The Blood of Dawnwalker
2026 video game developed by Rebel Wolves
The Blood of Dawnwalker is an action role-playing game developed by Polish studio Rebel Wolves and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Set in the mid 14th-century in Vale Sangora, a fictional valley in the Carpathian Mountains ruled by vampires, the game follows Coen, a peasant who becomes a "Dawnwalker", human by day and vampire by night, and has 30 in-game days to rescue his family from the vampire lord Brencis. The game has no linear main quest: time advances only when the player undertakes quests or other plot-affecting actions.
Rebel Wolves was founded in 2022 by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, director of the The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and other former CD Projekt developers, and The Blood of Dawnwalker is the studio's first game. Built in Unreal Engine 5, it was announced in January 2025 and is intended as the first entry in a series of self-contained stories following Coen across different eras.
The Blood of Dawnwalker was released on September 3, 2026, and sold over one million copies within three days. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, with critics praising its writing and Coen's dual forms, and frequently comparing it with The Witcher 3. Its 30-day time system drew the most discussion: most reviewers praised it, but reception ranged from finding its time pressure less consequential than expected to overbearing. Within a week of release, Rebel Wolves began hiring for sequel development.
Gameplay
The Blood of Dawnwalker is a dark fantasy action role-playing game played from a third-person perspective. Players control Coen, a Dawnwalker who possess both human and vampiric traits.
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