The Blood of Dawnwalker Aims For AAA Quality

The open-world vampire RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker, crafted by former CD Projekt Red (CDPR) developers, is setting its sights on achieving the same level of quality as the acclaimed The Witcher 3, but in a more compact form. Dive into the details of this eagerly awaited game and discover the ambitions of its creative team.

30-40 Hour Main Campaign

In an interview with Games Radar, Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, the creative director of The Blood of Dawnwalker, emphasized that despite being a smaller studio launching their first game, the team is committed to delivering a quality experience on par with The Witcher 3. When questioned about the game's classification, Tomaszkiewicz clarified, "In terms of quality, we definitely look at AAA, because this is where we are coming from, the quality level of The Witcher 3."

Rebel Wolves, the studio behind The Blood of Dawnwalker, may be new, but its team is seasoned, consisting of former CDPR developers who contributed to The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, along with his brother Konrad, founded Rebel Wolves to explore greater creative freedom in game development, away from the constraints of a large AAA studio.

Tomaszkiewicz further explained that while their game won't match the vast scale of typical AAA titles due to their smaller size and being their debut project, the focus remains on delivering a robust quality experience. "Definitely, our games are not as huge in terms of amount of content and gameplay hours - we are a smaller studio, this is our first project, so we definitely are building something smaller. But we want to build something as robust in terms of quality, maybe a bit shorter." He highlighted that The Blood of Dawnwalker aims for a main campaign lasting 30-40 hours. "If size is your measure, then yes it's not the size of a AAA like The Witcher. But I don't know if size is the measure, to be honest, because there are AAA games like Call of Duty that aren't 100+ hours gameplay campaigns. And I don't know if anyone would call them AA, or indie."

The Blood of Dawnwalker is set in the mystical land of Vale Sangora, where players embody Coen, a young peasant transformed into a vampire after a fateful encounter. Coen's journey is driven by his quest to save his sister from a deadly illness, navigating through a dark fantasy world filled with challenges and adversaries.

Although a specific release date has not been announced, The Blood of Dawnwalker is expected to launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Fans can look forward to a gameplay reveal in Summer 2025.