Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Clan-specific playthroughs and hub cities became a cult reference for reactive RPG design.

Released 2004 Developer Troika Games Publisher Activision Platform PC Genre Immersive sim Era Broadband & the console shooter

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.