List of World of Darkness video games

World of Darkness is a series of tabletop role-playing games by White Wolf Publishing and is also the name of their shared setting.^[1][2] Several of the tabletop games – primarily Vampire: The Masquerade and Hunter: The Reckoning – have been adapted into video games by different developers, covering several 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 with two Werewolf: The Apocalypse games in the 1990s that were never completed; the first released video game in the series was 2000's Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption, which was followed by three Hunter games in 2002–2003, and Bloodlines in 2004. Following this, no further World of Darkness video games were released in over a decade, with another Werewolf project and the online game World of Darkness started and canceled in the meantime until 2017's World of Darkness Preludes, which was based on Vampire and Mage: The Ascension. Since then, several video games have been announced, including Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood and the three Vampire games Coteries of New York, Bloodlines 2, and Swansong.

Contents

• 1Vampire: The Masquerade
• 2Hunter: The Reckoning
• 3Others
• 4Canceled games
• 5References
• 6External links

Vampire: The Masquerade[edit]

Title	Details
Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption Original release date:[13][14] June 7, 2000	Release years by system: 2000 – Microsoft Windows[13] 2001 – MacOS[15]
	Notes: Developed by Nihilistic Software[16] Published by Activision for Microsoft Windows and by MacSoft for MacOS[15][16] Role-playing game[13]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Original release dates:[17][18][19] NA: November 16, 2004 EU: November 19, 2004	Release years by system: 2004 – Microsoft Windows[17]
	Notes: Developed by Troika Games and published by Activision[17] Action role-playing game[17] Released in an unfinished state with technical problems, necessitating the use of unofficial, fan-made patches[20][21] Described as a cult classic[7][8][9] and "flawed masterpiece" by video game publications[10][11][12]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York Original release date:[22][23] December 11, 2019	Release years by system: 2019 – Microsoft Windows[22][24] 2020 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One[22]
	Notes: Developed and published by Draw Distance[25] Adventure game[26] Planned to receive stand-alone story expansions[27]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Proposed release date:[28] 2020	Proposed system release: 2020 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One[28]
	Notes: Developed by Hardsuit Labs and published by Paradox Interactive[29] Action role-playing game[30] Planned to receive two story expansions, and the werewolf-themed expansion "Season of the Wolf"[31]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong Proposed release date:[32] 2021	Proposed system release: 2021 – TBA[32]
	Notes: Developed by Big Bad Wolf and published by Bigben Interactive[33] Role-playing game[32]

Hunter: The Reckoning[edit]

Title	Details
Hunter: The Reckoning Original release dates:[34][35] NA: May 21, 2002 EU: July 5, 2002	Release years by system: 2002 – Xbox, GameCube[36][37]
	Notes: Developed by High Voltage Software and published by Interplay Entertainment[38] Hack-and-slash game[39] Added to the backward compatibility functionalities for the Xbox 360 in 2007 and for the Xbox One in 2018[40][41] Movie rights for the game were acquired by Uwe Boll in 2004[42]
Hunter: The Reckoning – Wayward Original release dates:[43][44] NA: September 8, 2003 EU: October 17, 2003	Release years by system: 2003 – PlayStation 2[43]
	Notes: Developed by High Voltage Software and published by Vivendi Games[43] Hack-and-slash game[43]
Hunter: The Reckoning – Redeemer Original release dates:[45][46] NA: October 28, 2003 EU: November 21, 2003	Release years by system: 2003 – Xbox[45]
	Notes: Developed by High Voltage Software and published by Vivendi Games[45] Hack-and-slash game[47]

Others[edit]

Title	Details
World of Darkness Preludes: Vampire and Mage Original release date:[48] February 15, 2017	Release years by system: 2017 – Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft Windows[48][49]
	Notes: Developed by White Wolf Entertainment and Fula Fisken[48] Published by White Wolf Entertainment for personal computers and by Asmodee for mobile phones[48][49] A set of interactive fiction games: Vampire: The Masquerade – We Eat Blood and Mage: The Ascension – Refuge[49] The first Vampire: The Masquerade video game to be released in over a decade[49]
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood Proposed release date:[50] Q2/Q3 2020	Proposed system release: 2020 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One[51]
	Notes: Developed by Cyanide and published by Bigben Interactive[51] Action role-playing game[51]

Canceled games[edit]

Title	Details
Werewolf: The Apocalypse Cancellation date:[52] 1997	Proposed system release: PlayStation, Sega Saturn[52]
	Notes: Developed by Capcom Production Studio 8[53] Isometric beat 'em up game[53][54] Announced in 1995 as the first in a planned series of video game collaborations between Capcom and White Wolf Publishing[53] Never officially released, although a prototype of the Sega Saturn version was found and shared through the internet[53]
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – The Heart of Gaia Cancellation date:[55] January 2000	Proposed system release: Personal computers[56]
	Notes: Developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by ASC Games[56] Action-adventure game[57] Announced in September 1998,[58] and delayed multiple times until the publisher shut down in January 2000[55]
Werewolf: The Apocalypse Cancellation date: Unknown	Proposed system release: Unknown
	Notes: Developed by Troika Games[59] A werewolf-themed follow-up to Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines by the same development team[59] Produced as a playable prototype following the completion of Bloodlines[59]
World of Darkness Cancellation date:[60] April 14, 2014	Proposed system release: Unknown
	Notes: Developed by CCP Games[61] Massively multiplayer online role-playing game[61] In development from 2006 until its cancellation in 2014, after which 56 staff were laid off[60]

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