Reviews have arrived for The Blood of Dawnwalker, a new vampire RPG from Rebel Wolves, a studio founded by former Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, and critics say it comes closer than any game so far to matching CD Projekt Red's landmark title. The release lands just weeks before a remastered version of The Witcher 3 launches on 29 September, and its strong reception suggests Rebel Wolves' debut offers a compelling alternative for players wanting a similar but fresh open-world fantasy experience.

The game holds a score of 83 on Metacritic and 84 on OpenCritic, respectable if not quite Game of the Year territory. IGN praised its innovative 30-day time-limit system in a 9/10 review, while Eurogamer's four-star write-up highlighted the day/night cycle, in which players are human by day and a powerful vampire by night. Not all reactions were unreserved, however: Game Informer's 7/10 review criticised repetitive combat, and GameSpot's 8/10 verdict noted technical issues including shaky performance and visual glitches, suggesting some players may prefer to wait for patches.