Immerse yourself in the skin of a power- and blood-thirsty vampire, anyone? Check out V Rising, the excellent creation from Stunlock Studios that is taking Steam by storm.
[Updated May 20, 2022 at 11:16 a.m.] After Valheim in 2021, discover V Rising, the unexpected new success of PC gaming. Far from reaching the staggering numbers of the now famous Vikings game, V Rising still adopts its quality. Developed and published by Stunlock Studios, V Rising is also a game with modest ambitions that has the potential to become very big. Giving us the perfect combination of whimsical hack’n’slash and full-on survival gameplay, while adopting an appropriately sinister gothic aesthetic, V Rising delivers an experience that’s totally unique in its class. Yes, because few games offer you to embody a bloodthirsty vampire and rebuild your kingdom in order to dominate the mortal world. We told you, V Rising offers us an unparalleled adventure, and deserves a closer look, especially since its release in early access this Tuesday, May 17.
In V Rising, you play as a vampire, awakening after hundreds of years of slumber in a crypt. Your goal is simple, feed on blood to regain your former power in order to rebuild your fallen kingdom. If this game is fully accessible in single player, it is also made for multiplayer games. There are servers that can accommodate dozens of players each seeking to dominate a huge gothic open world. Because yes, you can also welcome several blood drinkers in your clan and forge alliances to crush any resistance. Because resistance there is in the sinister lands of V Rising, whether it’s villagers to convert, bandits, fantastic creatures or simply other players.
To progress in the game, you will need to collect and craft certain resources to improve your equipment. You can also build your castle and store your resources. You will also need to hunt down important bosses to unlock powers and recipes. Taking the best of Diablo (for combat), Rust (for multiplayer), and Valheim (for survival and progression), V Rising offers gameplay that’s fundamentally satisfying while remaining one of a kind. Indeed, you control your vampire using the ZQSD keys on your keyboard, and can cast, combine and dodge spells in real-time combat, as we told you above, with a strong taste of hack’n’slash . Moreover, the more powerful your vampire will be, the more skills he will learn with devastating effects. In short, although it takes up many known elements of the survival-online genre, everything has a rather particular flavor, a little taste of iron perhaps, in V Rising.
V Rising is available in early access since Tuesday, May 17. It can be found directly on Steam for the modest sum of €19.99. To be able to enjoy the experience, you will need to arm yourself with a fairly solid configuration without being aberrant, with a GTX 1070 or an RX580 recommended, an i5 or a Ryzen 5 and 8 to 12 GB of RAM.
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