Steam Early Access hit V Rising launches fully on PC on May 8 and on PlayStation 5 later in 2024. IGN revealed the release date in a cinematic trailer from developer Stunlock Studios, which shows off the gothic action role-playing game's vampire leads as they take on a new evil.
V Rising begins with the player as a fully-customizable vampire waking up after a century-spanning sleep, very weak and in need of blood. But what begins as a survival action game in the vein of Diablo soon turns into a fully open world adventure with base-building, co-op, and versus multiplayer.
It immediately got off to a hot start with more than 150,000 concurrent players within its first week, and only being available in Early Access didn't slow its popularity in the long run either. V Rising managed to sell upwards of 1.5 million copies just a year after launch.
V Rising's PS5 port was announced during the January 2024 PlayStation State of Play but, beyond the Steam version, no other platforms or storefronts have been announced.
In our 7/10 Early Access review, IGN said: "While its time-consuming crafting aspects can take the bite out of the vampire fantasy, V Rising really does rise to the occasion with its excellent boss design and respectable ARPG combat."
For more, check out our full V Rising Guide as well as all of the biggest video game releases for March 2024 and beyond.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
