V Rising
Awaken as a vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
What it feels like
A vampire predator prowling settlements creates an active, present threat and a menacing atmosphere. Conquering the land, building power, and dominating enemies builds a sense of hard-won vampire supremacy.
What it's about
A grim vampire setting with hunting, castle-building, and dominion over humans defines the dark fantasy tone. Vampirism, undeath, and supernatural powers are the core identity and power fantasy. Evading the lethal sun and hunting to survive are central survival pressures in an open world.
How it plays
'Raise your castle' is a headline feature—constructing and expanding a home base is central to progression and survival. Hunting for blood and evading the sun are core survival mechanics that gate play and drive moment-to-moment decision-making. Managing blood reserves, castle supplies, and hunting targets under the pressure of daylight creates constant resource tension.
How it looks and sounds
Castles, darkness, vampire aesthetics, and a decaying medieval-gothic world define the visual identity. Third-person perspective is standard for action-adventure and base-building games of this type.
How it's structured
A large continuous world described as 'ever-changing' that players explore, hunt, and build within—core to the vampire survival fantasy. Explicitly marketed with single-player support as a core mode alongside multiplayer options. Online co-op explicitly listed as a feature, allowing players to hunt and conquer together.
Kindred games
Shares Open World, Base Building, Dark Fantasy, Survival Needs.
Both lean into Open World, Base Building, Survival Needs, Dark Fantasy.
Shares Open World, Base Building, Survival Against Nature, Online Co-op.
Both lean into Open World, Base Building, Survival Against Nature, Online Co-op.
Shares Open World, Base Building, Online Co-op, Survival Against Nature.
Both lean into Open World, Base Building, Online Co-op, Survival Against Nature.
Closest hidden gems
A lesser-known kindred — Open World, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Base Building. 88% positive across 4,765 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Single-Player, Open World, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature.
A lesser-known kindred — Dark Fantasy, Third-Person, Open World, Hack-and-Slash. 89% positive across 4,940 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Single-Player, Dark Fantasy, Third-Person, Open World.
A lesser-known kindred — Base Building, Hack-and-Slash, Resource Management, Survival Against Nature. 86% positive across 4,627 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Base Building, Single-Player, Hack-and-Slash, Resource Management.