Vampyr — patch notes and updates
Stored observation / content update:
Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| The teams behind Vampyr just released Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden! | 2024-02-13 | Vampyr fans, you may like this news! 🦇 Don’t Nod and Focus Entertainment teamed up again for the best, and released Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden! Together, we are convinced that if you enjoyed Vampyr, you will absolutely love Banishers. Discover the game now with our launch trailer: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a narrative Action-RPG where you take on the roles of two skilled ghost hunters and lovers facing challenging decisions with profound consequences for both the living and the dead. Antea and Red are trained spirit-hunters, protecting people from lingering specters. But when tragedy strikes and Antea herself becomes a ghost, will |
| Vampyr is 80% off! | 2023-06-13 | Hello! Vampyr is a whopping 80% off right now as part of the DON’T NOD 15th Birthday Sale, which runs until June 15th. You can get all of DON’T NOD’s games – developed and published – for up to 80% off, with some for free as well! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427290/Vampyr/ |
| Spring Sale | 2020-03-24 | Hi everyone, Spring Sale are now live on Steam - get up to 75% off on the Focus Home Interactive publisher page on a selection of top selling games in the coming days! Make sure to wishlist your favorite titles there not to miss any promotion! |
| New Difficulty Modes Available! | 2018-09-26 | https://i.imgur.com/D6p54gw.gif We're happy to release Vampyr's third update introducing new difficulty modes. There’s never been a better time for players to sink their teeth in to the dark streets of London. This update includes two new game difficulty modes which add further replayability for existing players, and more options for those who haven’t yet gotten to grips with this dark adventure through 1918 London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToIfO9atrt8 Story Mode de-emphasizes combat, placing a greater focus on narrative so players can enjoy Dr. Jonathan Reid’s journey with less challenging gameplay. On the other end of the scale, Hard |
| Vampyr - Difficulty modes update announcement | 2018-09-21 | https://i.imgur.com/wowTQdN.gif Vampyr: Difficulty modes update out next week on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC DONTNOD Entertainment’s narrative-driven action-RPG Vampyr continues to receive ongoing support, as the difficulty modes update releases next week, September 26, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. There’s never been a better time for players to sink their teeth in, as a special discount on Steam for Vampyr is now live in celebration of the Focus Home Publisher’s weekend. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/focus_weekend https://i.imgur.com/fSqvwxp.jpg Tuesday’s update includes two new game difficulty modes which add further replayab |
| Announcing New Game Modes | 2018-07-27 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29092938/b1bcc03978dd393e0533038459dc723cd752f0d2.jpg Vampyr, DONTNOD Entertainment’s narrative-driven action-RPG set in 1918 London, announces a content update coming later this summer. This will include two new game game modes which add further replayability for existing players and more options for those who haven’t yet sunk their teeth into this dark adventure. As well as bringing a host of optimization tweaks, the upcoming update will introduce a ‘Story’ mode that de-emphasizes combat and a cranked-up, more challenging Hard mode. The Story mode places a greater focus on n |
| Second Update | 2018-07-26 | https://i.imgur.com/MRK1AHV.gif Hi everyone, We're happy to release Vampyr's second update! This second update concentrates on bug fixes for some issues that we've seen reported over the past couple of weeks, as well as introducing a couple new features. We continue to read your feedback and suggestions in forums and social networks and you can expect bigger patches in the coming months. Please find the changelog below: New Features: Scrolling docs with the mouse wheel is now possible when first viewing a doc Players are now able to move the camera during dialogue using movement keys (default: WASD) Fixes: Performance has been addressed, play |
| First Update | 2018-07-02 | https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914669271215490372/6CDEFCB6D949C3C21131D649311E8170B5987FDD/ We're happy to release Vampyr's first update! Thanks for your help last week with the Beta patch to ensure a smooth release today. This first update mainly contains bug fixes of issues you reported in the past weeks, as well as a few features suggested here. We continue to read your feedback and suggestions in forums and social networks and you can expect bigger patches in the coming months. Please find the changelog below: New Features: Walk can now be used as a held input or a toggled input. The Recovering Icon is now properly displayed |
| Watch Vampyr's Accolades Trailer | 2018-06-15 | https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922543713038222486/C15727077382FD3B18A788B4A200B65FD29773DF/ Join us in celebrating Vampyr’s strong reception from players and critics alike with the stirring Accolade Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToIfO9atrt8 In Vampyr, you play as Dr. Jonathan Reid, a famous surgeon and blood transfusion specialist freshly turned into a vampire after arriving back in his home city of London following the Great War. A man of logic and science, Reid’s firm beliefs are turned inside-out upon awakening to a once-hidden world of secret societies, ungodly creatures and ancient orders set upon ending his exist |
| Vampyr is now available! | 2018-06-01 | https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914669271215490372/6CDEFCB6D949C3C21131D649311E8170B5987FDD/ Vampyr is now available - take control of newly-turned vampire Dr. Jonathan Reid. Today, prepare to stalk or save the streets of 1918 London with Vampyr’s Launch Trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HYDJ7-M73w In Vampyr you play as Dr. Jonathan Reid, a famous surgeon and blood transfusion specialist freshly turned into a vampire after arriving back in his home city of London following the Great War. A man of logic and science, Reid’s firm beliefs are turned inside-out upon awakening to a once-hidden world of secret societies, ungodly |
| Vampyr Citizen Mechanics | 2018-05-24 | https://i.imgur.com/y9Y5cXP.gif Vampyr releases very soon, and we'd like to cover today the deep systems that make up Vampyr’s citizen and district ecosystems, as showcased in a gameplay footage taken from last week’s developer stream, in which we discuss the game and answer questions direct from the community. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29092938/d08128247983275de7faf5e5fe871a096fa43d01.jpg Players are free to kill (or spare) any and all of London’s citizens, using their blood to evolve deadly new powers. Jonathan Reid is also a doctor, and can therefore choose to heal these same inhabitants by conducti |
| Becoming the Monster Trailer! | 2018-05-03 | https://i.imgur.com/D6p54gw.gif Explore tortured protagonist Dr. Jonathan Reid’s growth in power through savage combat gameplay in today’s Becoming the Monster gameplay trailer. By sacrificing the very citizens Reid swore to protect, players will learn and evolve powerful vampire abilities in their struggle to defeat London’s deadly foes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJfjEP2LNVo In Vampyr, the greatest source of XP to learn and enhance abilities comes from the blood of London’s citizens, who Dr. Jonathan Reid has set out to save from the epidemic sweeping through the city. The question is less “Do I kill?” than “Who do I kill?” Investigati |
| Watch Vampyr's Story Trailer! | 2018-04-05 | https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914669271215490372/6CDEFCB6D949C3C21131D649311E8170B5987FDD/ Fear the Reaper and dive into a strange new world in Vampyr’s Story Trailer! Vampyr, our upcoming action-RPG, unveils its wider narrative arcs in today’s Story Trailer. Brought together with an eerie cover of (Don’t Fear) the Reaper, Dr. Jonathan Reid is awakens to a once-hidden world of ungodly creatures, deadly epidemics and vampire hunts. Vampyr releases June 5 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with preorders now available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-wsrKufDKU You play as Jonathan Reid, a doctor in 1918 London newly-turned into |
| Watch Vampyr's Story Trailer! | 2018-04-05 | https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914669271215490372/6CDEFCB6D949C3C21131D649311E8170B5987FDD/ Fear the Reaper and dive into a strange new world in Vampyr’s Story Trailer! Vampyr, our upcoming action-RPG, unveils its wider narrative arcs in today’s Story Trailer. Brought together with an eerie cover of (Don’t Fear) the Reaper, Dr. Jonathan Reid is awakens to a once-hidden world of ungodly creatures, deadly epidemics and vampire hunts. Vampyr releases June 5 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with preorders now available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-wsrKufDKU You play as Jonathan Reid, a doctor in 1918 London newly-turned into |
| Webseries: Episode 4 - Stories from the Dark | 2018-02-08 | https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922545424681947290/6BDE01826BE827A50C74491D484BCED351D1385E/ ‘DONTNOD Presents Vampyr’ webseries reaches its finale with a long-awaited release date announcement! We bring you into the studio one last time for a final look at the creative process behind upcoming action-RPG, Vampyr. Dontnod Presents Vampyr - Episode IV: Stories from the Dark reveals yet more exclusive gameplay footage, plus the release date. Dive into the story of Vampyr and how the Parisian studio builds a narrative with the player at the center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MCE_dsiR2Q The four-part webseries, produced and reali |
| Webseries: Episode 4 - Stories from the Dark | 2018-02-08 | https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922545424681947290/6BDE01826BE827A50C74491D484BCED351D1385E/ ‘DONTNOD Presents Vampyr’ webseries reaches its finale with a long-awaited release date announcement! We bring you into the studio one last time for a final look at the creative process behind upcoming action-RPG, Vampyr. Dontnod Presents Vampyr - Episode IV: Stories from the Dark reveals yet more exclusive gameplay footage, plus the release date. Dive into the story of Vampyr and how the Parisian studio builds a narrative with the player at the center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MCE_dsiR2Q The four-part webseries, produced and reali |
| Webseries: Episode 3 - Human After All | 2018-02-01 | http://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922544977934481801/8D57509EBB61F4D667AC98AA62381E73075A7802/ ‘Episode III: Human After All’ – meet the citizens of Vampyr’s 1918 London, and learn how DONTNOD will make you feel the death of each one you decide to feed on. Join DONTNOD Entertainment once again, for another look into the Parisian studio’s signature creative process behind our upcoming action-RPG Vampyr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJYxRXhyxdg Dontnod Presents Vampyr – Episode III: Human After All introduces more exclusive gameplay footage, while focusing on the citizens of London and how each individual has been hand-crafted to fe |
| Webseries: Episode 3 - Human After All | 2018-02-01 | http://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922544977934481801/8D57509EBB61F4D667AC98AA62381E73075A7802/ ‘Episode III: Human After All’ – meet the citizens of Vampyr’s 1918 London, and learn how DONTNOD will make you feel the death of each one you decide to feed on. Join DONTNOD Entertainment once again, for another look into the Parisian studio’s signature creative process behind our upcoming action-RPG Vampyr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJYxRXhyxdg Dontnod Presents Vampyr – Episode III: Human After All introduces more exclusive gameplay footage, while focusing on the citizens of London and how each individual has been hand-crafted to fe |
| Webseries: Episode 2 - Architects of the Obscure | 2018-01-25 | http://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922544304845129812/AE70FC5D8EA707045B603702D89DB24146898054/ We invites you to DONTNOD's studio for a second time, further revealing the creative process behind our upcoming action-RPG, Vampyr. DONTNOD Presents Vampyr - Episode 2: Architects of the Obscure unveils more exclusive gameplay footage, while the creative team delves into the visuals and music that bring 1918 London to life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JoQ3Vqzcc Two more episodes of this four-part webseries, produced and realized by the video department of Focus Home Interactive, will release weekly each Thursday. In Episode 2: Archit |
| Webseries: Episode 2 - Architects of the Obscure | 2018-01-25 | http://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922544304845129812/AE70FC5D8EA707045B603702D89DB24146898054/ We invites you to DONTNOD's studio for a second time, further revealing the creative process behind our upcoming action-RPG, Vampyr. DONTNOD Presents Vampyr - Episode 2: Architects of the Obscure unveils more exclusive gameplay footage, while the creative team delves into the visuals and music that bring 1918 London to life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JoQ3Vqzcc Two more episodes of this four-part webseries, produced and realized by the video department of Focus Home Interactive, will release weekly each Thursday. In Episode 2: Archit |