Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

Steam Deck Verified

Draw Distance · Vampires · Sep 10, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

At $12.99. It has been as low as $1.94.

76%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 248 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Didn't expect the story to be written in first person, neither did I expect to enjoy it in that format but was pleasantly surprised.
248 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It's intense, the atmosphere is dark and gripping, and the soundtrack is one of the best there is in Vampire the Masquerade and World of Darkness related games.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visually, the game employs a distinctive comic book-inspired art style, with detailed character portraits and atmospheric backgrounds that evoke the dark, rainy, neon-lit streets of a gothic metropolis.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The Trait System was a nice touch, and added replayability to the game.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters248 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $12.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.94.

5 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
14
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.