Dracula: Origin
A point-and-click adventure following Van Helsing's hunt for Dracula
Frogwares · Released Aug 7, 2008
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 344
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 2, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jul 25, 2023
Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)
What is Dracula: Origin?
You play Professor Van Helsing in a point-and-click adventure across London, Egypt, Austria, and Carpathian Europe, trying to stop Dracula from obtaining a manuscript. You explore 2D environments with 3D characters, talk to people, and collect and combine objects to solve puzzles. A help system reveals interactive objects and actions.
For you if...
- +you enjoy gothic stories rooted in vampire fiction
- +you prefer solo adventures to multiplayer games
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused games over searching scenes for clues
What players say
76% of 344 reviews are positive
Players praise the visual design, atmosphere, and voice acting. Common complaints concern obscure puzzle solutions and slow pacing, with several players recommending a guide. Some recent players also report trouble getting the game to launch.
Screenshots and trailer
Dracula: Origin system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Dracula: Origin?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- Processor
- PENTIUM 4 1.5 GHZ/ATHLON XP 1500+
- Graphics
- 64 MB DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE GRAPHICS CARD
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB HARD DISK SPACE
- DirectX
- DirectX 9.0c or Higher
Recommended
- Processor
- PENTIUM 4 3.0 GHZ/ATHLON XP 3000+
- Graphics
- 256 MB DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE GRAPHICS CARD
- Memory
- 1 GB OF RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB HARD DISK SPACE
- DirectX
- DirectX 9.0c or Higher
Does Dracula: Origin have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Dracula: Origin run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Polish, Russian.
Does Dracula: Origin use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Casual
- Vampires
- Point & Click
- Puzzle
- Story Rich
- Hidden Object
- Indie
- 2.5D
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Based On A Novel
Recent updates
- May 13, 2021 · Сompatibility Patch (Part 2 of 2) released!
- Apr 26, 2021 · Compatibility Patch (Part 1 of 2) released!
