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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.

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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

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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."

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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

PC Gamer

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

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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

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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

GamesRadar

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.

PC Gamer

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

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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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GTA 6 might be the "massive game with massive marketing," but The Witcher 3 director doesn't mind launching his next RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker at the same time: "I'm fine with it"

Rebel Wolves' Konrad Tomaszkiewicz is the coolest guy in the room

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The Blood of Dawnwalker devs open up about day-night cycle, quest inspirations, replayability, and more

Rebel Wolves' Senior Quest Designer unravels the game's core mechanics, speaks of inspirations, and provides a lot of valuable insight.

GamesRadar

The Blood of Dawnwalker dev says comparisons to The Witcher 3 are inevitable, but it's OK because "we are not compared to a bad game" and "we are making our own kind of beasts"

It's flattering, really

GamesRadar

Former Witcher 3 devs behind The Blood of Dawnwalker want the vampire RPG to set "a new standard" for the genre with a "hybrid" combat system influenced by Batman: Arkham Asylum, For Honor, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance

One combat system was too hard and the other wasn't immersive enough, so Rebel Wolves combined the two

GamesRadar

Ex-CDPR dev behind The Witcher 3 says new vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker is all about how players "shape their own way of play," just as "pen and paper refugees" did in tabletop games like D&D

"I believe that RPG games should be about choice"

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Everything announced at the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2025

Catch up on all the exclusive reveals from our packed gamescom showcase

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The way The Blood of Dawnwalker plays with time itself is making it one of my most anticipated RPGs of 2026, especially now that Rebel Wolves has changed how closely the camera sticks to your shoulder

Gamescom 2025 | The Blood of Dawnwalker is filled with smart role-playing choices that are making me hunger for more

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After working on an indie between Cyberpunk 2077 and a new vampire RPG from The Witcher 3 leads, veteran writer says indies have more "constraints" than AAA, but that makes them even more "original and unique"

Where "AAA games are like blockbuster movies," indies "are more like a theater," says Jakub Szamałek

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