The role-playing game from the lead developer of The Witcher 3 only gives you 30 days to explore its open word

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The role-playing game from the lead developer of The Witcher 3 only gives you 30 days to explore its open word

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Vampires take over in The Blood of Dawnwalker.
Vampires take over in The Blood of Dawnwalker.

Vampires take over in The Blood of Dawnwalker.

You probably know the problem from other games with open worlds: the world is on the brink, humanity has to be saved, but the game world has so many stories and discoveries that the actual main quest is forgotten for hours.

In The Blood of Dawnwalker you can't keep busy with side tasks forever, because despite the open world time always works against you.

Time is relative…

… meager. The game from the Polish studio Rebel Wolves is a dark fantasy role-playing game in which time pressure prevails. It should be a »Feeling of urgency«, explains Konrad Tomaszkiewicz in a press release, who, like before with The Witcher 3, is working on the game as game director.

The Blood of Dawnwalker: In the dark role-playing game you fight against vampires and time
The Blood of Dawnwalker: In the dark role-playing game you fight against vampires and time


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The Blood of Dawnwalker: In the dark role-playing game you fight against vampires and time

But why the rush?

This is due to the story and setting of The Blood of Dawnwalker. In one alternative 14th century Conflict and plague have affected the population in Vale Sangora, a fictional place in the Carpathiansweakened.

Vampires take advantage of this fact to take power. In the course of this, Protagonist Coen into a Dawnwalker transformed. As a creature between human and vampire, Coen now has 30 Take and 30 nightsto save his family or take revenge.

Time as an important gameplay element

According to Tomaszkiewicz, you should be able to decide for yourself how you use the 30 days in the game. There should be several ways to devote yourself to the main quest and there should be no clear demarcation from the side tasks.

However, it is not providedto be able to do everything within the time limit. To see everything, you'll have to play through the game several times.

Both the stories and the skills of Coen depend on the time of day. In addition, the decisions he makes determine whether he develops into a hero and savior of humanity or a villain who embraces his vampiric powers.

The Blood of Dawnwalker is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and is scheduled to be released for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X & S. There is currently no release date, but a deeper look into the gameplay is planned for summer 2025. There will probably also be concrete information about exactly how time management works in role-playing games. The game is supposed to be just the beginning of a multi-part saga.

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