{"id":1565327,"date":"2026-04-28T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-preview-excited-breakout-rpg"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:00","slug":"ive-seen-90-minutes-more-of-the-blood-of-dawnwalker-and-im-excited-could-this-be-2026s-breakout-rpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ive-seen-90-minutes-more-of-the-blood-of-dawnwalker-and-im-excited-could-this-be-2026s-breakout-rpg\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve seen 90 minutes more of The Blood of Dawnwalker and I&#8217;m excited &#8211; could this be 2026&#8217;s breakout RPG?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ive-seen-90-minutes-more-of-the-blood-of-dawnwalker-and-im-excited-could-this-be-2026s-breakout-rpg.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>What struck me most about the 90-minute presentation of The Blood of Dawnwalker I watched recently, at developer Rebel Wolves&#8217; studio in Poland, is how confident this dark fantasy role-playing game is. 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