V Rising

V Rising is a survival action-RPG from Stunlock Studios (Battlerite), built around playing as a vampire emerging from centuries of slumber. The core survival twist is sunlight: direct daylight burns you to ash, so most travel and raiding happens at night, with caves, shaded paths, and indoor routes mapped out for daytime movement.

Blood is both food and power. Different humans (and the boss creatures stalking Vardoran) carry different blood types — warriors, scholars, brutes — and draining them grants matching stat boosts and abilities. Defeating named V Blood bosses permanently unlocks new spells and crafting recipes.

The castle-building layer is substantial: gather resources, lay down floors, build a coffin and crafting stations, enslave humans as thralls, and fortify against rival players who may try to raid your hoard. The game can be played solo locally, in private co-op, or on PvE/PvP servers with raid windows and decay rules.

Combat is cursor-aimed with WASD movement, MOBA-style — skillshots, dodges, ability cooldowns — rather than click-to-move ARPG controls. The 1.1 "Invaders of Oakveil" update added new content, native gamepad support, and a reworked interface.