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Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco Release 28-Minute Blood of Dawnwalker Gameplay Overview

The narrated demo spotlights a narrative sandbox built on day–night duality with choices that push time forward.

Overview

  • The publicly released video matches the extended gameplay shown to press behind closed doors at Gamescom 2025, making that footage widely available.
  • Footage demonstrates how quests change by time of day as Coen, a half‑human, half‑vampire Dawnwalker, tackles missions differently in daylight versus at night.
  • Systems emphasize consequence and time pressure, with each quest advancing the clock and shaping the world and the fate of the protagonist’s family.
  • Rebel Wolves details recent refinements based on feedback, including a farther default camera, separate camera settings for combat and exploration, a non‑pausing Active Abilities menu, real‑time ability selection, and smoother combat pacing and animations.
  • The game is set in a plague‑ravaged 14th‑century Europe reimagined with vampires and is slated to launch in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store.