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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2004

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Vampire: The Masquerade

Engines

  • Source

Localized titles

  • Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*

Community tags · historical

  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    1,031*
  • Vampire*
    Votes · historical
    957*
  • Cult Classic*
    Votes · historical
    702*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    494*
  • Supernatural*
    Votes · historical
    416*
  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    393*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    383*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    382*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    377*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    367*
  • Classic*
    Votes · historical
    331*
  • Action RPG*
    Votes · historical
    317*
  • Gothic*
    Votes · historical
    255*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    249*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    236*
  • Immersive*
    Votes · historical
    230*
  • Female Protagonist*
    Votes · historical
    193*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    160*
  • Stealth*
    Votes · historical
    159*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    158*

System requirements

  • Windows · Unspecified tier*
    Requirements
    Required: 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c-compatible 64MB video card and drivers 1.2 GHz Athlon™ or 1.2 GHz Pentium® III processor or higher 384MB of RAM (512MB of RAM recommended) Microsoft® Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP * 3.3 GB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files and saved games (plus 1.4 GB for Windows® swap file) 100% DirectX® 9.0-compatible 16-bit sound card and drivers 100% Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP-compatible mouse, keyboard, and drivers DirectX® 9.0c * Does not support Windows XP 64 Supported Chipsets for 98/ME/200/XP: All ATI® Radeon® Chipsets All NVIDIA® GeForce(tm) Chipsets Matrox® Parhelia(tm) Chipset*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz*
    Graphics alternatives
    DirectX 9.0c compatible video card*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    103*
    Community confidence
    strong*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Troika Games

Publishers

  • Activision*

Release history

  • 2004-11-16
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2004-11-16 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2004-11-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Mar 22, 2007*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 6 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
DirectX 9.0c compatible video card*
Name
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines*
Release year
2,004*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 9.0c compatible video card*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Troika Games
Troika Games*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Activision
Activision*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2004-11-16 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2004-11-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
557* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Troika Games*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500000 - 1000000*
Store genres
  • Action*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
160* min
Metacritic score
80*
Name
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines*
Negative reviews · historical
727*
Peak ccu
104*
Positive reviews · historical
13,141*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
9.99*
Publishers
  • Activision*
Recommendations
13,283*
Store release date · historical
Mar 22, 2007*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
Game website · historical
http://www.vampirebloodlines.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Troika Games
Troika Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Activision
Activision*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Mar 22, 2007*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
703* min
Ccu
104*
Developer
Troika Games*
Historical discount
50* %
Store genres
  • Action*
Historical US original list price
1,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
151* min
Name
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines*
Negative reviews · historical
727*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
13,141*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
Activision*
Community tags · historical
  • RPG*
  • Vampire*
  • Cult Classic*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Supernatural*
  • Horror*
  • Action*
  • Dark*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Story Rich*
  • Classic*
  • Action RPG*
  • Gothic*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • First-Person*
  • Immersive*
  • Female Protagonist*
  • Third Person*
  • Stealth*
  • Adventure*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
Community tags · historical
RPG
RPG*
Vampire
Vampire*
Cult Classic
Cult Classic*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Supernatural
Supernatural*
Horror
Horror*
Action
Action*
Dark
Dark*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Classic
Classic*
Action RPG
Action RPG*
Gothic
Gothic*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
First-Person
First-Person*
Immersive
Immersive*
Female Protagonist
Female Protagonist*
Third Person
Third Person*
Stealth
Stealth*
Adventure
Adventure*
Tags votes
RPG
Votes · historical
1,031*
Vampire
Votes · historical
957*
Cult Classic
Votes · historical
702*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
494*
Supernatural
Votes · historical
416*
Horror
Votes · historical
393*
Action
Votes · historical
383*
Dark
Votes · historical
382*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
377*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
367*
Classic
Votes · historical
331*
Action RPG
Votes · historical
317*
Gothic
Votes · historical
255*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
249*
First-Person
Votes · historical
236*
Immersive
Votes · historical
230*
Female Protagonist
Votes · historical
193*
Third Person
Votes · historical
160*
Stealth
Votes · historical
159*
Adventure
Votes · historical
158*
Specifications 5 · 26 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Troika Games*
Store genres
  • Action*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
80*
Name
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines*
Windows requirements
Required: 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c-compatible 64MB video card and drivers 1.2 GHz Athlon™ or 1.2 GHz Pentium® III processor or higher 384MB of RAM (512MB of RAM recommended) Microsoft® Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP* 3.3 GB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files and saved games (plus 1.4 GB for Windows® swap file) 100% DirectX® 9.0-compatible 16-bit sound card and drivers 100% Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP-compatible mouse, keyboard, and drivers DirectX® 9.0c * Does not support Windows XP 64 Supported Chipsets for 98/ME/200/XP: All ATI® Radeon® Chipsets All NVIDIA® GeForce(tm) Chipsets Matrox® Parhelia(tm) Chipset *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$19.99*
Publishers
  • Activision*
Recommendations total
13,123*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Mar 22, 2007*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English, French, German*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Troika Games
Troika Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Windows requirements
Windows · Unspecified tier
Requirements
Required: 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c-compatible 64MB video card and drivers 1.2 GHz Athlon™ or 1.2 GHz Pentium® III processor or higher 384MB of RAM (512MB of RAM recommended) Microsoft® Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP * 3.3 GB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files and saved games (plus 1.4 GB for Windows® swap file) 100% DirectX® 9.0-compatible 16-bit sound card and drivers 100% Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP-compatible mouse, keyboard, and drivers DirectX® 9.0c * Does not support Windows XP 64 Supported Chipsets for 98/ME/200/XP: All ATI® Radeon® Chipsets All NVIDIA® GeForce(tm) Chipsets Matrox® Parhelia(tm) Chipset*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Activision
Activision*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Mar 22, 2007*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
Specifications 6 · 15 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Action*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
2,006*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
103*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,007*
Title
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
103*
Community confidence
strong*

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