Zombies could rule the world of media monsters these days, however Vampires have been a mainstay ever since Dracula — the individual, not the ebook. They’ve been the inspiration for nice motion pictures, some nice responsible pleasure literature, and among the greatest video video games ever made.

Let’s check out the most effective vampire-themed video video games of all time.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Evening

Whereas competitors certain is fierce, I consider Symphony of the Evening to be not simply the most effective vampire video games ever made, but additionally the best Metroidvania in existence.

Symphony of the Evening has the fantastic concept of starting with a small gameplay phase from Rondo Of Blood, the earlier sport within the sequence, earlier than displaying you all of the enhancements led to by the brand new sport. I believe that’s how all nice sequels ought to start, because the transition makes it not possible so that you can ignore all of the work put into the sport.

The surroundings, the strikes, the animations themselves, the enemies, the soundtrack. Regardless that it’s a 2D title, Sotn appears so good that it at all times has me feeling prefer it’s pushing the unique PlayStation to its limits — to not fear, although, because it ran extremely easy always even approach again then.

El Paso, Elsewhere

Do you miss the Max Payne video video games and the Blade motion pictures? Then El Paso, Elsewhere is the sport you need to play proper now. You may count on just about the identical gameplay from the traditional Max Payne video games — and even the trippiness of these wild dream ranges. Every part will get even higher once you throw vampires and werewolves into the combo, and El Paso, Elsewhere is not any totally different. Above all, El Paso’s biggest triumph is its capability to show which you can carry the flavour of traditional video games to newer occasions with out having all the pieces be a remaster or remake.

You need to actually give El Paso a attempt, or a minimum of wait with nice anticipation for its upcoming movie adaptation.

Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow

Forcing an additional dimension right into a sport that works so nicely in 2nd generally is a mistake — as confirmed by the not-so-great Castlevania 64, however Lords Of Shadow greater than pulled it off.

Drawing extra inspiration from titles such because the God Of Struggle trilogy and Satan Could Cry was an ace selection as Castlevania was reborn as yet one more wonderful 3d action-adventure title able to rivaling the most effective of all of them.

Blood Omen: Legacy Of Kain

Please don’t let the good energy of the quilt artwork’s dated artwork throw you off. Blood Omen probably stunned many upon its launch because it fully modified everybody’s perceptions of what you might do with vampires. As an alternative of a complete massacre, you get a partial massacre the place many of the gameplay entails utilizing your wits to know what powers you’ll want to make use of to advance in your marketing campaign.

Additionally, For those who grew up taking part in Blood Omen, then you definitely in all probability received full of a way of bewilderment once you first heard somebody complaining that video video games had unhealthy writing. Amy Hennig’s first of many nice works within the online game scene instructed a fantastically unique story of demise, and likewise launched one of many coolest vampires of all media, the titular Kain.

Vampire Survivors

Followers of vampire media normally need bloody, edgy, horny stuff, however generally they simply need to loosen up. Vampire Survivors offers lovers of vampire stuff the precise kind of leisure that they need, which is of course by giving them the possibility to obliterate numerous hordes of vampiric beasts.

It’s fairly easy in nature, however it’s far more difficult than somebody unacquainted with the style would count on — but additionally far more enjoyable. That is the one that every one trendy vampires play of their coffin when taking a break from all of the vampire drama of their unlives.

V Rising

Right down to its very title, V Rising looks like a sport made for individuals who wished Valheim however with vampires. The excellent news is that the vampire-themed survival horror offers simply as a lot enjoyable as Valheim does, however it’s its very personal beast. Whereas Valheim permits gamers to construct their very own Viking village, V Rising invitations them to construct their very own vampire fortress. How are you going to beat that?

Take into account giving this one an opportunity if you happen to occur to belong to a coterie of vampires who need to check their survival abilities in a hostile however very enjoyable atmosphere.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines

So far as attending to expertise the lifetime of a vampire in a world {that a} vampire would take pleasure in, we’re but to see a sport that beats Bloodlines.

Please ignore all of the critiques from the time of its launch as a result of, yeah, it did come out in a really tough form, however that doesn’t inform its entire story. Although it got here out just about unfinished, the plot and the center have been at all times there, so followers spent years pumping blood into this true undead gem to carry it again to life and switch it into the very playable masterpiece that it’s at this time (if you happen to get the GOG model).

Right here’s hoping that the long-in-development Bloodlines 2 comes out — even when not in an important form — as a result of the neighborhood is each prepared and really thirsty for its arrival.

Bloodrayne

In all honesty, no matter sport you choose within the Bloodrayne sequence will probably pale compared to each different sport on this checklist by way of story and character depth, however it does characteristic some enjoyable gameplay and isn’t with out its secret weapons.

It was removed from a groundbreaking sport when it got here out, however it featured some extremely bloody motion, and the entire thing is of course very elevated by inviting gamers to kill as many Nazis as they’ll.

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine

Okay, this is likely to be dishonest as a result of it’s a DLC however a) anybody who’s performed it is aware of that it’s lengthy and candy sufficient to earn its place right here and b) you’re now too deep into this checklist to shut the tab with out testing the final entry.

Each the Hearts of Stone and the Blood and Wine DLCs could possibly be full video games in their very own proper due to the depth of the story that they inform. Nonetheless, in contrast to Hearts of Stone, Blood and Wine additionally has the scope of a complete sport.

It takes gamers on a large detour from Wild Hunt’s foremost quest by having them keep on a beautiful land impressed by southern France. Then, the celebration is both crashed or made much more enjoyable when Geralt has to dive deep right into a vampire conspiracy. It’s as enjoyable, magical, and horny as you possibly can think about.

Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver

If you’d like a very unique tackle the vampire mythos, you are able to do no higher than the sport that launched Raziel. Soul Reaver takes place after Crystal Dynamics determined to make the unhealthy ending of Blood Omen the canon one — simply so the quantity of braveness that went into making this one.

The gameplay leap produced from the unique Blood Omen to Soul Reaver is similar to what occurred with the GTA sequence with the soar to 3d with GTA 3, and the leap in story presentation went even past that.

Soul Reaver was each the closest you might get to a Zelda sport on the unique PlayStation, in addition to a greater in-console different to the Tomb Raider sequence. Regardless that it options a couple of too many box-based puzzles, it’s nonetheless the most effective and most engrossing action-adventure titles ever made.