Vampyr
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal. Will you…
Vampyr is an adventure developed by DON'T NOD, released 5 June 2018 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 30 hrs to finish.
What Vampyr is
Vampyr is an adventure game developed by DON'T NOD and released in 2018. It was published by Focus Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Vampyr is set in early 20th century Britain as the country is gripped by the lethal Spanish flu and the streets of London are crippled by disease, violence and fear. In a disorganized and ghostly city, those foolish, desperate, or unlucky enough to walk the streets lay prey to Britain’s most elusive predators: the vampires. Emerging from the chaos, a tormented figure awakens. You are Jonathan E. Reid, a high-ranking military surgeon transformed into a vampire upon his return home from the frontline. Explore the darkly atmospheric streets of early 20th century London, and interact with a multitude of characters with their own identities and importance. Accept and fulfill the missions they…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 28 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Vampyr holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 71, across 300 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 30 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 43 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2130 (3.4 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz), 8 GB RAM and 2 GB, GeForce GTX 1050 (Legacy GPU: GeForce GTX 660) / Radeon R7 370. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 20GB. 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 launched against
Vampyr launched on 5 June 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered and Dark Souls: Remastered. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered, Dark Souls: Remastered.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Vampyr yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Characters
All 30
Dlc
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