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Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

Draw Distance · Dear Villagers · 2020-09-10

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Indie

Franchise: World of Darkness, Vampire the Masquerade · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Sep 10, 2020 (Linux), Sep 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 10, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 10, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Sep 10, 2020 (Xbox One), Sep 10, 2020 (Mac)

Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York is an Indie game released in 2020, priced at $1.94, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 1734 reviews).

4
playing now
76%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
33/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (13 downloads)
3.82★
PlayStation Store rating (350 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.94
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Vampire: The Masquerade – Shadows of New York is a visual novel video game developed by the Polish studio Draw Distance, and released on September 10, 2020, as a stand-alone expansion to their 2019 game Coteries of New York. It is based on the tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, and follows Julia of the vampire clan Lasombra, who investigates the death of the Anarch movement's local leader. Throughout the game, the player makes decisions that cause the narrative to branch.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 97 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 35k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,734 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$1.29-90%
Steam$1.94-85%
WinGameStore$1.94-85%
GOG$1.95-85%
GOG$1.95-85%
Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.02 at GamesPlanet FR (2024-12-05) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 126 of 176 observed days · $0.27 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15515520202026Week of 2020-09-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
382Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 38 · peak 181Nov 2020 — avg 9 · peak 27Jan 2021 — avg 22 · peak 81Mar 2021 — avg 10 · peak 28May 2021 — avg 8 · peak 34Jul 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20Sep 2021 — avg 8 · peak 25Nov 2021 — avg 9 · peak 23Jan 2022 — avg 10 · peak 38Mar 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2022 — avg 7 · peak 24Jul 2022 — avg 7 · peak 18Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 21Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 41Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$15.35$0.932020-08-252026-10-142020-08-25 — best price $11.562020-10-18 — best price $12.992020-11-21 — best price $11.152021-01-01 — best price $9.952021-02-11 — best price $9.742021-04-01 — best price $7.532021-05-11 — best price $12.992021-06-25 — best price $7.792021-08-19 — best price $6.812021-10-15 — best price $12.992021-12-03 — best price $9.952022-01-24 — best price $3.892022-03-25 — best price $5.202022-05-07 — best price $9.952022-07-13 — best price $5.192022-09-08 — best price $10.282022-11-21 — best price $12.992023-01-07 — best price $10.282023-03-20 — best price $2.592023-05-24 — best price $5.192023-07-24 — best price $12.992023-10-25 — best price $2.592024-02-07 — best price $1.292024-06-19 — best price $1.942024-11-07 — best price $1.292025-02-14 — best price $12.992025-05-15 — best price $4.542025-08-12 — best price $12.992025-11-02 — best price $12.992026-01-02 — best price $12.992026-03-01 — best price $12.992026-05-11 — best price $2.602026-07-27 — best price $9.262026-08-30 — best price $1.942026-09-24 — best price $1.952026-10-14 — best price $1.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

71182026-06-01 — 27 pageviews2026-06-05 — 26 pageviews2026-06-09 — 43 pageviews2026-06-13 — 46 pageviews2026-06-17 — 30 pageviews2026-06-21 — 38 pageviews2026-06-25 — 24 pageviews2026-06-29 — 27 pageviews2026-07-03 — 46 pageviews2026-07-07 — 20 pageviews2026-07-11 — 24 pageviews2026-07-15 — 29 pageviews2026-07-19 — 25 pageviews2026-07-23 — 26 pageviews2026-07-27 — 25 pageviews2026-07-31 — 31 pageviews2026-08-04 — 33 pageviews2026-08-08 — 22 pageviews2026-08-12 — 33 pageviews2026-08-16 — 29 pageviews2026-08-20 — 34 pageviews2026-08-24 — 39 pageviews2026-08-28 — 28 pageviews2026-09-01 — 35 pageviews2026-09-05 — 21 pageviews2026-09-09 — 38 pageviews2026-09-13 — 31 pageviews2026-09-17 — 38 pageviews2026-09-21 — 44 pageviews2026-09-25 — 22 pageviews2026-09-29 — 21 pageviews2026-10-03 — 29 pageviews2026-10-07 — 28 pageviews2026-10-11 — 31 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
56.3%
earned "Shrouded in Shadows"
35.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-09-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,80444%14
Xbox One (Xbox)1,41088%14
PS4 (PlayStation)32979%13
PS4 (PlayStation)28672%13

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGIndieHorrorLGBTQ+VampireStory RichSingleplayerVisual NovelChoices MatterSexual Content

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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