World of Darkness is a series of tabletop role-playing games by White Wolf Publishing, and the name of their shared setting.[1][2] Several of the tabletop games – primarily Vampire: The Masquerade – have been adapted into video games by different developers, covering genres including role-playing games, action games, and adventure games. Critical reception of the games has varied, ranging from average to positive,[3][4][5][6] with Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines standing out, being described by video game publications as a cult classic[7][8][9] and a "flawed masterpiece".[10][11][12]
Video game adaptations of the series began in the 1990s with unreleased Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Mage: The Ascension games; the first released video game in the series was Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption in 2000, which was followed by three Hunter: The Reckoning games in 2002–2003, and Bloodlines in 2004. No further World of Darkness video games were released in over a decade, during which another Werewolf project and the online game World of Darkness were started and canceled, until 2017's World of Darkness Preludes, which was based on Vampire and Mage. Since then, several video games have been developed, including three Werewolf games, two Wraith: The Oblivion games, a Hunter game, Bloodlines 2, and other Vampire games.
Vampire: The Masquerade
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Original release date:[13][14] June 7, 2000 | Release years by system:
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Original release dates:[17][18][19] | Release years by system: 2004 – Microsoft Windows[17] |
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Original release date:[22][23] December 11, 2019 | Release years by system:
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Original release date:[29][30] September 10, 2020 | Release years by system:
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Original release date:[31][32] September 24, 2020 | Release years by system:
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Original release date:[36] July 29, 2021 | Release years by system:
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Original release date:[37][38] October 28, 2021 | Release years by system:
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Original release date:[39] March 24, 2022 | Release years by system:
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby Original release date:[41] April 21, 2022 | Release years by system:
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Original release date:[43] April 27, 2022 | Release years by system: 2022 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5[44] |
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Original release date:[48][49] May 19, 2022 | Release years by system: 2022 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S[48][50] |
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Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice Proposed release date:[53] 2 November 2023 | Proposed system release: 2 November 2023 – Android (Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3), PlayStation 5 (PlayStation VR2)[53] |
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Proposed release date: Q3/Q4 2024[54] | Proposed system release: 2024 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S[55] |
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Hunter: The Reckoning
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Original release dates:[59][60] | Release years by system: 2002 – Xbox, GameCube[61][62] |
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Original release dates:[68][69] | Release years by system: 2003 – PlayStation 2[68] |
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Original release dates:[70][71] | Release years by system: 2003 – Xbox[70] |
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Hunter: The Reckoning – The Beast of Glenkildove Proposed release date:[73] 2023 | Proposed system release: |
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse
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Original release date:[74][75] October 13, 2020 | Release years by system: |
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Original release date:[82][83] February 4, 2021 | Release years by system: 2021 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S[82] |
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse – The Book of Hungry Names Proposed release date:[73] 2023 | Proposed system release: |
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Others
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Original release date:[85] February 15, 2017 | Release years by system: 2017 – Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft Windows[85][86] |
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Original release date:[87] October 29, 2020 | Release years by system: 2020 – Android, iOS, smart speakers[88][89] |
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Original release date:[91] April 22, 2021 | Release years by system: 2021 – Android (Oculus Quest 2), Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4[91] |
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Canceled games
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse Cancellation date:[93] 1997 | Proposed system release: PlayStation, Sega Saturn[93] |
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Mage: The Ascension Cancellation date:[96][97][98] 1999–2001 | Proposed system release: Personal computers[99] |
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse – The Heart of Gaia Cancellation date:[101] January 2000 | Proposed system release: Personal computers[102] |
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse Cancellation date:[105][106] 2004–2005 | Proposed system release: Unknown |
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Cancellation date:[107] April 14, 2014 | Proposed system release: Unknown |
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