Good news if you’ve always fancied hunting vampires as yourself, only with better hair. Teyon has shown off the character creator for Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish, and it borrows heavily from the tabletop rulebook.
The new video is part of the Month of Darkness, the annual celebration of White Wolf’s World of Darkness. NACON is publishing the action RPG, Teyon is developing it, and it’s coming to Xbox Series X|S in summer 2027.
It follows Teyon’s earlier dev diary on adapting the tabletop system, in which narrative designer Mateusz Działowski explained how the team turned the pen-and-paper rules into a video game. This time, Game Director Piotr Łatocha walks through what happens before you set foot in New York City.
You’re only human
There are no superpowers here. You play an ordinary human, which is a brave choice in a city where the monsters are very real. You start from a set of preset models, then sculpt your Hunter’s build, hair, clothing, tattoos and scars until they look suitably haunted.
Straight out of the 5th Edition rulebook
The looks are only half of it. The game adapts the 5th Edition rules of the Hunter: The Reckoning tabletop RPG, and you can pick a prebuilt archetype or build your Hunter from scratch.
- Attributes and skills: putting points into attributes such as Strength unlocks tiers in related skills, like Brawl, Melee and Intimidation.
- Playstyles: you can lean into diplomacy, stealth or occult knowledge.
- Dice rolls: skills are resolved through dice rolls, so a charismatic Hunter can talk their way out of a fight, and a sharp mind can find clues others miss.
- Virtues and flaws: you choose these at the start, so pick your weaknesses wisely.
Łatocha said: “The heart of any RPG lies in the player’s ability to truly make their character their own. That’s why we wanted to deliver a character creator that is both deep and highly accessible. Every decision, from appearance to skills, will impact how you survive in the unforgiving world of Hunter: The Reckoning. Your character is a direct reflection of how you choose to face the darkness.”
In other words, choose your scars carefully. You might be explaining them to a werewolf later.
Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish at a glance
- Genre: action RPG set in the World of Darkness
- Developer: Teyon
- Publisher: NACON
- Setting: New York City
- Rules: adapted from the tabletop RPG’s 5th Edition
- Release: summer 2027 on Xbox Series X|S
- Wishlist: Microsoft Store
Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish is coming to Xbox Series X|S in summer 2027, and you can wishlist it on the Microsoft Store now.
Source: NACON and Teyon press release; Month of Darkness 2026, Day 30; Teyon on YouTube.
More on Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish: our Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish hub and Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish: Everything We Know.
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