2026-09-11 10:04 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Hello Vampires!We've recently discovered a potential exploit that could occur in certain rare circumstances in multiplayer. We will be patching it out to make sure that play is as fair and uninterrupted as possible.The following changes will be applied. GeneralAdded an additional server-side check to prevent mismatched player permissions in castle ownership.If you're having issues with the game, make sure to take a look at our known bugs and fixes to see if there's a potential solution to get you back into Vardoran as quickly as possible!IMPORTANT NOTE! Please report any issues you encounter a
2026-06-02 14:39 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Hello Vampires!There was a localization issue introduced in the last patch that should work correctly now! Sorry for the inconvenience.The following changes will be applied. LocalizationFixed an issue with many of the translations that were causing some lines to appear in English instead of the set language. If you're having issues with the game, make sure to take a look at our known bugs and fixes to see if there's a potential solution to get you back into Vardoran as quickly as possible!IMPORTANT NOTE! Please report any issues you encounter after this patch here. ADDITIONAL REMINDER! Regular
2026-05-26 11:44 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
V Rising Patch 1.1.13.0 Notes After taking additional feedback, here’s a bit of a repost of the previous patch notes from our previous blog. For the sake of identifying changes between the previous notes and these ones, we’ve bolded the changes. Explanations have been left in for the purpose of context!The patch should be going live at 12 GMT / 2 PM CEST / 8 AM EDT IMPORTANT NOTE: This patch WILL NOT cause saves to break or reset. Bug Fixes An awkward little bug has been around for a while, where the dodge roll on the pistol could still take damage from some effects while mid-roll. This incons
2026-05-16 12:00 UTC · PC Gamer · Rick Lane
You don't need to be a music fan to have a vampire weekend this week, as toothy survival game V Rising is free on Steam for the next few days. Developer Stunlock Studios has announced that the game will be freely available until Monday, with a deep discount on the full version if you find yourself thirsting for more by the end of it... Read more.
2026-05-13 12:35 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
CALLING ALL VAMPIRES! It’s time for a blood transfusion!Starting at 19:00 CET on May 14 and ending at 19:00 CET on May 18, V Rising will be free to play!Never has there been a better time to turn the unconverted to the bloody ecstasy of the Vampire lifestyle. There are yet still many foolish mortals who have not been lured into the dark joys of the hunt for blood, and this is your opportunity to show them the way. During this weekend at absolutely no cost, anyone with Steam can download V Rising and indulge in all the horrors and delights Vardoran has to offer. Though it’s only for a limited t
2026-05-07 12:43 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Greetings Vampires!Here in the Stunlock Studios crypts, we’ve been carefully gathering your feedback and wishes for an upcoming balance and bug-fix patch. There’s been a tremendous volume, about three times as much as our last feedback form, and it’s given us a lot to think about. We’re going to talk about that a bit more soon in a more in-depth post!In the meantime, we thought this would be a great opportunity to turn your attention towards some community-run servers and projects. Each of these is a long-standing project run by passionate and dedicated Vampires. They’ve put serious effort int
2026-03-26 21:38 UTC · PC Gamer · Andy Chalk
It's the end of the line for the excellent vampire survival game V Rising: Not quite two years after release, developer Stunlock Studios says "the journey to Dracula is a complete one as it stands," and no further content updates are planned. The good news is that it's working on something new instead, set in the same game world, that will be the studio's "most ambitious project yet.".. Read more.
2026-03-26 17:01 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Name a better combo than vampires and videogames. I'll wait. Garlic and bread? Don't mention that around... oh, never mind. From Regis to Astarion - not to mention the distinguished clans of Vampire: The Masquerade - vampires have been sinking their elongated canines into our digital entertainment products for as long as games have existed. After the success of V Rising, developer Stunlock Studios wants another slice of the bloody pie. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Grab V Rising at a fangtastically low price, thanks to this great bundle V Rising dev is working on what's next, pr
2026-03-26 13:08 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Greetings Vampires!It’s been a while since we last checked in, a bit longer than usual. First and foremost, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your patience and faith in us.The V Rising community, while certainly having its faults (like draining the blood of the living to sustain its unholy existence, participating in dark magic rituals, and eating uncooked rats), has always been a bastion of earnest excitement united around the things we all love. We are all monsters for our passions.Today, we’d like to share a bit of what we’ve been crafting and offer some clarity on the directio
2025-12-17 10:11 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Hello Vampires!We’re doing a handful of bug fixes for more concerning issues we’ve found. These fixes are all server-based, so they’ll come into effect whenever the server you’re playing on updates. If you’re hosting a server, please update as soon as possible!The following changes will be applied. GeneralFixed an issue where players could sometimes jump into unintended areas.Added additional logic to prevent Vampires from being able to bypass closed doors.Cast a terrible curse upon Dracula’s blood, preventing it from maintaining its form outside of the Shadow Realm. If you're having issues wi
2025-11-28 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Jade the Vampire Hunter has taken the explosive leap from patrolling the dirt roads of Dunley Farmlands into real life! Or maybe she’s been stealthed next to us all along, waiting for her chance to strike? Regardless, we know she’s here now, and now nothing will stop her from getting close enough to give you a warm, welcoming hug, and definitely nothing else.Be among the first to get your hands on the Jade the Vampire Hunter Plushie by pre-ordering… GET IT RIGHT HERE! Jade the Vampire Hunter comes with everything she needs to befriend you, her new treasured Vampire companion!StakesGarlicTwo fl
2025-11-24 18:01 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Greetings Vampires! Many of you have followed us on the journey from Early Access launch, through Gloomrot, to the release of Dracula and 1.0, all the way to the poisonous boughs of Oakveil. Over the years of development, we’ve put time, effort, love, and both your and our ideas together to create something we hope is as satisfying for you to play as it ultimately was for us to create.So we call out to you, well over 6 million creatures of the night, asking for your support. If you ever felt an ounce of the affection we put into bringing you the bloodsucking experience of a lifetime, we humbly
2025-11-13 14:32 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Vampires All Around Us What a magnificent year it’s been for the art competition! A swarming flock of entries blessed our castle halls here at the Stunlock Studios crypts, filling our eyes and hearts with beauty and terror befitting of the immense talent of our kindred kind. This competition had the most entries of any art contest we’ve held to date, and the competition was as fierce as ever! Let it never be said that the Vampires of Vardoran take their artwork any less seriously than they take their bloody hunts. For this contest, the Stunlock Jury consists of Johan Wahlbäck (Art Director), J
2025-10-16 12:10 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Ah, the familiar scent of terror. It’s that time of year, Vampires! Autumn is upon us, and with it the season of fear and trickery. For us creatures of the night, the looming cold and darkness is like a warm embrace. So, as ever before, we at Stunlock Studios are prepared to celebrate it with you. We return with a new creative contest to offer you an opportunity to flex your talents! SHOWCASE YOUR VAMPIRE The V Rising community has always shown incredible artistic flair, ever since our very first art contest just after our Early Access release. Since then, every year we’ve held a new competiti
2025-10-15 08:01 UTC · Community Announcements · SLS_Jeremy
Hello Vampires!The time for the October patch is upon us! Based on your feedback, we were able to fit a few extra features and bug fixes in, as well as alter some of the planned changes. While we do strive for some level of balance to the numbers side of the game, the most important thing for us is that the game feels good and fun to play. Largely, the following changes focus on balancing the numbers in small but meaningful ways while preserving and, in some ways, perhaps improving the overall game feel for everyone!Now, onto the patch details!The following changes will be applied at 11.00 CES
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