# The Blood of Dawnwalker review

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-review/
- Published: 2026-08-31T17:00:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-31T23:17:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-review-rebel-wolves
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Eurogamer reviews The Blood of Dawnwalker, a Witcher 3-esque RPG from ex-CDPR staff.
- The game largely succeeds despite heavy comparisons to The Witcher 3.
- Hero Coen switches between human and vampire forms by day and night.

## Summary

Eurogamer's review finds The Blood of Dawnwalker, a dark fantasy RPG from Rebel Wolves, deliberately and heavily reminiscent of The Witcher 3, which is unsurprising given it is directed by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and made largely by former CD Projekt Red staff. The review judges the game largely successful in meeting that high benchmark, matching The Witcher 3's earthy tone, brutal world and folk-inflected atmosphere, while introducing bold ideas of its own rather than simply imitating its predecessor, and concludes it meets, if not quite raises, that bar.

The central new mechanic is protagonist Coen, a young man in the 14th-century Carpathian Mountains who is partially turned into a vampire, giving him two forms that switch automatically between day and night. By night he becomes an agile, wall-climbing vampire able to teleport across rooftops, notably in the densely packed city of Svartrau, while by day he remains human but wields powerful witch-like abilities, including time-slowing spells, communing with the dead and performing rituals; the two forms' skill trees are joined by a shared swordsmanship tree, and the review praises this day/night duality for adding much-needed variety to a lengthy open-world RPG.

## Coverage

- [Eurogamer: The Blood of Dawnwalker review](https://www.eurogamer.net/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-review-rebel-wolves)
- [GamesRadar+: The Blood of Dawnwalker review: "Despite clear Witcher 3 DNA, I wish this vampire RPG was messier"](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-review/)
- [GameSpot: The Blood Of Dawnwalker Makes You Want To Do Everything–And Tantalizingly Won’t Let You – Review](https://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-makes-you-want-to-do-everything-and-tantalizingly-wont-let-you-review/)
- [Rock Paper Shotgun: The Blood of Dawnwalker review - worthy to sip blood at the top RPGs' table](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-review-worthy-to-sip-blood-at-the-top-rpgs-table)

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