Mitchell Mulroy
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York Announced
A standalone Vampire game separate from Bloodlines 2 will arrive later this year.
06.05.19 - 11:42 PM

Developer Draw Distance has announced its development of a new game set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. While fans of the World of Darkness inspired RPG have been clamoring for more information about the recently announced sequel to the 2004 cult hit Bloodlines, it seems that Coteries of New York will feature more of a smaller-scope narrative bent that adheres very closely to player choice. Additionally, it seems that the newly announced game will have more in common with the current "V5" edition of the tabletop game, as opposed to Bloodlines 2, where the developers created their version of the world from the ground up.

Vampire the Masquerade: Coteries of New York

Coteries will be released for Switch and PC in Q4 of this year. The developers have adopted a "wait and see" approach towards releasing it on PS4 or Xbox One. For more details, check out the launch trailer and press release below. Keep checking RPGFan to maintain the Masquerade.


Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York presents the conflict between two vampiric factions: the traditionalist Camarilla and the fiercely independent Anarchs among the iconic landmarks and night lights of The Big Apple. It's a unique, atmospheric, single-player narrative experience, set in a rich, fully licensed, globally recognized universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition.
Key Features

  • Choose your character from one of several distinct Clans.

  • Every playable character offers unique powers (Disciplines), different ethical approaches to certain issues, and dialogue lines.

  • Character-oriented quests allow you to create your own coterie and shape your relations by reinforcing NPC loyalties.

  • Highly replayable – choices made in the game are reflected by the game's changing fiction.

  • Various endings depending on your actions – which conclusion will you reach?

  • Suitable for both Vampire: The Masquerade veterans, and fans of mature narrative-driven games who are newcomers to the setting.

The game does justice to the mature themes of the World of Darkness, and takes advantage of the excellent atmosphere of the source material. It also creates new stories, which, thanks to the full creative license, will be incorporated as official lore of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition.

What is Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York?
Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York aims to translate the complex and fascinating world of vampires, their nightly struggles for power and attempts to hold on to their humanity, to a format previously unexplored by the brand – an atmospheric narrative experience. Think interactive story meets choices-that-matter; dark, atmospheric, emotional narration meets Telltale-like way of creating morally challenging dilemmas, answers to which are entirely up to the players, allowing them to reach one of a variety of possible endings.

How does Coteries of New York play?
You act as a newly-fledged vampire in New York. You have to learn what it means to be one of the Kindred in a huge, vibrant, contemporary metropolis. On your way you'll meet different NPCs–other vampires, thin-bloods, ghouls, humans... and more. You will perform tasks that will put test your humanity and take part in a complex and often brutal struggle for power between the Camarilla and the Anarchs. You'll build your Coterie and learn your undead companions' deepest secrets... or see them abandon you. You'll feast on the living and will ask yourself about the very nature of humanity and will feel the constant lure of the Beast inside you. You will make choices for the character, including which storylines to pursue and how to approach the different situations presented. You will take part in a narrative experience with branching dialogue choices, memorable characters – all among iconic locales of the Big Apple. You’ll be able to use Disciplines to charm, sneak, intimidate or kill and your choices will determine your path.




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