Happy Patch Day!

The teams over at TCR and Paradox have been hard at work ironing out bugs and creating more content, and while we continue to work on that, we’re happy to share today’s patch that fixes the “Save on Exit to Main Menu or Quit Game” issue! 

We’re also thrilled to announce the upcoming Roadmap of what we’ve got planned for the game. As you can see, there’s no slowing us down; we have listened to the feedback you’ve been kind enough to share with us and are building many of those improvements into the following patch updates.

Soon we’ll update the game with Patch 1.0.5, which will include the requested FOV slider and Motion Blur Toggle, as well as Improved Progress Saving. 

Then, around the holiday, we’ll give you another Update, this one Christmas-themed! Make Phyre your own little Santa’s helper, or perhaps not so helpful helper. This update will also include the “Custom Difficulty” mode, which will consist of settings like “Starting Health,” “Masquerade Sensitivity,” “Enemy Awareness,” and an option to choose between playing only the Phyre quests or only the Fabien quests. The “Custom Difficulty” mode will be unlocked when you have completed the game, so think of it as our version of New Game+. 

We’ll share more details and specifics about these features as we approach their release.

Until next time, fellow Kindred!

Fixed Crashes

• The title freezes after selecting a character and shows an "Out of Memory" error when run as Administrator under a Windows username with a space 

Fixed Bugs

• Game does not save progress on Exit to Main Menu or Quit Game, potentially losing hours of progress in the hub - Upon exiting the game from the main menu, or selecting Quit Game, the Autosave will be updated with progress for collectables, blood resonance and ability points.

• Enemy clipped out of bounds, preventing the player from killing it and causing an ‘Enemies Nearby’ prompt during theTree Room combat in A KISS FROM PROSPERO 

• The character gets stuck inside the elevator with Mystic mark during "Meet with Prince Ryong on the 21st floor"

• Hub NPCs missing after triggering the objective "Identify wealthy Melancholic Victims for Nix", blocking further progression 

• Savegames incorrectly redirect to game directory when running with admin privileges, bypassing Steam Cloud Sync 

• The Door of the toilet couldn't be pulled by using Telekinesis, in which Verona was hiding 

• Conversation fails to start when spamming spirits touch on letter during Blood Sisters quest, blocking progression 

• Enemies appear stuck in various environment objects during combat outside the plastic factory 

• Interaction prompt to Lou's penthouse door fails to trigger when returning to her after marking Sanguine NPCs, blocking progression 

• The character falls OOW if the player jumps and crouches on the wall above the green door in the second Unbirth combat area 

• The character falls OOW if the player walks towards the wall before the second Unbirth combat area

• The character falls out of the world if the player walks on the wall to the left of the green door in the second Unbirth combat area 

• The character falls out of the world if the player walks on the wall to the right of the green door in the second Unbirth combat area 

• The character falls OOW if the player jumps onto the Gold Medal Flour logo wall in the second Unbirth combat area 

• Missing wall collision in the left corner near the stairs causes the player to fall out of the world in the THE PATHWAYS OF HESPERIDES underground area 

• Missing collision behind Olympic Tattoo building wall allows player to go OOW 

• The character falls out of the world if the player tries to climb the wall on the left side near the entrance of the second Unbirth combat area 

• NPCs are not holding the items they are meant to be using eg cigarettes, phones etc 

• Missing floor collision near 1st pillar on left side of door causes player to fall out of world underground area 

• LOD issues with buildings appearing partially rendered while Heightened Sense is active throughout the Hub area 

• For some quest after Hub Break1 'Auto Repair Shop' is inaccessible to player during hub traversal 

• Overhead symbols on phlegmatic NPCs appear pixelated across all video quality presets in Malkavian quest 

• Floor appears to flicker inside Underground Tour before the fourth audio exhibit during the quest "As Above, So Below" 

• Bald patches and scalp is visible on the side of the head with the 1st Halloween hairstyle 

• Major texture flickering is present in the elevator of the Glacier Hotel while returning to Lou after completing the temple sequence 

Fixed Achievements

• "A Full-Blooded Elder" achievement fails to unlock despite unlocking 77/78 achievements 

If you’re still experiencing bugs, please complete the bug report form. 

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: Lasombra and Toreador clans are confirmed for the base game at launch, making all 6 clans playable for everyone!

"Thanks to our community for the frank feedback on Bloodlines 2 and the Premium Edition. That feedback made it clear: Lasombra and Toreador belong in the base game, so that is what we are doing," said Marco Behrmann, White Wolf Executive Vice President and Bloodlines 2 Executive Producer.

"We’d also like to thank The Chinese Room for their quick turnaround on the concepts for the post-launch Story Packs. We’re constantly impressed by their creativity and skill in weaving enticing narrative threads that expand on the main story in Bloodlines 2."

See the latest Game Overview Trailer here: https://youtu.be/NV8gmuZFaM4

We’re also unveiling two new Bloodlines 2 Story Packs: “Loose Cannon“ (Brujah Sheriff Benny’s story) and “The Flower & The Flame” (Toreador Primogen Ysabella’s path). Both are included in the Premium Edition Expansion Pass, alongside the day one unlock Santa Monica Memories Cosmetic Pack, and will be released in 2026.

Digital Editions

• Bloodlines 2 Deluxe Edition: Base game + Santa Monica Memories cosmetic pack

• Bloodlines 2 Premium Edition: Base game + Expansion Pass (Santa Monica Memories, Loose Cannon, The Flower & The Flame)

Physical Editions

• Day One Edition: Base game + Bloodlines Nostalgia Jukebox bonus. Select retailers will also have a physical cross necklace inspired by the Cross of St. James.

• Premium Edition: Base Game, Nostalgia Jukebox pre-order bonus, the Expansion Pass, five character cards, a journal, and a SteelBook® case, packaged in a premium box (limited quantities!)

Story Pack Release Dates

• Loose Cannon (Q2 2026) - Brujah Sheriff Benny’s story + Benny outfit for Phyre

• The Flower & The Flame (Q3 2026) - Toreador Primogen Ysabella’s path + Ysabella outfit for Phyre

The action-RPG video game is the sequel to the cult classic Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 lets players step into its story through two distinct, alternating perspectives: Elder vampire Phyre and Malkavian detective Fabien.

Navigate Camarilla politics and master one of six clans: Brujah, Tremere, Banu Haqim, Ventrue, Toreador, or Lasombra. Every choice matters; protect the Masquerade or face the consequences.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will be released on October 21, 2025. Pre-order now on Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. Expansion Pass also sold separately Oct 21, 2025.