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I’m trying to compile a list of all the commercial AGs that are about vampires or that feature cameos or references to vampires in them. I already have a good head start, but I’m sure I have missed a bunch of them. I’d appreciate any help in making this list as complete as possible.

Note that this list encompasses all languages and platforms as well as hybrid games. I haven’t played all of these games so there may be some games in the wrong section or even games that shouldn’t be on the list at all. Please notify me of any errors and thanks in advance for your help.

Vampire Themed Adventures
Awesome Adventures of Victor Vector & Yondo 1: The Vampire’s Coffin, The (1993)
Bite of the Sorority Vampires (1988)
Castle of Terror (1984)
Count Dracula (Jap) (1992)
Count, The (1981)
D (1995)
Dance of the Vampires (1988)
Dracula (1986)
Dracula 1: The Resurrection (1999)
Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary (2000)
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon (2008)
Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon (2013)
Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy (2013)
Dracula Island (1983)
Dracula Origin (2008)
Dracula the Undead (1992)
Dracula Unleashed (1993)
Dracula’s Secret (1996)
Dráscula: The Vampire Strikes Back (1996)
Erevos (2001)
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (1999)
Gothos (1997)
Horror of Rylvania, The (1993)
Mad Vampire, The (Fre) (1983)
Menagerie, The (1990)
Night Watcher (Rus) (2008)
Sam & Max 2x03: Night of the Raving Dead (2008)
School for Vampires: Garlic Alarm, The (Ger) (2007)
Silverload (1995)
Transylvania 1 (1982)
Transylvania 2: The Crimson Crown (1985)
Transylvania 3: Vanquish the Night (1990)
Vampire Castle (1984)
Vampire Diaries, The (1996)
Vampyre Story, A (2008)

Vampire Cameos/References
80 Days (2005)
Acheton (1984)
Adventure Quest (1983)
Adventures of Willy Beamish (1991)
Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of Orpheo’s Curse (1994)
Bureau 13 (1995)
Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon (1997)
Chronicles of the Sword (1996)
Curse of Enchantia (1992)
Discworld 2: Missing Presumed… (1996)
Discworld Noir (1999)
Dungeon Adventure (1983)
Dylan Dog: Horror Luna Park (Ita) (1999)
Eye of the Kraken (2002)
Filmmaker, The (2010)
Gahan Wilson’s Ultimate Haunted House (1994)
Galador: The Prince and the Coward (Ger/Rus/Pol) (1998)
Gast: The Greatest Little Ghost (2002)
Goblins 3 (1993)
Goodbye Deponia (2013)
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (1996)
Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft, The (2008)
Haunted (2011)
Hollywood Monsters (Spa) (1997)
Hugo’s House of Horrors (1990)
King’s Quest 2: Romancing the Throne (1985)
Knight Orc (1987)
Last Half of Darkness 1 (1989)
Last Half of Darkness 2 (1992)
Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirit’s Eye (2007)
Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon (2011)
Master of Dimensions (1996)
Monster Castle (Cat) (1999)
Next Big Thing, The (2011)
Noctropolis (1994)
Personal Nightmare (1989)
Phantasmagoria (1995)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1992)
Quivering, The (1998)
Return to Ringworld (1994)
Sam & Max 2x05: What’s New, Beelzebub? (2008)
Sam & Max 3x02: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak (2010)
Shivers (1995)
Suspect (1984)
Talisman (Ger) (1995)
Zork 1: The Great Underground Empire (1980)

Hybrid Adventure Games About Vampires
Blood and Ruby (2011) (HOG)
Blood Oath (2010) (HOG)
Blood Ties (2008) (HOG)
Blood: The Last Vampire (Jap) (2000) (Interactive Movie)
BloodNet: A Cyberpunk Gothic (1993) (RPG)
Born into Darkness (2010) (HOG)
Choice of the Vampire: The Fall of Memphis (2013) (RPG)
Chronicles of Vampires 1: Origins (2011) (HOG)
Chronicles of Vampires 2: Awakenings (2011) (HOG)
Dark Romance: Vampire in Love (2014) (HOG)
Dracula Files, The (2009) (HOG)
Dracula in London (1988) (RPG / Board Game)
Dracula: Love Kills (2011) (HOG)
Dying for Daylight (2012) (HOG)
Hidden Mysteries: Vampire Secrets (2010) (HOG)
Love and Death: Bitten (2010)  (HOG)
Mystery Agency: A Vampire’s Kiss (2012) (HOG)
Mystery Series: A Vampire Tale (2012) (HOG)
Night Trap (1992) (Interactive Movie)
Sinister City: Vampire Adventure (2012) (HOG)
Terror T.R.A.X.: Track of the Vampire (1995) (Interactive Movie)
Twilight City: Love As a Cure (2012) (HOG)
Vampire Brides: Love Over Death (2010) (HOG)
Vampire Hunter (2014) (HOG)
Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova (2013) (HOG)
Vampire Mansion: A Linda Hyde Mystery (2011) (HOG)
Vampire Moon: The Mystery of the Hidden Sun (2010) (HOG)
Vampire Romance: Paris Stories (2010) (HOG)
Vampire Saga 1: Pandora’s Box (2009) (HOG)
Vampire Saga 2: Welcome to Hell Lock (2011) (HOG)
Vampire Saga 3: Break Out (2012) (HOG)
Vampire Secrets: Eternal Love (2013) (HOG)
Vampire’s Kiss (1994) (Interactive Movie)
Vampires: Todd & Jessica’s Story (2014) (HOG)
Vampireville (2010) (HOG)
Veil of Darkness (1993) (RPG)

Hybrid Adventure Game Vampire Cameos
Elvira 1: Mistress of the Dark (1990) (RPG)
Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus (1991) (RPG)
Gothmog’s Lair (1983) (RPG)
Heroes of Karn, The (1983) (RPG)
Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness (1993) (RPG)
Quest for Glory 5: Dragon Fire (1998) (RPG)
Red Moon (1985) (RPG)
Waxworks (1992) (RPG)

I always kind of liked Dracula The Undead on Atari Lynx for some reason.

Also, Transylvania was my first adventure game as a kid.

Mikekelly - 01 July 2014 08:56 PM

Bloodlines (rpg) under hybrid.

bloodlines is fantastic and i think it borders very close to being an adventure game. (although the last 20% or so of the game loses much of its adventure feel)

Since you’re including text adventures, the Interactive Fiction Database has tagged a bunch of games as being vampire-related.

Most of them I haven’t even heard about, and some may be little more than joke games, but at least The Horror of Rylvania seems like it would fit quite nicely.

Quest for Glory 4, I think?

Thanks to everyone for the responses.

Mikekelly - 01 July 2014 08:56 PM

Bloodlines (rpg) under hybrid.

I thought about including VtM: Bloodlines but I don’t think it has enough adventure game characteristics to qualify as a hybrid. It’s just a plain old RPG to me, even if it is of the Deus Ex variety. I’m not too horribly invested in the hybrid section of my list though, so if enough people think I’m being unfair about not including it, I’ll add it.

eriktorbjorn - 02 July 2014 03:51 AM

Since you’re including text adventures, the Interactive Fiction Database has tagged a bunch of games as being vampire-related.

Most of them I haven’t even heard about, and some may be little more than joke games, but at least The Horror of Rylvania seems like it would fit quite nicely.

Awesome link. I didn’t mention it in the original post (I’ve updated it to reflect this now), but I’m only interested in commercial games so I don’t think The Horror of Rylvania fits the bill. Gothmog’s Lair does though. The rest seem to be freeware.

A big problem with old text adventures is verifying their commercial status. There are lots of games I come across that I can’t classify either way. Some don’t have release dates and the mere listing of a publisher doesn’t necessarily mean it’s commercial as some amateur freeware authors make up fake publisher names and put them in their games to make them seem more professional. It comes down to a coin toss on some of these. It sucks that so little reliable information about the early days of the genre exists.

Toefur - 02 July 2014 06:18 AM

Quest for Glory 4, I think?

Definitely. QfG 5 also, assuming it doesn’t stray too far from being a hybrid.

I found a few more myself as well. The following have been added to the original post:

Vampire Themed Adventures
Adventures of Jack Byteson: Duel with Dracula, The (Ita) (1986)
Bite of the Sorority Vampires (1988)
Castle of Terror (1984)
Dracula Island (1983)
Vampire Castle (1984)

Vampire Cameos
Zork 1: The Great Underground Empire (1980)
Acheton (1984)

Hybrid Adventure Games About Vampires
Sinister City: Vampire Adventure (2012) (HOG)

Hybrid Adventure Game Vampire Cameos
Gothmog’s Lair (1983) (RPG)
Heroes of Karn, The (1983) (RPG)
Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness (1993) (RPG)
Quest for Glory 5: Dragon Fire (1998) (RPG)

Hopefully all of these fit the criteria…

D - 02 July 2014 12:46 PM

Awesome link. I didn’t mention it in the original post (I’ve updated it to reflect this now), but I’m only interested in commercial games so I don’t think The Horror of Rylvania fits the bill. Gothmog’s Lair does though. The rest seem to be freeware.

I was wondering whether or not that was a criteria, actually. The Horror of Rylvania is freeware now, but back when it was originally released it cost $20. There was a free demo you could play, but it only lasted to the point where you were bitten by a vampire, which happens very early in the game.

eriktorbjorn - 02 July 2014 01:11 PM

I was wondering whether or not that was a criteria, actually. The Horror of Rylvania is freeware now, but back when it was originally released it cost $20. There was a free demo you could play, but it only lasted to the point where you were bitten by a vampire, which happens very early in the game.

Thanks for the update! I’ll add it to the list.

King’s Quest II has a brief vampire cameo.