# The Blood of Dawnwalker: what players say > Rebel Wolves’ open-world vampire RPG sold 1 million copies in under three days, and players praise its writing above everything else. Developer: Rebel Wolves. Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released 3 September. 87% of 20,096 player reviews recommend it (as of 12 October). Sales: 1 million copies sold, announced less than three days after launch. ## In short 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. ## What players say 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. We read these reviews in full on 25 September. - 20 most-liked reviews: 12 positive, 3 mixed, 4 negative. - 20 most helpful reviews: 6 positive, 6 mixed, 8 negative. - **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. - **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. - **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. - **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. ## Questions ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### How many copies has The Blood of Dawnwalker sold? 1 million, announced less than three days after launch. ### When did The Blood of Dawnwalker come out, and how much is it? 3 September 2026, at midnight CEST, at $69.99. ## Sources 1. Steam: The Blood of Dawnwalker, user reviews and review history: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3751260/ 3. Rebel Wolves on Steam: launch at midnight CEST, 3 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3751260/view/667249057895285691 4. Rebel Wolves on Steam: Hotfix 1.0.2 and known issues, 3 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3751260/view/667249691758428816 5. Rebel Wolves on Steam: Hotfix 1.0.4, 9 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3751260/view/667249691758430583 6. Rebel Wolves on Steam: Hotfix 1.0.5, 10 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3751260/view/669502126020362678 22. The Blood of Dawnwalker on X: 1 million copies sold, 5 September: https://x.com/DawnwalkerGame/status/2096246835388027235 23. Backloggd: The Blood of Dawnwalker, player reviews: https://backloggd.com/games/the-blood-of-dawnwalker/ 24. GOG: The Blood of Dawnwalker, player reviews: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_blood_of_dawnwalker Page: https://creativecult.digital/games/the-blood-of-dawnwalker