A new Vampire: The Masquerade game is officially in development. Titled Oaths and Ashes, the project brings the iconic Berlin By Night setting into the digital space, as reported by PCGamesN.
Berlin By Night is a fan-favourite backdrop from the tabletop RPG's extensive lore, known for its layered political intrigue, gothic atmosphere, and dense Kindred power struggles set against the backdrop of a reunified Germany. It's a rich sandbox of vampire court drama that tabletop players have been navigating for decades, making it a compelling choice for a video game adaptation.
What we know so far
Details are still slim at this stage, but the reveal has already generated significant buzz among fans of the World of Darkness franchise. The Vampire: The Masquerade series has seen a genuine resurgence in recent years, with titles like Bloodlines 2 still in the pipeline and narrative games like Swansong exploring the license in different directions.
Oaths and Ashes appears to be leaning into that narrative-driven approach, with the Berlin setting suggesting a game built around political maneuvering, faction allegiances, and the kind of morally complex storytelling the IP is known for. Whether this plays closer to a CRPG, a visual novel, or something else entirely remains to be seen.
Why Berlin matters
For those unfamiliar with the tabletop side of the franchise, Berlin By Night isn't just a location - it's a fully realised political ecosystem. The city's history of division and reunification maps onto vampire society in genuinely interesting ways, with ancient grudges, territorial disputes, and ideological clashes baked right into the setting's DNA.
It's the kind of source material that practically writes itself for a narrative RPG, which makes this announcement exciting even at the rumour-and-reveal stage. The World of Darkness has always excelled when it leans into that political and social complexity rather than defaulting to straightforward action.
There's no release window or platform breakdown confirmed at this point. But with the Vampire: The Masquerade brand clearly still generating developer interest, Oaths and Ashes is one to keep on your radar - especially if you've ever wanted to sink your fangs into Berlin's vampire underworld without rolling a single die.
