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Insurgent Wolves — the studio led by former The Witcher 3 sport director and co-director for Cyberpunk 2077, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz — has confirmed its upcoming darkish fantasy action-RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker, will launch in 2026.
At yesterday’s Xbox Video games Showcase, Insurgent Wolves confirmed off some pre-beta gameplay footage, following Coen, “a younger man changed into a Dawnwalker, human by day and vampire by night time,” as he involves grips along with his newly acquired skills.
That is not all, although. On June 21, we’ll discover out much more as Insurgent Wolves invitations us to affix it on the longest day of the 12 months, “the place the veil between day and night time blurs, bringing sudden outcomes.” The 45-minute-long occasion will reveal round quarter-hour of new gameplay content material, accompanied by an prolonged developer commentary.
Curiously, we’ll additionally study extra about “a number of key gameplay options,” together with the directional fight system that blends swordfighting, spells, and vampiric powers, in addition to how gamers navigate Vale Sangora’s areas and “additional discover the sport world and spotlight the gameplay variations between day and night time, which can have a major affect on the story and its course.”
“It’s been a pleasure to lastly present you extra of the sport, and I wish to thank our group for the unbelievable help,” Tomaszkiewicz mentioned. “Again in January, after we first revealed the sport, we promised to shed extra gentle on the gameplay this summer time — and that second has lastly arrived.
“We’d like to ask you to affix us on June 21 for our Gameplay Reveal Occasion. You’ll study extra in regards to the skills Coen positive factors as he turns into the Dawnwalker — a mysterious being balancing the road between the world of day and the realm of night time.”
In The Blood of Dawnwalker, you play as Coen, a younger man who’s a being now not absolutely human, but not solely a vampire. With simply 30 days and nights to avoid wasting Coen’s household or actual bloody revenge on his sire, regardless of the implications or the price of Coen’s thirst for blood. However a very powerful query for gamers stays: is it value sacrificing your humanity for those you like?
For extra, take a look at every little thing introduced at Xbox Video games Showcase June 2025.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with some of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.