Mark Steighner
COGconnectedVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Review – A Flawed Follow-Up
Published 10/25/2025
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 10/21/2025
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is the successor to the iconic RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. Set in a Seattle faithfully reimagined in the World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 features reactive storytelling, fast-paced melee combat, and intriguing characters with their own hidden motives. Created in an act of vampire insurrection, your existence ignites a blood war among the vampire factions who run Seattle. To survive, you’ll choose a clan and enter into uneasy alliances with competing factions in a world which will react to every choice you make. Unleash your supernatural powers against your prey, but be mindful of your surroundings at all times or run the risk of breaking the Masquerade (the absolute law of secrecy that keeps Vampire society hidden from humanity).
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- The Chinese Room
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
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The critic average is 60 across 15 scored reviews, with a 48-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Nick Rodriguez
Game RantVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Delivers One of 2025's Best Stories [Review]
Published 10/17/2025
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Read originalAlessio Palumbo
WccftechVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Review – Greatly Uneven But Still Worth a Look
Published 10/17/2025
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70
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Read originalScott Baird
DualShockersVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Review
Published 10/17/2025
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50
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Read originalRobert Purchese
EurogamerVampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 review - a reimagining that hasn't really worked
Published 10/17/2025
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40
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Read originalJessica Cogswell
GameSpotVampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Review - Aged, But Still A Fine Wine
Published 10/17/2025
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Read originalJasmine Gould-Wilson
GamesRadar+Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 review: "My dream vampire RPG has been staked – this blunt-toothed sequel is just a boring, linear action brawler instead" | GamesRadar+Total FilmTotal Film
Published 10/17/2025
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Read originalLeana Hafer
IGNVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Review
Published 10/17/2025
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Read originalAaron Potter
Daily MirrorVampire The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 review – ambitious open-world vampire RPG doesn’t totally suck
Published 10/17/2025
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Read originalFraser Brown
PC GamerVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Review
Published 10/17/2025
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+18 vs critic avg
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