Fool me 6 times, shame on me, but I think this leaked Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 release date might actually stick

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Six years since it was initially announced, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is officially set to launch this October. But without a specific date to latch onto, and with no fewer than six delays hovering over the RPG, you'd be forgiven for doubting that the Bloodlines 2 launch is finally upon us. A new retail leak is suggesting this time might actually be the real deal, however.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is set for an October 21, 2025 release date, according to Philippines retailer GameXtreme, as noted in the Bloodlines subreddit. Placeholder retail dates are a dime a dozen, but this one also includes some very real-looking cover art for the game, and it matches with the previously announced October launch window.

But with the many rug pulls fans have suffered since Bloodlines 2 was first revealed in 2019, there's reason to be skeptical. The game was supposed to launch in March 2020, then got delayed to later in the year, and then into 2021. By the time it changed developers – and, naturally, got delayed again – it seemed destined to be vaporware, but publisher Paradox eventually committed to a late 2024 launch. Then an early 2025 launch. And now, finally, an October 2025 launch.

Dustin Bailey
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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.

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