About a month ago, Focus Home Interactive and Dontnod Entertainment began amaking-of seriesfor the forthcoming action role-playing game,Vampyr, with the companies offering fans a peek behind the curtain that afforded some insights into the title’s development process. Now, the publisher and developer have released the final episode of the mini web series that officially confirms the forthcoming game’s release date as July 08, 2025.
As seen below in episode 4 of the Dontnod PresentsVampyrseries, the developer explains why video games are so much more unique when compared to other mediums used for storytelling, with the company detailing how it approaches narrative craft. The game’s Narrative Director Stéphane Beauverger explains that the player is often occupied with the gameplay systems inVampyr, with such aspects as exploration, investigations, citizen encounters, combat, and more all being inextricably linked to the title’s narrative structure.
For those unaware ofVampyr’s premise, the action-RPG uses London, 1918 as its backdrop, with fans assuming the role of Jonathan Reid – a doctor turned vampire who must choose whether or not to feed onthe game’s NPCsto increase his own strength. Should one choose to embrace their inner shadow, Reid will hear the dying thoughts of the civilian they choose to kill, encouraging players to think of the citizens as more than just sustenance.
Taking all of this into account, with Dontnod Entertainment and Focus Home Interactive having finally confirmedVampyr’s release date, it’s safe to presume that hype will only increase for what is already one ofthe most highly anticipated horror games of 2018. And considering the fact that the studio behind the teen dramaLife is Strangeis tackling such different subject matter withVampyr, it will be interesting to see how the change of pace for Dontnod’s storytelling abilities plays out.
Vampyris slated for release on June 28, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
