V Rising

V Rising is an upcoming survival game developed and published by Stunlock Studios. First announced on May 5, 2021, for Windows, it entered early access on May 17, 2022. Within a week, it had surpassed one million sales.

V Rising
Developer(s)Stunlock Studios
Publisher(s)Stunlock Studios
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseMay 17, 2022 (early access)
Genre(s)Survival
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

V Rising is a settlement building and survival game set in an open world.[1] The player acts as a newly resurrected vampire. The player gathers materials in order to craft more advanced materials and items, in order to build a personal castle. They then must defeat enemies to unlock new abilities and technologies. The blood level of the vampire must also be maintained, by feeding on victims.[2][3]

Development

Stunlock Studios is developing V Rising with the support of the Unity game engine.[4]

Reception

IGN's early access review found that the crafting aspects of the game were time-consuming, but that the boss design and action role-playing combat were excellent.[2]

Sales

Following its early access, V Rising sold over 500,000 copies in the first three days,[5]1 million copies after the first week, and 1.5 million after the second.[1][6] By January 2023, the game had sold three million copies.[7]

References
  1. Stanton, Rich (25 May 2022). "Vampire survival game V Rising sells a million and adds offline mode". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. Hafer, Leana (2022-05-24). "V Rising Early Access Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. "V Rising Early Access Review in Progress". 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. "Stunlock Blog". Stunlock Blog. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  5. "500,000 people have already tried vampire survival game V Rising". Eurogamer.net. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  6. "V Rising Passes 1.5 Million Copies Sold". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  7. Stanton, Rich (27 January 2023). "Vampire survival game passes three million sold, is adding castles with multiple floors". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.


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