Destructoid's review of The Blood of Dawnwalker, developed by Rebel Wolves and led by former Witcher 3 game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, praises the vampire-themed action RPG as a potential game of the year for 2026. The reviewer highlights strong combat, storytelling, characters and setting, set in a fictional valley inspired by the Carpathian Mountains during an outbreak of the Black Death.

Players control Coen, a peasant transformed into a "Dawnwalker" – a rare vampire able to survive daylight – after a failed punishment ordered by vampire ruler Brencis. The game splits time into day and night phases with different abilities and combat styles, and imposes a strict 30-day in-game countdown divided into time "slots" that must be spent on quests, levelling and story missions. This time-pressure system limits how much content can be completed in a single playthrough, giving the game significant replay value as players make different choices about priorities.