Updated daily · 12 Oct 2026

Player reception

The Blood of Dawnwalker

Rebel Wolves’ open-world vampire RPG sold 1 million copies in under three days, and players praise its writing above everything else.

In short

As of 12 October, 87% of 20,096 player reviews recommend it. Players praise the writing, the characters and the dialogue above everything else, even those who dislike the combat. Most who finish find the 30-day time limit generous. Performance led the complaints in the first three days, and Rebel Wolves’ hotfixes have since cut them sharply.

The Blood of Dawnwalker key art. The hero stands in shadow on the night half, and a castle above an autumn valley fills the day half. — Key art© Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco Entertainment

Developer

Rebel Wolves

Publisher

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Released

3 September 2026³

Recommend it

87%of 20,096 reviews¹

Positive reviews, day by day.

Updated daily, with reviews up to the end of 11 October 2026 (UTC).

Each point is the share of that day’s reviews that recommend the game, in every language. Days run on UTC, so a late-night launch counts its first hours with the next day. The chart also counts players who activated a key bought from another shop, which the headline figure leaves out, so their totals can differ by a point or two.

Show the numbers

Share of positive reviews posted each day, with the number of reviews
Date	Dawnwalker
13 Sept	90% of 689
14 Sept	90% of 484
15 Sept	91% of 377
16 Sept	93% of 315
17 Sept	88% of 330
18 Sept	88% of 314
19 Sept	89% of 350
20 Sept	89% of 379
21 Sept	90% of 276
22 Sept	90% of 247
23 Sept	89% of 201
24 Sept	89% of 199
25 Sept	85% of 207
26 Sept	90% of 225
27 Sept	89% of 247
28 Sept	91% of 175
29 Sept	83% of 140
30 Sept	92% of 131
1 Oct	84% of 128
2 Oct	92% of 105
3 Oct	90% of 158
4 Oct	89% of 166
5 Oct	89% of 108
6 Oct	89% of 95
7 Oct	87% of 93
8 Oct	94% of 69
9 Oct	89% of 80
10 Oct	86% of 93
11 Oct	91% of 94

What players say about The Blood of Dawnwalker.

Performance led the complaints in the first three days, coming up in 42% of negative reviews. It has since fallen to 23%, and negative reviews now talk more about combat and story.¹

Sales: 1 million copies sold, announced less than three days after launch.²²

Read in full

We read every one of these reviews on 25 September 2026 and judged each by what it says.

20 most-liked reviews

12of 19 positive

12 positive 3 mixed 4 negative²³

20 most helpful reviews

6of 20 positive

6 positive 6 mixed 8 negative²⁴

Story and combat dominate the discussion.: Nearly all of the most-liked reviews discuss the story and the combat. Performance is a bigger topic in launch-week reviews, where bugs and frame rate drove most of the criticism.^23,24
Most players who finish find the time limit generous.: Those who report their time finished the 30 days with a week or more to spare. Players early in the game worry that every chore uses up days.^23,24
The writing gets the most praise.: Story, characters and dialogue get the most praise, even from players who dislike the combat. Choices that pay off hours later come next.^23,24
No negative reviews from PS5 players.: Of the 35 PS5 reviews we read, 28 are positive and none is negative. Their few performance notes are minor, such as dips in cutscenes and no 120 Hz mode.²³

Themes raised

How many reviews in each sample raise each theme, for or against
Theme	Most-liked, of 19	Most helpful, of 20
Story	18	18
Combat	18	14
The time limit	16	12
Choices and consequences	11	Not counted
Tedium	9	4
Music and voice acting	7	6
Performance	7	4
Bugs	4	6
The camera	4	4
Controls	3	5
Guidance	3	0
Difficulty	2	2
Price	0	4

The Blood of Dawnwalker, in short.

Is The Blood of Dawnwalker worth it?

Most players say yes. As of 12 October, 87% of 20,096 reviews recommend it. The story, the characters and the dialogue get the most praise, even from players who dislike the combat.^1,23,24

Is The Blood of Dawnwalker open world?

Yes. Rebel Wolves describes an open-world dark fantasy action RPG set in 14th-century Europe, where you play Coen, human by day and vampire by night.¹

Does The Blood of Dawnwalker have a time limit?

Yes. Coen’s family’s days are numbered, and every quest you take on moves time forward. Players who finish the 30 days usually have a week or more to spare, though early on many worry that every chore uses up days.^1,23,24

Did the patches fix The Blood of Dawnwalker’s performance?

Largely. Rebel Wolves shipped hotfixes from launch day, and performance, which came up in 42% of negative reviews in the first three days, came up in 23% after them.^4,5,6,1

How does The Blood of Dawnwalker run on PS5?

Well, by players’ accounts. Of the 35 PS5 reviews we read, none is negative, and their performance notes are minor, such as dips in cutscenes and no 120 Hz mode.²³

Is The Blood of Dawnwalker hard, or a soulslike?

It has adjustable difficulty, and difficulty is a minor topic in the reviews we read. Players discuss the combat as much as the story, and some dislike it.^1,23,24

What PC do you need for The Blood of Dawnwalker?

The minimum is a GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580 with 6 GB of video memory, a Core i5-11400F or Ryzen 7 2700X, 16 GB of RAM and 60 GB on an SSD. Rebel Wolves recommends an RTX 4060, Radeon RX 7600 XT or Arc B580 with 8 GB, and a Core i7-11700K or Ryzen 7 5700X.¹

How many copies has The Blood of Dawnwalker sold?

1 million, announced less than three days after launch.²²

When did The Blood of Dawnwalker come out, and how much is it?

3 September 2026, at midnight CEST, at $69.99.^3,1

Dawnwalker in the September 2026 edition.

We read Dawnwalker alongside 4 other September 2026 launches, with the same method for each.

Read it

The Reception Index: September 2026

Sources

1Steam: The Blood of Dawnwalker, user reviews and review history (opens in a new tab) Accessed 25 Sept 2026
3Rebel Wolves on Steam: launch at midnight CEST, 3 September (opens in a new tab) Accessed 25 Sept 2026
4Rebel Wolves on Steam: Hotfix 1.0.2 and known issues, 3 September (opens in a new tab) Accessed 25 Sept 2026
5Rebel Wolves on Steam: Hotfix 1.0.4, 9 September (opens in a new tab) Accessed 25 Sept 2026
6Rebel Wolves on Steam: Hotfix 1.0.5, 10 September (opens in a new tab) Accessed 25 Sept 2026
22The Blood of Dawnwalker on X: 1 million copies sold, 5 September (opens in a new tab) Accessed 25 Sept 2026
23Backloggd: The Blood of Dawnwalker, player reviews (opens in a new tab) Accessed 25 Sept 2026
24GOG: The Blood of Dawnwalker, player reviews (opens in a new tab) Accessed 25 Sept 2026