As A Vampire

As A Vampire is a simulation-heavy sandbox RPG in which you control an individual vampire. You can take part in activities around the setting, live quietly, explore the wilderness in animal form or interfere in human affairs for amusement or to change society. You can play from a first-person or third-person view.

Vampire abilities

Vampires can move unseen, slip through cracks and transform into animals or substances such as mist. Every vampire has some of these abilities, and you can unlock the rest. Your abilities consume vital energy at different rates, while a fixed amount of energy is also used each day for basic activity.

You can slowly extract vital energy from food, as humans do, or replenish it by drinking blood. Blood restores energy immediately and grants upgrade points to improve abilities and unlock new ones.

Sleep and time

You need to sleep. Newly-arisen vampires tend to sleep through the day, but you can acquire the ability to stay awake in daylight, when most humans and their businesses are active.

Timeskipping lets you experience generations of human lifetimes. Each time you do, the world is refreshed: trees regrow, populations replenish and gaps in society left by your interventions are filled. Changes you have set in motion, including societal shifts, technological advances and the growth of planted trees, can also take root.

VIP hunts

VIP hunts are the main activity, offering assassination-style challenges against well-protected targets such as nobles. Your vampire abilities can help you overcome physical barriers, but you must also account for obstacles humans do not face. For example, if a target sleeps beneath a religious symbol for protection, you can arrange for someone to remove it, lure the target out of the room or seek another opportunity.