Code Vein

Code Vein

Available on:

PC
PS4
XONE

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developers

Bandai Namco Studios, Shift

Release Date

September 25, 2019 (6 years ago)

Publisher

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Content Rating

M

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Summary

Code Vein is set in the not too distant future where a disaster has brought the world to ruin and vampire-like beings battle for dominance.

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