Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Draw Distance · Vampires · Sep 10, 2020

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$12.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 202 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
202 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The aesthetics are on point and highly immersive; the music, the art, the character design, all of it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is equally compelling, mixing moody, ambient tracks with occasional bursts of tension to underscore key narrative moments.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story202 reviews
Characters53 reviews
Audio44 reviews
Graphics36 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
60% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Combat
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
73% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$12.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.94.

7 points recordedtoday · $12.99