BloodLust Shadowhunter
BloodLust is a present-day Dungeon Crawler where players will journey into the depths of darkness searching for a great evil, while struggling to decide whether to destroy or embrace their Kindred family. The last member in a coven of "ShadowHunters" find themselves resurrected into a lost city terrorized by the all-powerful "Emperor" Ranior, a monstrous vampire lord. Haunted by visions of darkness and tormented by their ghosts from the past, the hunters struggle daily, though they always continue to move forward. With each victory they grow stronger, increasing bloodline and skills in the "Dark Arts", but all at the cost of their humanity. With each new bloodline, they find themselves turning more into the vampiric monsters they were resurrected to destroy. In the end, their great power will be challenged only by themselves, as they will have to face the source of their own immortality and decide whether to embrace the darkness or destroy it… What Would You Choose?
Steam User 1
I was very, VERY close to rage-quitting this one but after actually taking the time to understand the mechanics and learning through trial and error I found the game to be pretty enjoyable! I stopped getting my a$$ beat once I started attacking from a FAR distance. Like, FARRR far. ( It's even recommended as a tip to new players but I didn't realize just HOW far haha. )
Things get better after escaping the ruins your first time! :D
I adore the dungeon aspect and am grateful that the player character's appearance is slightly adjustable, but I'm left wishing there was a liiitle bit more roleplaying / story here.
Steam User 1
This is the closest game to "Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines" that I've ever played.
Imagine a charming, Indie, shorter Bloodlines with ARPG elements.
The only thing that I would complain is that I wish there was more Roleplaying aspects to the game. If it had just a little more quests, NPCs to talk, decisions to make etc. It would've been perfect, but I still enjoyed a lot.
Steam User 1
I should probably start this by saying that I do not normally play dungeon crawlers or hack-n-slash games. I was looking for something to scratch that grungrey-vampy itch, and I stumbled across this game. I went in with an open mind and decided to give this indie game a chance. And I am so glad that I did. This is a great game. I loved the Gothic world with its nods to the grunge-aesthetic of the early 2000s. I enjoyed the somewhat-clunky combat, liking that it was forgiving for newbies like me but varied enough so as not to be boring. It is a bit rough around the edges but I found that merely to be in terms of the UI, but I never had any crashes and I had no issues running the game. I like that this game doesn't take itself too seriously. It is refreshing to play a game with a bit of self-awareness.
Steam User 1
Pretty amazing game, especially if you take into consideration one guy made it.
I don't know where I'm supposed to go half of the time, but it scratches that VtMB itch I get every few months. The story isn't as fleshed out here, but the gameplay and atmosphere make up for it.