The Vampires Zone

Games featuring vampires, blood, night, immortality, gothic horror, or hunting.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

The World Well: Blood of Caro - The World Well: Blood of Caro is a cinematic dark fantasy visual novel where every choice reveals another piece of the truth. Join 4 and Noma as they journey through a vampire-ruled world filled with unforgettable characters, hidden secrets, and difficult decisions.
Internet Survivor Survivors - A top-down action roguelite Touhou fangame featuring Flan, who's... started streaming and has taken the internet by storm!? Collect likes and coins to power up your weapons! Your very viewer count becomes your life! Annihilate the constant hordes of enemies and survive, survive, SURVIVE!
Blood Vial - BLOOD VIAL is a retro-inspired micro-FPS with a leaking health bar. Swim through the spilled blood of your fallen enemies to keep your vial full. Grow increasingly powerful with new upgrades and weapons. Navigate an ever-shifting labyrinth of crypts, catacombs and cathedrals.
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May 4, 2026
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[Redacted] The Safehouse - You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

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Discounted 25% or more right now, limited to well-reviewed games, steepest cuts first.

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code - Players say: A fast 2D fighter where 31 characters battle through arcade stories, with three distinct combat styles for each. Players like: Fast, Fluid Combat · Three Character Styles · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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The final episode of the series, "MELTY BLOOD Actress Again Current Code" is now on Steam!

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut - Players say: As dhampir Rayne hunts her half-siblings, chain blade-and-gun combos, hurl enemies into hazards, and wield vampire powers. Players like: Rayne and Her Style · Acrobatic Combat · Brutal Finishing Moves ·
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Enhanced and updated for modern systems, this is the definitive edition of Rayne’s second adventure: a blood-soaked rampage of vengeance against the Cult of Kagan, a group led by Rayne's half-siblings that seek to carry out their father Kagan's legacy by creating a new era of vampire supremacy.

Vampires: Bloodlord Rising - Players say: Awaken as vampire lord Dragos, rebuild a gothic castle, recruit thralls, hunt for blood, and reclaim lands solo or in co-op. Players like: Castle Building · Vampire Thrall Management · Gothic Atmosphere ·
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In this dark, open-world adventure, you awaken as a Vampire Lord. Build and customize your castle. Hunt for blood, fight, craft, and gather. Command your loyal servants. Shapeshift into a bat to explore the night and survive the relentless Inquisition, solo or in 4-player co-op.

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Desvelado - Turn off the lights, dodge the ghosts and go to sleep as soon as you can in this hand-crafted 2d platform experience! In this vampiric precision platformer you will overcome challenging puzzles and deadly enemies before going to sleep in your cosy coffin. 
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Aug 14, 2024
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Fledgling Manor - A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
Aoi Tori - Shiratori Ritsu, the sole male at Kirihara Academy for Girls and its priest, protects the school from demons but finds his sanity tested by the arrival of a new student, the one-hundred-year-old vampire Mary Harker, and a call from the devil, questioning his purpose in life.
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Jun 26, 2024
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Spooky Bonus - Uncover dark forces emanating from the heart of Old Town, and grab spooky accessories for your front yard makeover, too! You’ll be spellbound by this adorably ghoulish horror-themed puzzle game.
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Oct 15, 2015
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Priest Simulator: Vampire Show - Players say: As a vampire priest in San de Ville, dual-wield divine weapons, exorcise villagers, and rebuild your church. Players like: Absurd Polish Humor · Engaging Story · Distinctive Voice Acting ·
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A mockumental action game. Go forth and rock in the absolute weirdest and most messed up simulator in the history of sandbox shooters. Fully unprofessional English language version. This dub will have you in stitches.

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Dec 5, 2024
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Golden Krone Hotel - Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives - Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
东方栖霞园 ~ Blue devil in the Belvedere. - Mysterious red eyes popped up in forest, the shrine was raided by unknown vermin, ominous black magic diffused everywhere, while the scarlet devil had been awaiting for opportunity... Is it an magic outbreak, or a conspiracy? Now, set out on a journey to the truth and unravel the enigmas!
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May 21, 2021
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Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Vampire Survivors - Players say: Move through timed monster hordes as attacks fire automatically, choosing weapons and upgrades to build a survivor run by run. Players like: Addictive Run Loop · Weapon Build Synergies · Frequent Unlocks ·
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Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

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Oct 20, 2022
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Vampires' Melody - Players say: Young chef Raylan finds a sleeping vampire during a storm, then wakes 300 years later and faces a new world through branching choices. Players like: Sweet Vampire Romance · Branching Endings · Story Flowchart ·
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3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...

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Oct 2, 2020
97% 👍
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DEADBOLT - Players say: As the Reaper, infiltrate undead hideouts in a 2D stealth-action game where one hit kills and each raid has many routes. Players like: Standout Soundtrack · Multiple Mission Routes · Satisfying Challenge ·
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DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

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Mar 14, 2016
96% 👍
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Boneraiser Minions - Players say: As a hunted necromancer, dodge hero waves, harvest bones, and build an undead army whose minions fight for you. Players like: Minion-Summoning Twist · Class and Build Variety · Unlockable Progression ·
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Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

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Mar 9, 2023
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Cabernet - Players say: Guide newly turned vampire Liza through a 19th-century Eastern European town, balancing blood hunger, choices, and relationships. Players like: Engaging Characters · Meaningful Choices · Gothic Atmosphere ·
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Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile - Players say: Control Yuki or the Dishwasher in a grim 2D revenge tale, chaining weapon combos, dodges and finishers through enemy hordes. Players like: Fast Combo Combat · Distinctive Art Style · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.

Castlevania Dominus Collection - Players say: Explore monster-filled castles as three heroes, building abilities and fighting bosses across three 2D adventures and an arcade remake. Players like: Strong DS Trilogy · Distinct Combat Systems · Exploration And Bosses ·
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Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!

Rocket Rats - Players say: Play as an armed space rat, blasting cheese-themed foes through waves and using upgrades and collected cheese to grow stronger. Players like: Cute Pixel Art · Quick Casual Runs · Upgrade Combinations ·
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Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!

Vampire Therapist - Players say: A reformed cowboy vampire trains as a therapist in Germany, helping immortal clients spot distorted thoughts through dialogue. Players like: CBT Learning · Character Writing · Voice Acting ·
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Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

Monster Prom - Players say: At a monster high school, court a classmate before prom by managing stats and making choices solo or against friends. Players like: Absurd Humor · Distinctive Characters · Friend-Group Voice Acting ·
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You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.

Bioprototype - Players say: As a living prototype, survive enemy waves by dodging attacks and wiring organs into custom, automatically triggered weapon chains. Players like: Organ Combo Building · Triggered Attack Chains · Distinct Character Builds ·
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Bioprototype, a Roguelike & Skill Customizing Rhapsody! This is an auto-bomber with programming elements. Customize your character skills with visual programming, utilize enemy organs to finish the mutation, and construct the ultimate prototype, one can survive in the endless wave of flesh.