Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong

Narrative vampire RPG with three perspectives and consequential choices

Big Bad Wolf · Published by Nacon · Released May 30, 2023

Reviews: Mixed; 63% of 738
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 30; peak 24h 35
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong?

This third-person narrative RPG follows three vampires investigating threats to the Boston Camarilla, a secret vampire society. Across their intertwined stories, you explore scenes, inspect clues, talk to characters, and upgrade each vampire's abilities. Choices in investigations and conversations affect their fates.

For you if...

+you enjoy vampire court intrigue and consequential dialogue
+you prefer exploring and investigating to fighting
+you like following a story through multiple protagonists

Not for you if...

−you want frequent combat and a fast pace
−you dislike searching areas for clues and documents

What players say

63% of 738 reviews are positive

Players praise the atmosphere, vampire politics, and detective work. They criticize slow pacing, frustrating skill checks, and bugs that can force lengthy scene replays, especially without manual saves.

Screenshots and trailer

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-6100
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 4 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7790, 4 GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 23 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 31
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.