Code Vein
Code Vein is set in the not too distant future where a disaster has brought the world to ruin and vampire-like beings battle for dominance.
Code Vein is an adventure developed by Bandai Namco Studios, released 26 September 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $8.09 at Fanatical. The main story takes about 33.3 hrs to finish.
What Code Vein is
Code Vein is an adventure game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and released in 2019. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the not too distant future, a mysterious disaster has brought collapse to the world as we know it. Towering skyscrapers, once symbols of prosperity, are now lifeless graves of humanity’s past pierced by the Thorns of Judgment. At the center of the destruction lies a hidden society of Revenants called Vein. This final stronghold is where the remaining few fight to survive, blessed with Gifts of power in exchange for their memories and a thirst for blood. Give into the bloodlust fully and risk becoming one of the Lost, fiendish ghouls devoid of any remaining humanity. Wandering aimlessly in search of blood, the Lost will stop at nothing to satisfy their hunger. Team up and embark on a…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 43 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Code Vein holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 210 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 33.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 45 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $8.09, that works out to about $0.24 per hour of the main story, or $0.18 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2300, 6 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7850. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 35GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $8.09 at Fanatical, 87% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Code Vein launched on 26 September 2019, within three weeks of Disco Elysium, Borderlands 3, GreedFall and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019). It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Disco Elysium, Borderlands 3, GreedFall, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019).
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Code Vein yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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