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I played 4 hours of The Blood of Dawnwalker and my opinion has totally flipped — Witcher 3 fans won’t want to skip this new RPG

I wasn't sold on upcoming vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, but after playing 4 hours at a preview event, I'm itching for more.

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I played The Blood of Dawnwalker for 4 hours, and this vampire RPG already exceeds its Witcher 3 comparisons

Big Preview | Rebel Wolves' debut RPG promises to change the way we engage with open-world games

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'We said it's expensive as hell, but we thought it's worth it, because it's unique and different' — The Blood of Dawnwalker director says the RPG's day and night system with its human and vampire gameplay loops is 'almost two different games'

Rebel Wolves knew The Blood of Dawnwalker's day and night system was going to be challenging, but wanted to deliver a "unique" experience for players.

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The Blood of Dawnwalker director says without previous experience from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077 'it wouldn't be possible to create a game like this'

The Blood of Dawnwalker might not exist if not for the experienced developers at Rebel Wolves who worked on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077.

TechRadar

After 4 hours, The Blood of Dawnwalker feels like a true Witcher 3 successor

The Blood of Dawnwalker's opening four hours show some impressive ambitions for the debut RPG from Rebel Wolves — and I've been left excited to play more.

TechRadar

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is releasing 21 days earlier than expected, possibly cramping The Blood of Dawnwalker's style

Also: it's a little bit further away from GTA 6 splash damage.

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As The Blood of Dawnwalker reveals a modern-day twist, devs confirm our choices in the vampire RPG will carry into a "saga" of sequels

Interview | With saves carried forward into planned sequels and an explosive new trailer at Summer Game Fest, developer Rebel Wolves wants to inspire and be inspired

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GTA 6 won’t create the gaming black hole I feared — here are my 3 most-anticipated games that are daring to release in September

GTA 6's November release date is one that publishers and developers are actively avoiding, and that has led to a chaotic September schedule of major releases.

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Former Witcher 3 devs "can't" and "don't want to challenge" bigger games and companies with new RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, and staying smaller let them "focus on the player's agency"

Rebel Wolves isn't trying to be the next CD Projekt

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In the dark fantasy world of The Blood of Dawnwalker, even the vampires are morally grey: 'They are complex, and they are not one dimensional'

You can't judge a book by its enormous, jutting fangs.

PC Gamer

The Blood of Dawnwalker makes one hell of a first impression

The former CDPR developers at Rebel Wolves are on track to deliver an RPG that could set a new benchmark for the genre

GamesRadar

The Blood of Dawnwalker director says the game's time limit system won't 'punish' players — 'You’ll be able to complete a majority of the game before the time runs out'

Rebel Wolves CEO and The Blood of Dawnwalker director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has said players don't need to worry about the game's time-limit mechanic and will have plenty of time to explore.

TechRadar

The Blood of Dawnwalker lets you complete areas in any order, kill any NPCs you like, and still complete the game after failing every quest: 'We're giving even more freedom to players'

"We've structured the game in a way where, after the prologue, you can do basically whatever you want."

PC Gamer

After visiting the studio I'm more excited for The Blood of Dawnwalker than ever, so it's a relief to find out I'll only need to wait until September 3 to play it

This sandbox adventure from former The Witcher 3 developers is shaping up to be the most interesting RPG of 2026

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After seeing new Blood of Dawnwalker gameplay, here's 5 ways that it's becoming my most anticipated RPG of 2026

Rebel Wolves is putting something special together with its debut game, a vampire RPG that will truly let you shape the world around you

GamesRadar

With The Blood of Dawnwalker release date locked in for September, the countdown is officially on for the new vampire RPG from The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 veterans

The latest game from The Witcher 3 director and other CDPR vets is officially on the road to release this year

PC Gamer

The director of sandbox vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker doesn't mind seeing it compared to The Witcher 3, which he also directed: 'I feel really confident about our game'

Geralt of Styria.

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"Of course" Blood of Dawnwalker has romance, silly, says former Witcher 3 lead

Those hot vampires aren't just for show

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The Witcher 3's former lead quest designer says 'of course' there is romance in upcoming vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker: 'You can expect to build relationships with characters'

Love bite.

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The Blood of Dawnwalker devs "were afraid that people wouldn't want to play as human Coen" so it set out to create "a combat system that can set a new standard for RPGs"

Rebel Wolves is wielding blood magic and swordplay to bring the mortal side of The Blood of Dawnwalker to life

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Rebel Wolves isn't afraid of creating its own vampyric folklore for The Blood of Dawnwalker: "We want to tell a story with vampires, not a story about vampires only"

Big in 2026 | In part two of our spotlight series into The Blood of Dawnwalker, Rebel Wolves explores its twist on the traditional vampire fantasy

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The Blood of Dawnwalker is one of the most ambitious games of 2026, driven by Rebel Wolves' desire to "get a few steps closer to pen-and-paper RPGs"

The Blood of Dawnwalker is one of the most ambitious games of 2026, driven by a desire for Rebel Wolves to reconnect with why we fell in love with RPGs in the first place

PC Gamer

If you thought Bloodlines 2 lacked bite, remember that The Witcher 3's director left CD Projekt to make a vampire RPG, and it's out next year

Let's hope it doesn't suck.

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10 most anticipated games coming out in 2026 (besides GTA 6)

2026 is already promising a huge year for gaming.

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The Witcher 3 director says "everything is optional" in his upcoming RPG Blood of Dawnwalker, as there's "no main quest" just like the original Fallout

Rebel Wolves is developing the ambitious game

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