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

2026 is already promising a huge year for gaming.

Dot Esports · Dec 15, 2025

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

GamesRadar · Nov 25, 2025

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

GamesRadar · Nov 21, 2025

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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.

Destructoid · Aug 22, 2025

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 · Aug 22, 2025

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 · Aug 21, 2025

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"

GamesRadar · Aug 21, 2025

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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

GamesRadar · Aug 20, 2025

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

GamesRadar · Aug 20, 2025

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

GamesRadar · Aug 15, 2025

Former Witcher 3 lead's Blood of Dawnwalker sounds like the true vampire RPG I've always wanted, featuring "Blood Hunger" that makes the protagonist "lose control over his body and attack NPCs"

A body a day keeps the Blood Hunger away

GamesRadar · Jul 31, 2025

"Yes, it's an open world game with a variety of biomes": Ex-CD Projekt Red devs' new vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker sounds just as massive as The Witcher 3, and I can't wait

Expect "a variety of NPCs and points of interest," too

GamesRadar · Jul 25, 2025

The Blood of Dawnwalker guide: Making time for quests, collectibles, and romance

A bloody feast of resources for Dawnwalker's fledgling vamps.

PC Gamer · Jul 1, 2025

Now that I know The Blood of Dawnwalker is a vampire game that's not about Doing The Right Thing as a Very Special Boy, 2026 can't come soon enough

Opinion | Dawnwalker might fix the most boring thing about vampire RPGs: morality in immortality

GamesRadar · Jun 25, 2025

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GamesRadar · Jun 11, 2025

The Blood of Dawnwalker's protagonist is "equally engaging, fun, and meaningful to play" in both his human and vampire forms, say the ex-Witcher 3 devs behind the RPG

The former CD Projekt Red leads are cookin'

GamesRadar · Jun 10, 2025

Ex Witcher 3 devs "studied medieval ﬁghting styles and even have a few trained swordsmen" to really nail Blood of Dawnwalker's melee combat

Combat in Rebel Wolves' upcoming vampire RPG isn't just teeth in necks

TechRadar · Jun 8, 2025

The dark fantasy RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker gets first gameplay trailer and a 2026 release window

Rebel Wolves has announced that its debut game, The Blood of Dawnwalker, will launch in 2026.

GamesRadar · Mar 19, 2025

The Witcher 3 devs' new vampire RPG introduces new enemies - and even the devs are calling them "annoying little b*******s"

The spiritual successor to Nekkers looks to be on the way

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GamesRadar · Mar 9, 2025

The Witcher 3 dev says his new vampire RPG Blood of Dawnwalker wants to challenge genre conventions, but only if "we're changing them to actually achieve some goal"

"Sometimes even very mild changes can be extremely controversial to people"

GamesRadar · Mar 9, 2025

The Witcher 3 devs created a Jekyll & Hyde-style character for their new vampire RPG "because nobody yet has done that"

Split fiction

GamesRadar · Feb 24, 2025

The Witcher 3 director's upcoming vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker is "fully funded" and still on track, assures studio lead amid "rumored situation at NetEase"

"NetEase is Rebel Wolves' minority shareholder"

GamesRadar · Feb 23, 2025

Former CDPR lead says "experimental" new open world vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker will "push the genre forward" a lot like The Witcher 3: "The risk is worth the reward"

Exclusive: 10 years after The Witcher 3 broke new ground in open-world game design, Rebel Wolves hopes to do the same with The Blood of Dawnwa

GamesRadar · Feb 14, 2025

Ex-CDPR devs' new open-world vampire RPG is aiming for "the quality level of The Witcher 3," but since it's a smaller studio, only about a 30-40 hour campaign

The Blood of Dawnwalker's director doesn't care if you call it AA, AAA, or AAAA

GamesRadar · Jan 28, 2025

The Blood of Dawnwalker: Everything you need to know about the vampire RPG

Get ready for The Blood of Dawnwalker to sire you this September

GamesRadar · Jan 24, 2025

The Witcher 3 director's upcoming open-world RPG Blood of Dawnwalker keeps revealing new vampires, and I can't get enough of this deliciously Gothic lore

Blood of Dawnwalker's lore seems right up there with The Witcher 3

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