The Witcher 3 director's open-world RPG The Blood of the Dawnwalker receives new trailer

Rebel Wolves has released a new trailer for The Blood of the Dawnwalker, an upcoming open-world action RPG created by several former CD Projekt Red developers.

The details:

• The game, published by Bandai Namco, is described as "a single-player open-world dark fantasy action-RPG with a strong focus on story and narrative" that casts players in the role of Coen, "a young man turned into a Dawnwalker, forever treading the line between the world of day and the realm of night."

• Set in 14th-century Europe after the Black Death pandemic has ended, Coen will be tasked with combining "vampiric strength with human resolve" to save his loved ones. “Face your foes – be they human, monster, or the ticking clock itself,” the description reads. “But remember – the real evil may bask in the sun’s light, and the most loyal of allies could lurk under the cover of night.”

• Little else is known about the game, but a gameplay reveal is set for this summer. Game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz previously stated that the game would be roughly the size of The Witcher 3's Blood and Wine expansion, but that it could have more quests in comparison.

• Rebel Wolves, founded in 2022 by former CDPR employees, is led by Tomaszkiewicz, who previously served as Game Director on The Witcher 3 and secondary game director on Cyberpunk 2077. Other former CDPR staff at the company include narrative director and writer Jakub Szamałek, design director Daniel Sadowski, and studio head Robert Murzynowski.

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