After teasing fans last week, Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco have revealed a September 3 release date for their dark fantasy action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, with pre-orders now available digitally and at major game retailers. The Road to Launch Event also included new gameplay footage, story details, game system requirements and more.
During the event, members of the Rebel Wolves team, including Piotr Kucharski (Writer), Daria Bury-Zawada (Lead Gameplay Animator), Maciej Wiśniewski (Senior Level Designer), and Dorota Rutkowska (Producer) presented features, gameplay mechanics, and story details.
Alongside game protagonist Coen, the new story trailer for The Blood of Dawnwalker introduced the game’s cast. Rebel Wolves also showcased never-before-seen locations across the game’s setting of Vale Sangora, a mysterious region in the Carpathian Mountains, and offered deeper insight into the creative process behind bringing the game’s open world to life.
The developers also revealed over 10 minutes of footage captured on a recent PC build that focused on the game’s narrative-driven open-world activities. The footage demonstrated how exploration can unlock new abilities, reveal hidden secrets, or introduce unexpected challenges that may alter the player’s course of their journey. The gameplay also demonstrated how player actions influence the balance of power within the valley, reinforcing the game’s core principle of every action carries consequences.
The developers also prepared a behind-the-scenes video featuring former UFC champion Jan Błachowicz, who contributed to motion capture performances for one of the game’s antagonists, Bakir, a vampire from Brencis’ clique. Błachowicz explains in the feature how his combat expertise helped bring authenticity and weight to the game’s fight sequences, ensuring that the combat felt impactful and believable.
Lastly, players got to hear a brand-new piece of music from the game in “Uphill Battle,” presented as a music video featuring the musicians behind The Blood of Dawnwalker’s soundtrack.
The Blood of Dawnwalker can be pre-ordered digitally on Steam, Xbox Series and PlayStation 5.