Vampire: The Masquerade finds new undead life in Oaths and Ashes, a visual novel RPG set in Berlin
Vampire: The Masquerade continues its franchise expansion with a new entry called Oaths and Ashes, departing from the traditional action-RPG formula by blending visual novel mechanics with RPG gameplay. Set in contemporary Berlin, the game features two protagonists with contrasting perspectives within the vampire world: Alice, a Ventrue operative sent by the Camarilla faction to deliberately destabilize the city’s political factions, and Lenz, a Thinblood outsider struggling to survive on the margins of vampire society.
This announcement demonstrates the franchise’s resilience following the troubled launch of Bloodlines 2. Rather than pursuing another traditional action-RPG experience, the series is experimenting with visual novel mechanics, indicating a willingness to explore different gameplay styles within the established IP. The dual-protagonist structure suggests players will experience the Berlin vampire underground from both positions of power and desperate survival, offering complementary narratives that explore themes central to the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.