List of vampire video games

This is an incomplete list of video games which strongly feature vampires. This includes games where the player character is a vampire, or where a vampire is the primary antagonist, as well as games which feature vampires as the primary enemy variant.[1][2] Games which feature dhampirs, half-vampires, in the same way are also included.

List
NameYearPlatformDescription
DARK2013Windows, Xbox 360A stealth action RPG that follows Eric Bane, a newly turned vampire suffering from amnesia, who must recover his memories by drinking the blood of ancient vampires.
Bloodlust - Shadowhunter2015WindowsBloodlust is a dungeon crawling / action RPG experience that will allow players to explore the dark underworld of a forgotten society of Vampires and their disciplines, all while trying to battle for hierarchy among the clans in search of their sire. Released on Windows/Steam
The Adventures of Shuggy2011Xbox 360A platform and puzzle game where players guide the diminutive titular vampire around an inherited mansion in order to remove unwanted guests. Released on Xbox Live Arcade.[3]
The Astonishing Adventures of Mr. Weems and the She Vampires1987Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumThe titular character has entered the mansion of the Great She Vampire and must defeat her before he is drained of blood. Likened to Gauntlet.[4]
Blade2000Game Boy Color, PlayStationThird-person action game based on the film which was developed from the comic book character.[5]
Bloodnet1993Amiga, DOSScience fiction adventure and role-playing game set in Manhattan during the year 2094. Vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing is now the leader of a plague of 'cyberpunk vampires', the game's playable character Ransom Stark must stop Van Helsing from taking over the city.[6]
BloodRayne series2002–2011GameCube, Mac OS X, PlayStation 2, Windows, XboxThird-person action games with emphasis on combat, the titular character is a dhampir who destroys vampires and other supernatural beings.[7][8]
Bram Stoker's Dracula1993Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Master System, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, NES, SNESGames based on the film, players control Jonathan Harker and attempt to rescue Mina Murray from Count Dracula.[9]
Buffy series2000–2009VariousGames based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[10]
Castlevania series1986–presentVariousThe series focuses on a war between the Belmont family and Dracula. Dracula is resurrected every hundred years, the Belmonts must defeat him before he unleashes his wrath on the world.[11][12]
The Count1981Apple II Plus, Atari 400, Atari 800, Commodore PET, TI 99/4a, TRS-80, Vic 20, ZX SpectrumText adventure, the player has been sent to defeat Count Dracula by the local villagers.[13]
Countdown Vampires1999PlayStationSurvival horror, a policeman acting as security during the opening of a horror-themed casino is faced with numerous vampires when the building's fire sprinkler system is activated and sprays black water over everyone present, transforming them.[14]
Crescendo of the Blood Moon2018PlayStation 4, WindowsAction role-playing game inspired by Castlevania and part of Rec Room. A group of up to 3 vampire hunters fight their way towards and through Dracula's castle until they face Dracula himself in the final boss battle. The game has a strong metafictional character in that the setting resembles a school performance of a play in which the players take part as actors.
Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse2001PlayStation 2A vampire named Anna has a year to defeat the army of the Shadow Lord before facing him in combat, the title's gameplay has been compared to Gauntlet and Diablo.[15]
Darkwatch2005PlayStation 2, XboxFirst-person shooter in a Wild West setting. A newly turned vampire must hunt down the one responsible for the transformation before he loses the last vestiges of humanity.[16]
Dracula1986Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumText adventure based on the novel written by Bram Stoker.[17]
Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary2000PlayStation, WindowsGraphic adventure and sequel to Dracula: Resurrection. Jonathan Harker continues to pursue Dracula and tries to save his wife Mina.[18]
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon2008iOS, WindowsGraphic adventure, a priest named Father Arno Moriani travels to Transylvania to research a candidate for sainthood, eventually resulting in a fight with Count Dracula.[19]
Dracula: Origin2008WindowsGraphic adventure starring Abraham Van Helsing, who must prevent Count Dracula from finding a manuscript that will allow him to bring the woman he loved back from the dead.[20]
Dracula: Resurrection1999Mac OS X, PlayStation, WindowsGraphic adventure set seven years after the events of Dracula. Jonathan Harker returns home to find his wife Mina gone and a note left stating that she has returned to Transylvania.[21]
Dracula Unleashed1993DOS, Mega-CDInteractive movie. Alexander Morris, brother of Quincey Morris, travels to London to discover what happened to Quincey and his companions when they defeated Dracula.[22]
Fortune Arterial2008WindowsJapanese erotic visual novel, a male student who has newly transferred to a remote island school discovers that one of the female students is a vampire.[23]
From Dusk Till Dawn2001WindowsFirst-person shooter set after the events of the 1996 film. A vampire slayer must battle fellow prisoners who have become undead aboard a prison ship.[24]
Ghost House1986Master SystemPlatform game, a young boy enters the ghost house in order to defeat vampires after releasing them from their coffins.[25]
Gothos1997Windows 95, Macintosh System 7Quest game, 1st person perspective; The vampire clans are gathering. The player, a newly created vampire, must find the Scrolls of The First Blood and return them to his coven before The Deceiver acquires them. Borrows heavily from the Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop role-playing game[26][27]
HarkerUnreleasedPlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360Survival horror game where players control Jonathan Harker and must track one or more vampires through the game's environments before engaging in small-scale combat with regenerating vampires.[28] The game was put on indefinite hold when the design team The Collective merged with Shiny Entertainment to form Double Helix Games, the game was shelved so that Double Helix could produce Silent Hill: Homecoming.[29][30]
Immortal Day2014PC, MobileAn online multiplayer game where players can play as vampires, werewolves, hunters, hybrids, and hybrid zombies.[31]
Infamous 2: Festival of Blood2011PlayStation 3A PlayStation Network downloadable game. This standalone spin-off of Infamous 2 sees the player character Cole MacGrath bitten by a vampire, he must defeat the head vampire before the end of the night.[32]
Legacy of Kain series1996–2003Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows, XboxThe series began with an action role-playing game starring the vampire Kain as the playable character.[33] The Soul Reaver story arc of action adventures sees players controlling Raziel the vampiric wraith.[34]
Master of Darkness1992Game Gear, Master SystemPlatform game. Dr. Social must travel through London in order to face Dracula at the Thames river. Likened to Castlevania games.[35]
NecroVisioN2009Microsoft WindowsA video game set during World War I, which featured vampires, zombies, and demons at the same time.
Night Hunter1989DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX SpectrumA side-scrolling action game by Ubisoft, in which the player controls a vampire that can transform into bat and werewolf.
Night of the Raving Dead2008Wii, Windows, Xbox 360An episode of the adventure series Sam & Max Season Two. The titular detective duo's town is under siege by an army of zombies under the control of an emo vampire named Jurgen.[36]
Night Trap19923DO, DOS, Mac OS, Mega-CD, Sega 32XInteractive movie, the player must protect six young women from vampire-like creatures by switching between surveillance cameras and activating booby traps.[37]
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi2003WindowsFirst-person perspective game with randomly generated levels. Set in 1912, the son of a Romanian count must fend off attacks from vampires by using traditional vampire hunting equipment as well as flintlock and musket weapons.[38]
The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang1993SNESAdventure game with role-playing elements. Players control the titular vampire and attack enemies by throwing Spike's hat or spinning his cape.[39]
Vampire Killer1984ZX SpectrumAction adventure game, where you are a vampire hunter who has been tasked to remove Dracula from the 12th floor of a block of flats by a client on the floor below
The Vampire Diaries1996PCA point-and-click Action adventure horror game, released in 1996 by HeR Interactive and featuring live-action actors and footage. Teenager Elena Gilbert must discover who is the culprit of attacking her little sister in an art gallery, before there are other victims in Fells Church.
Vampire Hunter D1999PlayStationAction adventure game, a master vampire hunter Dhampiris must explore a mansion and rescue a kidnap victim.[40]
Vampire Night2000Arcade, PlayStation 2Light gun game starring two vampire hunters who are attempting to defeat a vampire named Auguste.[41]
Vampire Rain2007PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Stealth game set in the modern day. A special operative stalks and sets ambushes for vampires.[42]
Vampire Season2012iOSTower Defense/Strategy video game. Vampire Season features gameplay with elements from both the tower defense and real-time strategy genres. Players are tasked with building up an army of boogiemen, zombies, vampires and other creatures, all in the name of protecting Dracula’s coffin.[43]
Vampire Rush2011iOS, BadaTower Defense/Survival Horror video game. An adventurer Captain Greg defends the gates, the last barrier that protects the humans from the vampires.[44]
Vampire Village1983ZX SpectrumSingle screen game in which volunteers must be outfitted with equipment and sent to destroy a vampire who has taken up residence in a castle near a small village.[45]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines2004WindowsBased on the tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade and set in the World of Darkness fictional universe, this game is a hybrid between first-person shooter and role-playing game, pitting the player's newly turned vampire character against armies both mortal and monstrous, as well as the diabolical politics of undead society.[46]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 22020Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneTakes place in Seattle. Based on the tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade and set in the World of Darkness fictional universe. Sequel to 2004 game.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York2019Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneA narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption2000Mac OS, WindowsPlayers control a vampire along with a party of up to three others, in this third-person 3D role-playing game featuring combat against werewolves, other vampires and several other types of foe, as well as a storyline that has players exploring towns from Dark Ages-era Prague to modern day New York.[47]
Vampyr2018Windows, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneThe plot revolves around vampire doctor Jonathan Reid who is coming to terms with his undead condition. He must deal with being torn between the Hippocratic Oath and his newfound bloodthirsty nature. Vampyr is based on the 1918 London Spanish flu pandemic.
A Vampyre Story2008Mac OS X, WindowsComedy graphic adventure starring Mona De Lafitte, a young opera singer who wishes to travel back to Paris and resume her career, despite having recently been converted into a vampire.[48]
Van Helsing2004Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, XboxBased on the film, the titular vampire hunter battles Dracula and his brides along with other foes.[49]
Veil of Darkness1993DOSAction adventure game, a man must face the vampire lord Kairn and his minions after a plane crash in a Romanian valley.[50]
Bureau 13 1995 Windows An old school quest / RPG type of game

You are part of a fictional top-secret government agency which investigates and combats supernatural events - one of the available agents is a vampire that can turn to mist, each agent has his/her own special abilities

Dracula in London 1988 DOS A classic, text-based adventure based on Bram Stoker's Dracula.

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