List of World of Darkness video games

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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,[7] with Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines standing out, being described by video game publications as a cult classic[11] and a "flawed masterpiece".[15]

Video game adaptations of the series began in the 1990s with unreleased Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Mage: The Ascension games; the first World of Darkness video game to be released was Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption in 2000, which was followed by three Hunter: The Reckoning games in 2002–2003, and Bloodlines in 2004. During the next decade, another Werewolf project and the online game World of Darkness were started and canceled, but no further video games in the series were released until 2017's World of Darkness Preludes. Since then, several video games have been developed, based on Werewolf, Wraith: The Oblivion, Hunter, and Vampire, including Bloodlines 2.

  1. ^ Kim, Matt (May 14, 2019). "Another Vampire: The Masquerade RPG is Coming From the Developers of The Council". USgamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Williams, Ian G. (June 5, 2019). "World of Darkness - the inside story on the death of a game". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Hunter: The Reckoning for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  7. ^ See Metacritic: Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption,[3] Hunter: The Reckoning – Redeemer,[4] Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines,[5] and Hunter: The Reckoning.[6]
  8. ^ Van Allen, Eric (October 30, 2019). "A New Bloodlines Prequel Mod Makes You Play as a Puny Mortal". USgamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Valentine, Robin (May 8, 2019). ""Players should feel like a predator of the night" – A cult classic is reborn in Bloodlines 2". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  10. ^ Hall, Charlie (May 22, 2019). "The writers of Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 on reinvigorating a cult classic". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  11. ^ See USgamer,[8] GamesRadar+,[9] and Polygon.[10]
  12. ^ O'Connor, Alice (October 16, 2019). "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 delayed till later in 2020". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  13. ^ Dingman, Hayden (March 21, 2019). "15 years later, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is finally happening". PC World. International Data Group. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  14. ^ Westbrook, Logan (March 9, 2010). "The Last Masquerade". Escapist Magazine. Enthusiast Gaming. p. 1. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  15. ^ See Rock, Paper, Shotgun,[12] PC World,[13] and Escapist Magazine.[14]