Paradox says anyone can make a Vampire: The Masquerade game if they want to
pcgamer.comIf you've ever looked at the mess that is Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 and thought to yourself, «I could do better than that,» here's your big chance to prove it. Paradox Interactive has launched a new indie publishing program called Unbound that allows independent developers to create games set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe, and to make money on them if they want.
The program arose from the success of Vampire Jam, a game jam that drew in more than 80 submissions—six of which will launch alongside the Unbound program.
«Following the Vampire Jam last year, we realized how passionate our community is about creating Vampire: The Masquerade games,» World of Darkness community developer Martyna Zych said.
«While we could only award one grand prize to Heartless Lullaby, we knew we had to create a platform that empowered our community to work on the projects they love while giving them the support they need to be successful. As long as World of Darkness fans continue making great games, there will be more titles coming through Unbound.»
Naturally, the Unbound program is not an open-ended free-for-all. Unbound games can only be offered on Itch.io (there's an Unbound page there already) and developers cannot raise funds through crowdfunding or personal pages, although funding through methods allowed by the Dark Pack agreement, including Patreon, YouTube, and Twitch, are okay. Games must be set in the Vampire: The Masquerade 5th edition story world, but won't be considered officially canon in the World of Darkness universe and in fact cannot have either Vampire: The Masquerade or World of Darkness in the title. They can be historical or contemporary, but have to take place in the «real world» either way—no
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