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Vampires, kickflips, revolution, RoboCop

“Walk around crime scenes and morgues, investigating decapitated heads.”

We have to hand it to Nacon. The publisher knows how to get our attention – with a lineup that included a bite of everything. Literally, in the case of Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong (whose release date shifted to Feb 2022), which gave the show a gory introduction. Games based on the World Of Darkness tabletop have been springing up all over the place lately, but for our money Swansong’s the one to watch.

It’s a narrative RPG, so don’t expect large skill trees of gore-soaked combos. But as it’s

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