Road to Launch Event stream for The Blood of Dawnwalker set to air on April 28

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Rebel Wolves have announced a 'Road to Launch Event' stream for The Blood of Dawnwalker, set to air on April 28 at 9:00am PDT on the game's YouTube and Twitch channels.

The stream will last for about 45 minutes, revealing the release date of the game alongside a new story trailer, open-world gameplay, game edition details, and insights from the developer.

A stream teaser, description, and infographic can be found below, via Rebel Wolves.

The Blood of Dawnwalker is set to release in 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam). In case you missed it, you can check out the 28-minute gameplay overview released last November.

Rebel Wolves, together with Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., invite players to a Road to Launch Event stream on April 28, during which they will share long-awaited details about the upcoming action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker™ including its release date. The studio will also present new gameplay focused on the game’s open world, along with a brand new story trailer, system requirements, and more.

As previously confirmed, The Blood of Dawnwalker is coming this year to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The stream will begin on April 28 at 9:00 a.m. PDT and will be available to watch on YouTube and Twitch. The Road to Launch Event will be hosted in English (with multiple subtitles options available on the YouTube stream) and will be co-streaming friendly. Rebel Wolves invites everyone to join and share the experience as they reveal their most important details to date.

"We are getting closer and closer to the most important milestone in our four-year development journey – the release of The Blood of Dawnwalker, the first chapter of our original dark fantasy saga. On behalf of the entire Rebel Wolves studio, I would like to invite all players to the upcoming stream, during which you will not only get the start date of your adventure in Vale Sangora, but also see the gameplay changes we have implemented over the past months, with a particular focus on activities tied to the game’s open world." – said Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, Game Director of The Blood of Dawnwalker.

More about The Blood of Dawnwalker

Fourteenth-century Europe is engulfed in chaos; bloody wars tear the continent apart, and the Black Death takes a deadly toll. This moment of weakness is seized by a clique of powerful vampires. The time of great change is coming ... for everyone. 

You play as Coen, a young man who has become a Dawnwalker, no longer human but not fully a vampire, sharing the strengths and weaknesses of both worlds.

Players follow Coen’s journey as he fights to save his family from Brencis, the vampire lord who rules his homeland, Vale Sangora, a mysterious region in the Carpathian Mountains. Along the way, he navigates uneasy alliances and dramatic confrontations, forging his own path in a world where every choice shapes both the story and the gameplay.