Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been hit with another delay that will see its release date arriving in October 2025.
It’s a somewhat smaller delay following years of schedule changes that was tucked into a recent game update video uploaded by publisher Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room. It’s a few months later than the previous plan to see the long-awaited sequel arrive in the first half of the year, but it at least comes with the promise that the game itself is finished.
“The status of the game right now is that the game is done,” Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodline 2 Executive Producer Marco Behrmann explained. “We are currently focusing on bug fixing, stability, and performance so that we can deliver the best experience to you guys once it releases.”
Although today’s schedule change is another disappointing moment in the long list of delays fans have endured through the years, the minute-and-a-half video does come with some positive updates. The Chinese Room says it’s added more content, narrative depth, and character development since its last major update while also promising that players can expect to see Fabien have an “evolved role” in the storyline when launch arrives. Unfortunately, while various dev diaries have helped keep players in the loop during development, a post from the official Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 X/Twitter page revealed that updates would be less frequent going forward.
Even those peripherally aware of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 will know that the narrative-driven vampire game has suffered more than a few setbacks throughout the last decade. It was revealed all the way back in 2019 as the next game from developer Hardsuit Labs with a launch window of Q1 2020. It was hit with a delay to late 2020 later that same year, and although similar shifts are far from uncommon for games of this scale, this first delay was only the beginning.
A push to 2021 eventually followed in the summer of 2020, with another delay – and layoffs – hitting Hardsuit in March 2021. It was a long road that led to the bombshell that Hardsuit would be swapped out for Still Wakes the Deep developer The Chinese Room in 2023 as the team targeted a 2024 release window. One (more) delay later, and we’re now looking at finally getting our hands on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 this October.
At this rate, there’s no telling if the sequel to the 2004 cult-classic vidoe game will manage to sink its teeth into players this fall, but the team at The Chinese Room at least appears confident for now. In the meantime, Paradox has said that, if Bloodlines 2 manages to see a successful release, players can expect “someone else” to tackle the development of Bloodlines 3.
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