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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Autumn Moon}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Autumn Moon}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Jordan Freeman Group}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Virtual Programming|OS X}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Virtual Programming|OS X}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Focus Home Interactive|Retail (UK)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Crimson Cow|Retail (Rest of Europe)}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|Digital (2014-2022)}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Autumn Moon|Digital (2022-present)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Jordan Freeman Group|Digital (2022-present)}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Panda3D}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2008}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2008}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|a-vampyre-story|75}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|a-vampyre-story|75}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-vampyre-story|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-vampyre-story|rating}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Comedy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 313870
 
|steam appid  = 313870
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
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|hltb        = 142
 
|hltb        = 142
 
|igdb        = a-vampyre-story
 
|igdb        = a-vampyre-story
|mobygames    = a-vampyre-story
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|mobygames    = 37758
 
|strategywiki = A Vampyre Story
 
|strategywiki = A Vampyre Story
 
|wikipedia    = A Vampyre Story
 
|wikipedia    = A Vampyre Story
 
|winehq      = 8676
 
|winehq      = 8676
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  = The Zoom Platform release from April 2, 2022<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.zoom-platform.com/news/new-titles-2022-04-02|title=Zoom Platform - New Titles - 2022-04-02|date=2023-08-13}}</ref> brought a series of stability fixes for the game. These fixes were brought to the Steam version on July 30, 2023.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/313870/view/3675551506158427099|title=A Vampyre Story - Bug fixes, more localizations, trading cards, and more! - Steam News|date=2023-08-13}}</ref>
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-A-VAMPYRE-STORY | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_vampyre_story | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 313870 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 313870 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Zoom Platform | a-vampyre-story | DRM-free | Super Digital Deluxe Edition. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | a-vampyre-story | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Games for Windows Marketplace | GFWL | GFWL | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119114739/http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/A-Vampyre-Story/|title=A Vampyre Story - Games for Windows|date=19 August 2022}}</ref> | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_vampyre_story | DRM-free | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|A Vampyre Story/game/assets/scripts}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\game\assets\scripts}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = unknown
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|gog galaxy               = false
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = false
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Hardcoded to 4:3.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://www.gog.com/forum/a_vampyre_story/higher_resolution_patch_patch_fur_hohere_auflosung unofficial borderless widescreen patch]
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, voices, music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = true
 
|audio    = true
|subtitles = false
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
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|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
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|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
|macos 32-bit app       = true
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|macos intel 32-bit app = true
|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = false
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|macos arm app          =
 
|macos app notes        =
 
|macos app notes        =
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics notes    =
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
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|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
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|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  

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A Vampyre Story
A Vampyre Story cover
Developers
Autumn Moon
Jordan Freeman Group
macOS (OS X) Virtual Programming
Publishers
Retail (UK) Focus Home Interactive
Retail (Rest of Europe) Crimson Cow
Digital (2014-2022) Strategy First
Digital (2022-present) Autumn Moon
Digital (2022-present) Jordan Freeman Group
Engines
Panda3D
Release dates
Windows December 2, 2008
macOS (OS X) February 2, 2009
Reception
Metacritic 75
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy, Comedy
A Vampyre Story on HowLongToBeat
A Vampyre Story on IGDB
A Vampyre Story guide on StrategyWiki
A Vampyre Story on MobyGames
A Vampyre Story on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

A Vampyre Story is a singleplayer third-person adventure game.

The Zoom Platform release from April 2, 2022[1] brought a series of stability fixes for the game. These fixes were brought to the Steam version on July 30, 2023.[2]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 7 DRM
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Super Digital Deluxe Edition.
Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
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Windows
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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[3]
Windows
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\game\assets\scripts[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects, voices, music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
French
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
German
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
Italian
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
Polish
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
Russian
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
Spanish
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce FX Generation
ATI Radeon 9500
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  2. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References