Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
Heartless Lullaby is an indie video game, based on Vampire: The Masquerade, developed and published by Entalto Studios.
A sequel titled Heartless Symphony is in development.[1]
Overview
Step into the night as Zak Riley and Diane, mortal and Kindred, as their fates intertwine in an ominous plot involving a weakened Camarilla, the vampiric sect that wants to remain hidden, and a rising Sabbat, the fanatical group that sees humanity as cattle.
Meet dozens of characters, venture deep into the shadows and see the world through the eyes of both mortal and vampire, as you explore the Heartless Club.
Take your chances with the dice, face the consequences of your actions, and embrace the duality of Humanity and the Beast in this story rich cRPG set in the World of Darkness.
Covering just the prologue of the story, with well over an hour and a half of gameplay and several different endings, Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby was created in less than a month in celebration of the Vampire: The Masquerade Jam.
Features
- Use your vampiric Disciplines (powers) to influence the world. Either by supernatural strength, sinister charm or sheer cunning, take your place in vampire society.
- Semi-open locations with several ways to approach every situation. Leave no stone unturned.
- A detective story embedded in a personal horror setting: heed the call of the Beast, or cling to your Humanity.
- Experience the rule system of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition like never before; a seamless transition between pen & paper and cRPG.
Background Information
- The game was published as a result of winning the 2021 Vampire Jam, a game jam, where are a game had to be developed over the course of a month. The jam lasted from October 30th to November 29th, 2021. Results were announced in February 3rd, 2022.[2][3]
- Though available since the Jam, the game was only published on Steam in April 21, marking it's debut as an official World of Darkness game.