{"id":429328,"date":"2025-11-05T17:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-gets-may-2022-release-date\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:11:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:11:47","slug":"vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-gets-may-2022-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-gets-may-2022-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Swansong Gets May 2022 Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-gets-may-2022-release-date.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Swansong, the other, <em>other<\/em> video game based on the popular tabletop game currently in development, has been delayed. It was tentatively set to release in February but is now launching on May 19.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It may be easy to confuse Swansong with the other two Vampire: The Masquerade games also in the works: Bloodhunt, the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/06\/10\/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodhunt-preview-battle-royale-meets-vampires-no-seriously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>battle royale<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0launching early next year that&#8217;s<span><span>\u00a0currently playable in Steam Early Access, and Bloodlines 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2004 game that had its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/23\/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-delayed-as-paradox-fires-hardsuit-labs-from\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">development rebooted<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><span><span>\u00a0Swansong is a choice-driven narrative RPG that puts you in the role of three vampires in modern-day Boston.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>A new leader has emerged to take control of the city\u2019s sect of vampires, triggering a violent power struggle filled with twists, turns, and betrayal. Each playable vampire hails from a different clan and sports its own unique powers, which can be customized to your liking. Many of those skills influence characters to pry information out of them, using techniques such as persuasion and intimidation. Check out the game\u2019s teaser trailer below.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/30\/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-gets-may-2022-release-date\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VampireSwansong\/status\/1465380042662416391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a tweet<\/a>, developer Big Bad Wolf Studio says the delay will allow additional polish to\u00a0ensure the game\u2019s quality while also letting the team maintain a healthy\u00a0work\/life balance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><span>Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Swansong is heading to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Are you excited to play Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Swansong? Let us know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/30\/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-gets-may-2022-release-date\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Swansong, the other, other video game based on the popular tabletop game currently in development, has been delayed. It was tentatively set to release in February but is now launching on May 19. It may be easy to confuse Swansong with the other two Vampire: The Masquerade games also in the works: Bloodhunt, the battle royale\u00a0launching early next year that&#8217;s\u00a0currently playable in Steam Early Access, and Bloodlines 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2004 game that had its development rebooted.\u00a0Swansong is a choice-driven narrative RPG that puts you in the role of three vampires in modern-day Boston.\u00a0 A new leader has emerged to take control of the city\u2019s sect of vampires, triggering a violent power struggle filled with twists, turns, and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-gets-may-2022-release-date\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":429329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-429328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Swansong Gets May 2022 Release Date | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Swansong, the other, other video game based on the popular tabletop game currently in development, has been delayed. 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