with vampire like abilities and suck people's blood all game whilst fighting vampire hunters. Although there are these elements in the game to a degree, Vampyr actually focuses heavily on the adventure/story aspect for the most part of the game (as i understand it so far and most likely will be the same for the rest of the playthrough)

I never would have thought that i would enjoy such heavy story driven game, but here i'am absolutely hooked on this game, i won't spoil anything here but the way they have set the scene in the early 1900s timeline in London, to the duality of the Vampire/Doctor sides of the main character, fighting between his evil side or being a good ''doctor''/investigator, whilst battling monsters/thugs on the side. I think this is a one of a kind type of game. I really enjoy it and will pursue other single player games like this moving forward, i hope this dev team makes more games.

So far i rate it 9/10 - Highly highly recommend it, i would buy it at full price also.

i like the story game and combat

What an amazing game. Good not great combat but the story makes up for it 10 fold. A must play.

very fun and the story is immersing

beautiful ambience, great voice over and storytelling.