The saga that marks the development of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 continues as Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have announced that the long-awaited RPG has been delayed again. Originally scheduled for a fall 2024 release, the game has now been pushed back to the first half of 2025.
In a new update video (which you can see below), Paradox Interactive’s Deputy CEO explains Matias Lilia explained that the decision to extend the development to allow The Chinese Room to further refine Bloodlines 2Lilia went on to say that the game is “in a good place right now” and that the teams decided to prioritize fine-tuning over the release date.
“We remain committed to providing people with an exciting game. vampire Fans, old and new. This commitment is reflected in the history of this development,” says Lilia. “The game is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2025.” World of Darkness and The Chinese Room will continue to entertain fans of Bloodlines 2listening to feedback, sharing updates, and showcasing the game in different forms.”
Creative Director Alexander Skidmore He also spoke in the update video, saying that The Chinese Room team will “make the most of the time to polish and ensure quality, with some team members finishing early so they can work on things that we may not have had time for but are really important to us.” Skidmore cited additional endings as an example.
“The additional time will also allow us to address feedback from our game testing in our User Research Lab, as well as respond to the feedback we’ve received from all of you in response to our developer diaries and videos.”
The road to publication was not easy for Bloodlines 2. The game was originally announced in 2019 and was in development at Hardsuit Labs, with a release date of 2020. After the game was pushed back to 2021, Hardsuit Labs was dropped as a developer and the game was delayed again. Eventually, The Chinese Room was revealed as the new developer, with a fall 2024 release date, which has now apparently been scrapped.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is currently in development for PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series.
