V Rising

V Rising is an action role-playing survival game developed by Stunlock Studios and published by Level Infinite. First announced on May 5, 2021 for Windows, it entered early access on May 17, 2022, and within a week, it had surpassed one million sales. The full version was released on May 8, 2024.
A free expansion titled V Rising - Legacy of Castlevania, developed in collaboration with Konami Digital Entertainment, was included on launch day which features Simon Belmont, weapons and music from the Castlevania series.
==Gameplay==
V Rising is set in an open world, split into five biomes, where the player controls a recently awakened vampire. The player gathers materials, makes and upgrades their equipment, and builds a castle that acts as their home. To unlock access to more advanced materials and equipment, players must defeat bosses found throughout the world. To survive, players must meet needs and avoid hazards specific to vampires, such as regularly consuming blood and avoiding the sun.
Players consume blood from enemy non-playable characters (NPCs) by performing a specific action once the NPC is near death. Every NPC is assigned a particular category of blood based on their faction, and a Blood Quality, which is randomly assigned when an NPC spawns. Blood categories grant the player particular benefits, functioning similarly to character classes. Blood Quality determines the potency and range of the benefits.
V Rising features a day-and-night cycle. Once the player is in direct contact with sunlight for longer than a few seconds, they will begin to take damage. It will only stop when the player steps into a shadow, enters a roofed area, or dies. Garlic functions similarly, except it applies a negative status effect that gets worse the longer the player is exposed. The status effect increases the damage the player takes and decreases the damage the player deals.
All five biomes have claimable areas where players can build castles. Claiming an area is achieved by placing an item known as a Castle Heart. Once placed, it must be supplied with an in-game currency called Blood Essence, otherwise it will decay. A decaying Castle Heart will result in structures being vulnerable to attackers and crafting stations no longer working. In order for a structure built by the player to be classified as a castle, which grants a roof to protect against the sun, the walls must be stone and any kind of flooring must be placed. Players are able to freely move objects within the borders of their claimed area (with some exceptions), including storage containers and crafting stations, even if they have items in them. With the release of the Secrets of Gloomrot update, players are able to add multiple levels to their castles, with a technical maximum of 6 floors.
V Rising game sessions are hosted on servers that are either player versus environment (PvE) or player versus player (PvP). For PvP, there are three variations: standard, full loot, and duo. Standard introduces typical PvP mechanics, such as attacking castles and players being able to fight and loot one another. Full loot is similar to standard with player equipment, which is what determines player progression, also being able to be taken. Furthermore, enemy castles can be fully destroyed, requiring their owners to start over. Duo is similar to standard with the only difference being factions cannot exceed two members.
==V Rising - Legacy of Castlevania==
Legacy of Castlevania is a free content update for the survival game V Rising by Stunlock Studios in collaboration with Konami Digital Entertainment. The mighty hero of the Belmont Clan, Simon Belmont, challenges all of vampire kind. Wielding his legendary Vampire Killer whip and an arsenal of holy weaponry, no night stalker will be safe from his righteous crusade through Vardoran. Defeat him and unlock the secrets of a brand new weapon, the whip, adapting new combat abilities that embody the grace and precision of the deadly Vampire hunter. All vampires will be able to face the Belmont heir to test their skills in battle.
The purchasable Legacy of Castlevania Premium Pack cosmetic DLC allows players to construct their own castles inspired by the classic Castlevania aesthetic, craft spellbinding castle decor, extra options to customize characters inspired by legendary Castlevania characters, ride a skeletal mount, etc.
The update includes two classic Castlevania themes reimagined by V Rising composer Aleksandria Migova.
==Gallery==
Simon Belmont - V Rising - 01.png|Legacy of Castlevania key artwork.
==Videos==
V Rising - Legacy of Castlevania Teaser Trailer
V Rising - Legacy of Castlevania Gameplay Trailer
==External links==
*Official website
*Discord
*Facebook
*Instagram
*Legacy of Castlevania coming May 8th! at Stunlock Studios
**The Legacy of Castlevania Premium Pack
*Steam
**V Rising - Legacy of Castlevania
*TikTok
*V Rising at the V Rising Wiki
**DLC
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