The Best Games Where You Play As A Vampire Hunter

Video games used to recycle the same types of scenarios and genres all the time because they were easy and everyone loved them. Fighting Nazis in World War 2 or destroying zombies were two ideas that have come and gone from the gaming landscape often. Another idea is vampire hunting.

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By  Geoffrey Martin

Arkane Austin tried to bring the concept back in a big way with Redfall but it fell short of expectations. So, in light of Redfall, what have been the best games involving vampire hunting? Are they all in the past or have there been recent hits past Redfall too? It’s time to dig those fangs in deep and find out with a bloodsucking ranking of the most authentic.

7 Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed

Destroy Vampires In Japan’s Hottest District

• Release Date: August 12, 2014 (NA, PS3/Vita version)
• Platforms: PS3, PS Vita, PS4, PC
• Publisher: Xseed Games
• Developer: Acquire

Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed can be stylized as Akiba Strip, a pun on the gameplay of this wild adventure. The game takes place in the modern-day Japan in the fashion district of Akihabara. It’s here that the hero gets roped into a ring of vampire mobsters and is tasked with taking them out. Players will fight action battles wherein they will weaken their enemies and then strip them of clothing. Once stripped, their exposed skin will glint in the sunlight and destroy them. None of these vampire expose more than their underwear but it’s still a pretty fan service-heavy RPG.

Technically, the enemies are called Synthisters as they drain soul energy and are artificially created vampires but either way, it's still a good "vampire" hunting game.

6 Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow

The Secret Origin Of Dracula

Most Castlevania games are about hunting THE vampire i.e. Dracula. There aren’t many other vampires to contend with except for in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. The titular Lords of Shadow are bosses who fall under different groups of the paranormal from vampires to werewolves.

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That said, there are multiple vampires or vampire-like creatures controlling everything like Carmilla that players have to slay among other creatures. The game also features a big vampire-related twist involving the protagonist, Gabriel Belmont.

5 Code Vein

A Bloodsucking Soulslike

Code Vein is a Soulslike taking place in the post-apocalypse wherein humanity has morphed into vampire-like creatures called Revenants. Some succumb to the mutation further and become lost, thus transforming into more horrifying creatures. Players can make their character and go through the campaign in co-op or they can hire a companion at home base to make things easier. Players can equip a variety of weapons and learn skills via Blood Codes which are like classes in the game. There’s a lot of customization to be had for a Soulslike that goes after vampires hard.

4 Infamous 2: Festival Of Blood

It’s A Vampire Party In New Marais

Around the PS3 and Xbox 360 era, developers were experimenting with paranormal DLC packs. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare is a primary example as is inFAMOUS 2: Festival of Blood. It’s an alternate take wherein the hero of inFAMOUS 2, Cole, gets turned into a vampire in this DLC episode. Now his electric powers are turned into vampiric ones like flying around like a horde of bats.

Players both hunt vampires and are a vampire in turn like Marvel’s Blade in this standalone DLC. It’s a shame this DLC and the original inFAMOUS games have not been updated past the PS3.

3 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

It Takes A Vampire To Kill A Vampire

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a great game to discuss now in the wake of Raziel's two games getting remastered. Raziel was once a vampire who evolved to grow wings. Disgusted by his evolution, his lord Kain threw him into the abyss and now Raziel is out for revenge against all vampires.

While Raziel fights various monsters, vampires are a big enemy type in the game and they have to be taken out in specific ways like an extra pierce through the heart with usable objects in the environment. This game shows that it takes a former vampire to kill another to harvest their souls.

2 El Paso, Everywhere

If Max Payne Hunted Vampires

El Paso, Everywhere is a newer experience that dives deep into its inspirations. The look has a PS1 quality to it with low polygonal figures and backgrounds. The music is reminiscent of early Devil May Cry games with rock and rap beats blasting as players gun down vampires. The biggest inspiration though is Max Payne. James, the protagonist, is constantly talking to himself like he is in a noir movie.

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1 Boktai

The Sun Is Literally In Your Hands

Boktai is the best vampire-killing simulator and it’s one that, sadly, not a lot have played. It may be because it was a GBA game and it also might be because of the weird gameplay gimmick. There is a solar panel on the GBA cartridge that will charge the player’s gun full of sunlight to kill various zombies and other creatures of the night.

There are several vampire bosses and their showdowns are quite involved. Once they are defeated the first time, players have to take these vampire coffins and bring them into the sunlight to dispose of them for good. Time is of the essence too so there is an innate danger to the whole process as there would be in real life. Metal Gear’s Hideo Kojima helped bring this brainchild into existence.

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