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Developer Sharkmob has announced it will be shutting down the servers for its 2022 free-to-play battle royal Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt next year. This will render the game completely unplayable.
Bloodhunt will be taken offline on April 28, 2026. Sharkmob explains in a blog post that this decision was made due to the game’s player count dropping below a sustainable amount.
“When we first opened the streets of Prague to you, we could only hope that the nights you spent there would create the memories they did,” Sharkmob writes. “From the battles fought on the rooftops to the friendships made in the chaos, Bloodhunt has lived through you in countless unforgettable ways.
During these past 4 years, we have been thrilled to see your passion and dedication to Bloodhunt. Your feedback, creativity, and enthusiasm for our game has meant the world to us. However, despite you, our amazing community, the current player population has reached a level where keeping the servers running is no longer sustainable.”
As of yesterday, Sharkmob has disabled purchases of tokens, Bloodhunt’s in-game currency, although the game’s store will remain open for players to spend their remaining owned tokens. Once Bloodhunt goes offline, players’ accounts and gameplay data will be deleted (in accordance with European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and/or equivalent).
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt is a third-person online battle royal set in Prague, ravaged by warring vampire factions. Playing either alone or with a group, the game gives players conventional firearms and supernatural vampiric abilities to mow down adversaries. Following a stint in Steam Early Access, Bloodhunt launched in 1.0 on PlayStation 5 and PC in April 2022. Bloodhunt was generally well-liked; it currently has a “Very Positive” Steam rating and a 77 critical rating on Metacritic.
For more on Vampire: The Masquerade, be sure to read our review of its latest title, Bloodlines 2, here. You can also read about another online multiplayer game being shut down for good in 2026: BioWare’s Anthem.
