Swedish game studio Sharkmob is throwing a curveball by announcing a Vampire: The Masquerade battle royale game.

Revealed yesterday, the game is slated to arrive in the second half of 2021. A teaser for the game can be seen below. On their website, Sharkmob gave this synopsis:

“Experience the next thrilling evolution of Battle Royale multiplayer action games set in the cult classic Vampire: The Masquerade universe where vampire sects are at war across the streets and rooftops of Prague.
Choose your playstyle, go solo or together, battling rivals and the hostile Entity who’s hellbent on exterminating all vampires. Use your supernatural powers, weapons and blood to become stronger in order to hunt, fight and survive the night.”

2021 will see the release of a handful of Vampire: The Masquerade games. Interactive fiction games Vampire: The Masquerade – Out for Blood and Vampire: The Masquerade – Parliament of Knives will be unveiled on PC and mobile phones. Both games are part of a trilogy series developed by Choice of Games. The first game in the series titled Vampire: The Masquerade – Night Road was released in September.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, which is being developed by Big Bad Wolf, is due on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The highly anticipated Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, which was originally planned for a 2020 release, will also arrive on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.