New Vampire Bloodlines 2 Demo Shows Seattle's Bloody Nightlife

28 new minutes of Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 gameplay was shown this week at Gamescom, giving us a closer look at combat, traversal, dialogue, mission structure, and Hardsuit Labs’ take on nightlife in a vampire-ridden Seattle.The demo, which you can watch in full above, covers the same area seen during E3, but with a few diversions, different choices, and different ways to kill. As noted in the video, the gameplay is from a pre-alpha build.

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Gamescom 2019 Demo

It begins in the playable character’s apartment, which features a massive cork board covered with Seattle-area news and sticky notes. From there, the demo takes us through the streets of Seattle at night to begin a mission to find a thinblood vampire deep in an “underground jungle” of sewer passages full of enemies. Along the way, we’re introduced to a few side characters, notable locations, abilities, and combat options.

Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2020. For more on the RPG, check out IGN’s Bloodlines 2 preview from E3, or read up on each of its five clans: Brujah, Tremere, Toreador, Ventrue, and Malkavian.

Head to IGN’s official Gamescom hub for all the news, trailers, interviews, and more from this week’s show.

What do you think of the new gameplay demo? Has it changed your opinion on Bloodlines 2? Let us know in the comments.Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.