Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Buy94%

Very Positive · 15k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Troika Games · Vampires · Mar 22, 2007

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 85 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 15k 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some might conflate good writing meaning good story but I really mean the character driven moments in the writing are so much stronger than any beat of the plot.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Considering there's several different ending dependent on choices made, there's some replayability in there for hardcore fanatics like me.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is poorly mixed but is well utilized from level design perspective.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With mods, HD textures, and widescreen support, it can look fairly decent.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has an amazing soundtrack, atmosphere, combat, leveling system, an expansive world, unique and funny Non Playable Characters, a fantastic story, and replayability that is sorely missed in this current year of gaming.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story117 reviews
Gameplay82 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
80% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
86% still recommend
Bugs
81% still recommend
Crashes
65% still recommend
Difficulty
71% still recommend
Linux compatibility
80% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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