Embrace the darkness. Become one with the night. Feast on blood.
You are a vampire, although not by choice.

You are Dragos. A survivor of a vampire attack, turned into a creature of the night. You have to find your place in a world where vampires are at the top of the food chain. Torn between the urge to satisfy your hunger for blood and your responsibility towards the people you swore to protect in the fictitious Balkan area of Sangavia.

Unravel the secret of the twisted history of Sangavias past. Build and customize a castle to extend your influence and to further your character’s abilities. Experience a cinematic story confronting you with gut-wrenching decisions that will decide the fate of Sangavia forever.

Explore a huge open world, where the diverse mountain ranges, forests, dungeons, swamps and other areas are filled with discoveries as well as dangers. Treacherous enemies await, but all who are daring enough to tempt fate and explore their surroundings, will be rewarded handsomely.

Plan, build and customize a beautiful medieval or gothic inspired multi-level castles with imposing watchtowers. You have dozens of wall pieces, roofs, floors, staircases, decor and furniture available to create the castle of your dreams - or nightmares. All fully customizable, so your creation can rival the home of Count Dracula. And don’t forget your coffin. So you can Rest In Piece In Style!

Development studio Mehuman Games and German publisher Toplitz Productions announced that Vampires: Bloodlord Rising is now available through Steam Early Access.

The Early Access version is filled to the brim with content, featuring 5 distinct biomes, co-op multiplayer for up to four creatures of the night as well as an engaging core story. Over the course of the Early Access phase not only the invaluable feedback from the community will be addressed, but a plethora of content added, expanding on all gameplay systems from castle building to exploration and character development.

“The Early Access version provides a robust technical foundation for the gameplay experience, featuring core mechanics such as vampire powers, castle building, experiencing the story with choices and consequences as well as open-world exploration. It will also be possible to engage in multiplayer co-op for up to 4 players.”

“The full version of Vampires: Bloodlord Rising will offer significantly more content, with at least three times the content available in Early Access. This will include additional quests, more story chapter and cinematics, characters, world-building elements as well as management of your vampires and thralls. Depending on the community feedback we might also streamline and modify existing gameplay systems. While the Early Access version already includes multiplayer capabilities, the full release will further polish these features and expand on multiplayer interactions.”

Game Features at a glance: 

• Open world with distinct biomes 
• Castle building & vampire clan management 
• Solo & co-op for up to four players 
• Story-driven campaign with gothic atmosphere 

Planned content for the Early Access phase: 

• Land expansion 
• Story expansion 
• New crafting recipes and buildable items 
• New world dangers and enemies 
• Rare crafts and enhancements 
• Additional castle building slots 
• New character abilities and forms 
• Character creation

You decide, who lives, who dies and who will be your eternal follower. Do you succumb to the blood thirst and become a tyrant or will you try to serve the people you swore to protect and become a benevolent ruler? Explore the strengths and weaknesses of your votaries to ensure that only the most skilled join your vampire family.

Enjoy being a vampire by leveraging superhuman strength, heightened perception, enhanced speed and more. With your new abilities you are able to see, hear and taste a world unreachable and unseen to mortal. You can even take control a bat and explore the vast open world flying.

Experience a cinematic story with dramatic twists and turns, based on your decisions. Strike fear into the heart of your enemies. Protect the innocent. The fate of Sangavia is in your hands, and your hands alone. Depending on your choices not only the people’s perception will change but you can unlock a wide variety of possible main story endings, before you venture into the open world to uncover every secret and every side mission.

As a Child of the Night, you don’t have to be alone. Invite your friends to rule the land as equals and see where your individual decisions lead you. Unleash your creativity when you build your castle together. Explore the grim, sinister and bloody Sangavia as a team and face the dangers waiting in the darkness.

Vampires: Bloodlord Rising is coming to PC (Steam) in 2026/2027.