List of World of Darkness video games
World of Darkness is a series of tabletop role-playing games by White Wolf Publishing, and 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 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 in the 1990s with two Werewolf: The Apocalypse games and one Mage: The Ascension game that were never completed; the first released video game in the series was Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption in 2000, 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. Since then, several video games have been developed, including two Werewolf games, two Wraith: The Oblivion games, Bloodlines 2, and other Vampire games.
Vampire: The Masquerade
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Original release date:[13][14] June 7, 2000 |
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Original release dates:[17][18][19] |
Release years by system: 2004 – Microsoft Windows[17] |
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Original release date:[22][23] December 11, 2019 |
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Original release date:[29][30] September 10, 2020 |
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Original release date:[31][32] September 24, 2020 |
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Proposed release date:[33] Q1/Q2 2021 |
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Proposed release date:[33] Q3/Q4 2021 |
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Proposed release date:[34] Q3/Q4 2021 |
Proposed system release: 2021 – TBA[34] |
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Proposed release date:[36] 2021 |
Proposed system release: 2021 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S[36] |
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Proposed release date:[40] 2021 |
Proposed system release: 2021 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S[41] |
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Hunter: The Reckoning
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Original release dates:[44][45] |
Release years by system: 2002 – Xbox, GameCube[46][47] |
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Original release dates:[53][54] |
Release years by system: 2003 – PlayStation 2[53] |
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Original release dates:[55][56] |
Release years by system: 2003 – Xbox[55] |
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Others
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Original release date:[58] February 15, 2017 |
Release years by system: 2017 – Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft Windows[58][59] |
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Original release date:[60][61] October 13, 2020 |
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Original release date:[67] October 29, 2020 |
Release years by system: 2020 – Android, iOS, smart speakers[68][69] |
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Original release date:[71][72] February 4, 2021 |
Release years by system: 2021 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S[71] |
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Proposed release date:[74] 2021 |
Proposed system release: 2021 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4[74] |
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Canceled games
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse Cancellation date:[76] 1997 |
Proposed system release: PlayStation, Sega Saturn[76] |
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Mage: The Ascension Cancellation date:[79][80][81] 1999–2001 |
Proposed system release: Personal computers[82] |
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse – The Heart of Gaia Cancellation date:[84] January 2000 |
Proposed system release: Personal computers[85] |
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse Cancellation date:[88][89] 2004–2005 |
Proposed system release: Unknown |
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Cancellation date:[90] April 14, 2014 |
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