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🦇 Wishlist VAMPIRIUM: 1997 on Steam
🛒 store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/Vampirium_1997
🔗 linktr.ee/bithellgames
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Introducing... 🩸 VAMPIRIUM: 1997
1997. Dracula is King of England. Master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living environments and uncover your own unique methods of executing missions.
Wishlist now.
1997. Dracula is King of England. Master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living environments and uncover your own unique methods of executing missions.
Wishlist now.
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The Vampirium: 1997 alpha playtest is now closed! Thanks so much to everyone who played and left us feedback, it’s a massive help, and a massive encouragement.
Also thanks to @sliwinski.bsky.social and @caitlinst.bsky.social for a lot of behind the scenes work to make events like this happen
Also thanks to @sliwinski.bsky.social and @caitlinst.bsky.social for a lot of behind the scenes work to make events like this happen
September 14, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The Vampirium: 1997 alpha playtest is now closed! Thanks so much to everyone who played and left us feedback, it’s a massive help, and a massive encouragement.
Also thanks to @sliwinski.bsky.social and @caitlinst.bsky.social for a lot of behind the scenes work to make events like this happen
Also thanks to @sliwinski.bsky.social and @caitlinst.bsky.social for a lot of behind the scenes work to make events like this happen
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As I spend my day collating Vampirium 1997 feedback (again, this is all great!), the submissions that are giving me life are a bug that makes inanimate objects aware of your presence.
The sentient knife was funny. The sentient fire extinguisher was a solid chuckle...but, but this was perfection...
The sentient knife was funny. The sentient fire extinguisher was a solid chuckle...but, but this was perfection...
September 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
As I spend my day collating Vampirium 1997 feedback (again, this is all great!), the submissions that are giving me life are a bug that makes inanimate objects aware of your presence.
The sentient knife was funny. The sentient fire extinguisher was a solid chuckle...but, but this was perfection...
The sentient knife was funny. The sentient fire extinguisher was a solid chuckle...but, but this was perfection...
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I’m like 75% sure I just let in a batch of people to the playtest… lol… lemme know if you’re successfully playing Vampirium: 1997 I guess.
September 11, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I’m like 75% sure I just let in a batch of people to the playtest… lol… lemme know if you’re successfully playing Vampirium: 1997 I guess.
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Folks queued up for the playtest, we’re running the tutorial and Zsombor’s manor, level 5 cap
I can tell you (because I did it this morning) that that’s a 2hr speed through for me to 100% it. First time players, obviously a fair bit longer
Allow some time this weekend, is basically what I’m saying
I can tell you (because I did it this morning) that that’s a 2hr speed through for me to 100% it. First time players, obviously a fair bit longer
Allow some time this weekend, is basically what I’m saying
September 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Folks queued up for the playtest, we’re running the tutorial and Zsombor’s manor, level 5 cap
I can tell you (because I did it this morning) that that’s a 2hr speed through for me to 100% it. First time players, obviously a fair bit longer
Allow some time this weekend, is basically what I’m saying
I can tell you (because I did it this morning) that that’s a 2hr speed through for me to 100% it. First time players, obviously a fair bit longer
Allow some time this weekend, is basically what I’m saying
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Excited to see everyone queued up for our first public playtest this weekend. Can’t wait to hear your feedback. Doors are now closed.
Oh? You didn’t know we were doing a playtest this weekend and didn’t sign up? Hop on our mailing list to be notified of the next one mailchi.mp/bithellgames...
Oh? You didn’t know we were doing a playtest this weekend and didn’t sign up? Hop on our mailing list to be notified of the next one mailchi.mp/bithellgames...
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September 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Excited to see everyone queued up for our first public playtest this weekend. Can’t wait to hear your feedback. Doors are now closed.
Oh? You didn’t know we were doing a playtest this weekend and didn’t sign up? Hop on our mailing list to be notified of the next one mailchi.mp/bithellgames...
Oh? You didn’t know we were doing a playtest this weekend and didn’t sign up? Hop on our mailing list to be notified of the next one mailchi.mp/bithellgames...
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My soundtrack for Amberspire by @nictringali.bsky.social (Lunar Division / @bithellgames.bsky.social ) is out now on Bandcamp, and will be everywhere else in a couple of weeks.
Sorry for slow!
nervoustestpilot.bandcamp.com/album/ambers...
Sorry for slow!
nervoustestpilot.bandcamp.com/album/ambers...
Amberspire (Original Game Soundtrack), by nervous_testpilot
11 track album
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September 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM
My soundtrack for Amberspire by @nictringali.bsky.social (Lunar Division / @bithellgames.bsky.social ) is out now on Bandcamp, and will be everywhere else in a couple of weeks.
Sorry for slow!
nervoustestpilot.bandcamp.com/album/ambers...
Sorry for slow!
nervoustestpilot.bandcamp.com/album/ambers...
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I had the absolute pleasure of getting to talk to one of my indie game heroes this week! @mikebithell.bsky.social joins me on the pod to talk about Vampirium: 1997 🧛♂️
@bithellgames.bsky.social’s newest immersive sim
audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm/30
youtube: youtu.be/AF_hxip65-g?...
@bithellgames.bsky.social’s newest immersive sim
audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm/30
youtube: youtu.be/AF_hxip65-g?...
indie game garden | 30 - Mike Bithell of Bithell Games, maker of the upcoming Vampirium: 1997
Mike Bithell is an independent gamemaking titan who I am absolutely honored to get to talk to today. In 2010, he created the prototype for his breakout game, Thomas Was Alone, which saw a commercia...
indiegamegarden.transistor.fm
September 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I had the absolute pleasure of getting to talk to one of my indie game heroes this week! @mikebithell.bsky.social joins me on the pod to talk about Vampirium: 1997 🧛♂️
@bithellgames.bsky.social’s newest immersive sim
audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm/30
youtube: youtu.be/AF_hxip65-g?...
@bithellgames.bsky.social’s newest immersive sim
audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm/30
youtube: youtu.be/AF_hxip65-g?...
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I spoke with @mikebithell.bsky.social about Vampirium: 1997, immersive sims, abstraction — and the coat hook that became a game mechanic.
New Systems of Play piece.
#indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign
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New Systems of Play piece.
#indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign
@bithellgames.bsky.social
Vampirium: 1997 and the Design Philosophy Behind Mike Bithell's Verb-Based Immersive Sim
How a production constraint turned into a language: inside Bithell Games' abstracted take on Deus Ex and Hitman.
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September 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I spoke with @mikebithell.bsky.social about Vampirium: 1997, immersive sims, abstraction — and the coat hook that became a game mechanic.
New Systems of Play piece.
#indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign
@bithellgames.bsky.social
New Systems of Play piece.
#indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign
@bithellgames.bsky.social
For a mortal, your odds in a 3v1 fight might not look great.
You are no mortal.
Dodge, shoot, strike, and play with your food in Vampirium: 1997 🧛 Coming to early access - wishlist now!
You are no mortal.
Dodge, shoot, strike, and play with your food in Vampirium: 1997 🧛 Coming to early access - wishlist now!
August 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
For a mortal, your odds in a 3v1 fight might not look great.
You are no mortal.
Dodge, shoot, strike, and play with your food in Vampirium: 1997 🧛 Coming to early access - wishlist now!
You are no mortal.
Dodge, shoot, strike, and play with your food in Vampirium: 1997 🧛 Coming to early access - wishlist now!
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Mike Bithell on the thematic ambitions and immersive sim elements of Vampirium: 1997 https://www.respec.net/interview/156-vampires-tend-to-coincide-with-concerns-about-being-eaten-by-rich-people-ultimately-its-that-simple-mike-bithell-on-thematic-ambitions-immersive-sim-elements-vampirium-1997
August 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Mike Bithell on the thematic ambitions and immersive sim elements of Vampirium: 1997 https://www.respec.net/interview/156-vampires-tend-to-coincide-with-concerns-about-being-eaten-by-rich-people-ultimately-its-that-simple-mike-bithell-on-thematic-ambitions-immersive-sim-elements-vampirium-1997
Assassination is messy work. If your approach is on the violent side, maybe keep an eye on how those consequences stack up.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam!🧛
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam!🧛
August 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Assassination is messy work. If your approach is on the violent side, maybe keep an eye on how those consequences stack up.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam!🧛
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam!🧛
Be sure to consume mortals responsibly in Vampirium: 1997. Like when you need a little extra strength to shove a guard off a balcony, for example.
Coming to Steam early access 🦇 Wishlist now!
Coming to Steam early access 🦇 Wishlist now!
August 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Be sure to consume mortals responsibly in Vampirium: 1997. Like when you need a little extra strength to shove a guard off a balcony, for example.
Coming to Steam early access 🦇 Wishlist now!
Coming to Steam early access 🦇 Wishlist now!
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Getting excited texts from playtesters means I’m gonna allow myself, maybe, 20 minutes of belief that Vampirium: 1997 is good, actually. As a treat.
August 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Getting excited texts from playtesters means I’m gonna allow myself, maybe, 20 minutes of belief that Vampirium: 1997 is good, actually. As a treat.
Don't let good loot go to waste. Take weapons from guards or find them around the map, getting as efficient or creative as you like in your vampiric hunting grounds.
Vampirium: 1997, coming to early access. Wishlist now.
Vampirium: 1997, coming to early access. Wishlist now.
August 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Don't let good loot go to waste. Take weapons from guards or find them around the map, getting as efficient or creative as you like in your vampiric hunting grounds.
Vampirium: 1997, coming to early access. Wishlist now.
Vampirium: 1997, coming to early access. Wishlist now.
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If you missed it yesterday, we posted our next dev update to steam… 10 min of combat play. Really excited by how these systems play together, hope you will be too. Turquoise thumbnail after trailer on the store page :) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
Share and wishlist if you’d be so kind
Share and wishlist if you’d be so kind
Vampirium: 1997 on Steam
1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...
store.steampowered.com
August 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
If you missed it yesterday, we posted our next dev update to steam… 10 min of combat play. Really excited by how these systems play together, hope you will be too. Turquoise thumbnail after trailer on the store page :) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
Share and wishlist if you’d be so kind
Share and wishlist if you’d be so kind
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Interested in how combat works in Vampirium: 1997? New gameplay video on the steam page.. 10 minutes of tactical timer based vampiric carnage. Share, and of course, wishlist. store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
Vampirium: 1997 on Steam
1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...
store.steampowered.com
August 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Interested in how combat works in Vampirium: 1997? New gameplay video on the steam page.. 10 minutes of tactical timer based vampiric carnage. Share, and of course, wishlist. store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
📣 New Vampirium: 1997 gameplay video! 🧛
This one's all about starting a fight. Take a look at Vampirium: 1997's combat system with Mike, and some of the sanguinary abilities you can unlock.
Link below 🩸
This one's all about starting a fight. Take a look at Vampirium: 1997's combat system with Mike, and some of the sanguinary abilities you can unlock.
Link below 🩸
August 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
📣 New Vampirium: 1997 gameplay video! 🧛
This one's all about starting a fight. Take a look at Vampirium: 1997's combat system with Mike, and some of the sanguinary abilities you can unlock.
Link below 🩸
This one's all about starting a fight. Take a look at Vampirium: 1997's combat system with Mike, and some of the sanguinary abilities you can unlock.
Link below 🩸
The Banished Vault is 3 today! 🎂
Survive a journey across space in the Auriga Vault, an interstellar gothic monastery crewed by the last remaining exiles of a terrible disaster.
Pick it up for 33% off this weekend 🌙
Survive a journey across space in the Auriga Vault, an interstellar gothic monastery crewed by the last remaining exiles of a terrible disaster.
Pick it up for 33% off this weekend 🌙
July 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The Banished Vault is 3 today! 🎂
Survive a journey across space in the Auriga Vault, an interstellar gothic monastery crewed by the last remaining exiles of a terrible disaster.
Pick it up for 33% off this weekend 🌙
Survive a journey across space in the Auriga Vault, an interstellar gothic monastery crewed by the last remaining exiles of a terrible disaster.
Pick it up for 33% off this weekend 🌙
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The best part of announcing Vampirium: 1997 good and early is that I get to make it in conversation with players.. shoutout to Mark in the steam forums for suggesting randomised keycodes as a good fit for repeated playthroughs.. just added them today :)
First of many player suggested additions.
First of many player suggested additions.
July 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The best part of announcing Vampirium: 1997 good and early is that I get to make it in conversation with players.. shoutout to Mark in the steam forums for suggesting randomised keycodes as a good fit for repeated playthroughs.. just added them today :)
First of many player suggested additions.
First of many player suggested additions.
There are a lot of ways to approach combat in Vampirium: 1997, some chaotic, some streamlined.
Either way, tactics such as arming yourself with silver, laying traps, or catching a target by surprise can get you very far.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam! 🩸
Either way, tactics such as arming yourself with silver, laying traps, or catching a target by surprise can get you very far.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam! 🩸
July 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
There are a lot of ways to approach combat in Vampirium: 1997, some chaotic, some streamlined.
Either way, tactics such as arming yourself with silver, laying traps, or catching a target by surprise can get you very far.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam! 🩸
Either way, tactics such as arming yourself with silver, laying traps, or catching a target by surprise can get you very far.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam! 🩸
If you're venturing into restricted areas, be careful not to arouse suspicion.
Or do, and simply be prepared to make a bit of a mess fighting your way out.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam, coming to early access 🦇
Or do, and simply be prepared to make a bit of a mess fighting your way out.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam, coming to early access 🦇
July 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
If you're venturing into restricted areas, be careful not to arouse suspicion.
Or do, and simply be prepared to make a bit of a mess fighting your way out.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam, coming to early access 🦇
Or do, and simply be prepared to make a bit of a mess fighting your way out.
Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam, coming to early access 🦇
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Save 50% on Subsurface Circular on Steam
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the w...
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July 20, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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The best assassins clean up after themselves. Even vampires.
Avoid detection by cleaning up blood spatter and moving casualties (and your meals) out of sight in Vampirium: 1997.
Coming to early access. Wishlist now.
Avoid detection by cleaning up blood spatter and moving casualties (and your meals) out of sight in Vampirium: 1997.
Coming to early access. Wishlist now.
July 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The best assassins clean up after themselves. Even vampires.
Avoid detection by cleaning up blood spatter and moving casualties (and your meals) out of sight in Vampirium: 1997.
Coming to early access. Wishlist now.
Avoid detection by cleaning up blood spatter and moving casualties (and your meals) out of sight in Vampirium: 1997.
Coming to early access. Wishlist now.
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Chapter 5 in your inboxes. Dracula will see you now. Sign up here: mailchi.mp/bithellgames...
July 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Chapter 5 in your inboxes. Dracula will see you now. Sign up here: mailchi.mp/bithellgames...
Vampires don't always leave their valuables lying around. Sometimes, the thing you're after is inside a locked safe.
Hunt through a level to piece together the key code, or take a more blunt-force approach in Vampirium: 1997.
(It's not 0451.)
Hunt through a level to piece together the key code, or take a more blunt-force approach in Vampirium: 1997.
(It's not 0451.)
July 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Vampires don't always leave their valuables lying around. Sometimes, the thing you're after is inside a locked safe.
Hunt through a level to piece together the key code, or take a more blunt-force approach in Vampirium: 1997.
(It's not 0451.)
Hunt through a level to piece together the key code, or take a more blunt-force approach in Vampirium: 1997.
(It's not 0451.)