The Blood of Dawnwalker is vampire Witcher, and it looks rad in its latest gameplay trailer

The Blood of Dawnwalker is a title many fans of The Witcher series have had an eye on even before it was given its name. That’s because it comes from Rebel Wolves, a team of CD Projekt Red veterans, and one that revealed its presence back in 2022.

Even before the action RPG was properly revealed, Witcher publisher Bandai Namco signed Rebel Wolves’ first game, which no doubt carries a certain level of trust in the project. The game was actually revealed earlier this year, and we just had a a fresh look at it this week.

As part of the Xbox Games Showcase, we got treated to a new gameplay trailer for The Blood of Dawnwalker, the open-world action RPG from former CDPR creatives. The footage is almost entirely gameplay, showing the Unreal Engine 5 project in action.

Though its Witcher inspirations are clear, the flow of combat appears to be a lot; faster and more fluid. It’s going to be very interesting to see how much of the vampiric powers come into play compared to how often Witcher powers were used in those games.

But, if the trailer you’re about to watch doesn’t quite sell you on it, Rebel Wolves is hosting a proper gameplay reveal event on Saturday, June 21 at 12pm PT, 3PM ET, 8pm UK on Twitch.

The Blood of Dawnwalker may not be the easiest name to remember, but the game very much looks like a Witcher with vampire powers. It takes place in Europe in a fictionalised version of the 14th-century Black Death bubonic plague.

Vampires use the chaos to emerge as a new power and reclaim their lost rule. In this first chapter, we play as Coen, a human-turned Dawnwalker who can navigate both the realms of night and day.

Rebel Wolves promises strong elements of choice and consequence, and the ability to carve a path that will test your conviction to humanity against all the good you can do with the powers of a vampire.

The Blood of Dawnwalker comes out 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.