Indie studio Clockstone Software is bringing its spooky RPG seriesVampires Dawnto the Nintendo DS, promising “Wicked black humor, a dark and sinister setting,” and “an elaborate magic and fight system.” Wow, I like all of those things!
I must confessVampires Dawnis not a series I am familiar with, but Clockstone is based in Austria, where the franchise appears to be most popular. As far as I can tell, it hasn’t made too many strides outside of its homeland, so this former PC series may well find a much wider audience when it hits Nintendo’s handheld.
Looking at past series entires,Vampires Dawnlooks like a very traditional RPG in terms of visual style and gameplay, with its birds-eye-view perspective and use of sprites. It will certainly fit with the DS’ huge library of old school RPGs, but will it stand out? The emphasis on playing an evil vampire and promise of black humor has certainly caught my eye, at the very least. I’ll be keeping a watch on this one.
Independent developer ClockStone Software is working on a DS version of the successful RPG series.
Innsbruck, June 17, 2025.Wicked black humor, a dark and sinister setting, an elaborate magic and fight system – these are just some of the elements that make the RPG series Vampires Dawn such a hit. Now, the Austrian development studio ClockStone – best known for their action-RPG Avencast – is planning a Nintendo DS version of the award-winning series. For this project, they will be working with Vampires Dawn creator Dawnatic and the Munich-based production company remote control productions.
Game designer Tri Do Dinh is crazy about Vampires Dawn: “It’s incredibly fun to play a villainous vampire who strikes fear into the heart of the villagers in a humorous and very entertaining way. The character controls and the mechanics of the puzzles will transfer easily to DS.” CEO Michael Schiestl adds: “Our team learned a lot about the RPG genre when we were working on Avencast. We’re highly motivated to continue our work in this area and to increase our involvement in the handheld sector.”
