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Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars
Developer Palindrome Interactive
Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars is a 2020 turn-based strategy video game developed by Palindrome Interactive and published by Kalypso Media. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
193 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Lemmy, Bluesky) · newest May 21, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
127 positive · 64 negative
95% range 60–73%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 127 | 64 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
2 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
367 of 588 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 193 · most liked firstHard to recommend this game in its current state. This game could have been an interesting little diversion in the genre, but it is plagued with many small issues that add up to a poor experience. : Some items here got fixed, good job devs! Fixed items are marked. The Good: + The core gameplay is pretty solid, no bugs here. + The combat mechanics have enough complexity to be interesting. + Vampires are pretty cool I guess. The Bad: - The AI is awful and extremely predictable. Due to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing for >100 hours, completing the campaign, and finishing +16 sandbox with all factions, i can say that this game is, for the better parts : - Stable/Playable (I encountered no game crash, nor errors, with the "worst" bug being solved by simply surrendering the fighting in which i was stuck.) (Played on an Acer Nitro N50-600, I5-8400 CPU 2.8GHz, NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB, 8G RAM) - Enjoyable (Some part of the campaign may be more difficult than others but taken on the right angle, they…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This has been abandoned as soon as it was released. No bug fixing, no balancing, no new content, nada.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RESUME A "we have to launch this game now to earn a profit" turn-based strategy game in a fantasy-vampire setting with lots and lots of wasted potential. I was very conflicted to recommend or not recommend this game since there is fun to be had. However the quality of the software is bad and just reeks of bad game design, incompetent software development (probably very, very agile). (My recommendation is to study Barbara Mintos "The Pyramid Principle") POSITIVE + It's a turn-based strategy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review by [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34633003-Gaming-Masterpieces/lists/] Gaming Masterpieces - The greatest games of all time on Steam. Is this game a masterpiece? No, it is a streamlined 4x strategy game with an underdeveloped enemy AI, which hurts in a single player game. Expand your kingdom conquering neigbouring provinces. Defeat your enemies in turn-based battles. Use cards for special effects. Not too complicated, but all the core aspects are working fine, the lore…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately cannot recommend. The game isnt bad but mediocre. The early game is pretty interesting but mid-game and end-game is tedious and boring: 1. You start with a vamp hero that improves abilities over the first 5 or so levels but after that nothing. Your heroes get stronger but no new abilities or improving of abilities. 2. The RNG for hero generation is quite bad. Example: You play the Moroia who cannot regen mana. When you recruit a new vamp hero it will give you heroes where half…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got published, two little patches after the release and that's it. The game feels incomplete, it is full of bugs and bad AI. Don't waste your money and time it's just a cash grab.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A.I. cheats too much for this game to be fun. It'll spawn full sized armies out of the blue with high level lords, decimating your lords instantly. Also, this game needs a difficulty slider. I could probably write an entire book on what's wrong with this game, but I'm not going to.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall I enjoyed this game, but can't recommend it since the Devs abandoned the game shortly after it was released. It appears we will not get any new content or patches to fix bugs or other balancing issues. Too bad really, the game had potential to be a good HOMM style game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I forced myself to complete the campaign and tried to play at least one sandbox game. - There's some personal preferences like the voice acting and the UI, but if a game is good at its core that should not be a big deal. - The strategic gameplay starts out slow, but things will get better. As soon as you get a strong blood-economy rolling and use you clan experience to make some actions free, generate new action points or other benefits, you can get a lot done. Don't forget to be creative…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝕆𝕙 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕙, 𝕒 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕘𝕪 𝕋𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕖-𝕓𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕕𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕍𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕔 ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥? 𝕀'𝕞 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕚𝕟! Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars is a Tactical Strategy game that takes place in a big Board-like world where you're in control of demonic and vampiric hordes that are pit against each other in a war for conquest, vengeance and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels unfinished. Had high hopes for this project but it seems to be abandoned. Will not be buying from this developer in the future.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like the game. But why does the game have to be so unfairly difficult? Why is there no difficulty settings? The developers do not understand that most people are not masochists and actually want to enjoy playing a game. All the game's faults can be overlooked if the game was playable. This game is like going to a party looking to have fun but instead getting jumped and beaten half to death.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was really looking forward to this game, the concept of playing different vampire factions in tactical battles, building up your forces, collecting resources and so on, sounded really cool. But then I found out the gameplay is really repetitive and AI cheats like crazy. I have to grind for multiple turns, saving blood to build up at least decent army and AI spawns units every turn without any restrictions. That is not fun at all and makes game too difficult to complete, I had to restart…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Waited for this game for so long, only to find bad quality, poor-plotline videos and transitions, repetitive combat and an un-fun game loop. played for two days and never came back to it. So sad, I really wanted to love this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am surprised by all the negative reviews. I love this game. I played it previously in a beta as well. This game has two main parts combat and management. The combat is very detailed, each unit has some special abilities and you have to figure how to combine them in the best way. On top of that you can use cards for mana. Also you can get different perks in each fight by either dealing damage or healing... The management parts differs depending on what clan you play as. For example I play as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun game and can reward strategic placements on maps where you can bottleneck but the campaign missions starting from mission 3 can be REALLY punishing to the point that you can get in for about 3 hours and then fall at the end. If it had difficulty options then for the less hardcore who want to see how the story ends. I did manage to actually finish the whole story but it ends in such a downer and the final fight is just as bad as Dracul mission 3. It feels like you're against an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had this on my wishlist for a long time. Bought and tried it for 2 hours then had to refund. Love the art style, love the story, and the map gameplay is solid. Buuuuuuuuuuuut... -CRASHES FREQUENTLY (Crashed 4 times in the 2 hour span I played it, and it's the only game crash at all out of the 50+ games I have) -CAN'T SELECT UNITS (They are auto selected and in predetermined orders with "initiative" which could hypothetically be fun if the battlefield was not tiny, cramped and full of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is alright, the main campaign act 3 dragul is extremely difficult and you need to have near perfect game play to do it, the enemy continually attacks every 2 or 3 turns after you get first keep, it is almost impossible to actually do the mission, you start with a negative deficit of blood per turn and have only so many turns to get it out of deficit on top of continua non stop attacks, if you do not manage your resources perfectly in the first 5 or 6 turns you might as well restart the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not sure what game the people that have left negative reviews are playing, but this game is pretty good. I have been a turn based gamer for 40 years and this is an interesting game, with decent graphics and turn based combat. The cards you use to pick different abilities and the like is a cool feature. The voice acting is a lot better than some here would leave you to believe...Is it AAA level? Of course not, but its decent and I think its fine. Back when I played DOS games, the level of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the idea and artstyle of this game. Like many others, I see (and believe in) the potential of this game. Here's some positive bullets regarding my experience with this game: + Lovely artstyle + very distinct playstyle between the houses / vampire races + The unit diversity is interesting + Enjoyable involvement of heroes ("Lords") and an interesting approach to them using magic in combat Some of the improvements I hope this game will achieve not too far in the future: - you should be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overly simplistic. Total War Light. Basic Kalypso Media fare, honestly. Basic UI and poorly executed UI, uninspired factions, bland (and long) campaign missions. I bought it because I wanted a vampire themed game...should've just watched Blade, I suppose. If you want a time sink, it's ok to get on sale (which I did, thankfully), but if this brand of game is something you're interested in, there are plenty of other titles that will scratch this kind of itch.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a silly game. Get any Total War game instead, I mean it. Got this in a bundle, and I still feel ripped-off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Constant crashes, buggy world interface, quests are extremely difficult to complete and are near impossible to do in the beginning of a game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3/10 I didn't have the highest hopes going into this one but, I love the genre and I have a soft spot for turn based tactical games even though they're often not so tactical... like this one. The AI is glaringly simple minded and the only tactical option you have(aside from certain hero/troop/item special abilities) is to force the enemy into a bottleneck and grind them down. You still just mostly need to have more powerful troops, that's it. All of that wouldn't be so bad if the empire…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its an okay game, would be great but this game needs a difficulty slider. It is beatable, but the way its currently balanced you have to play exactly the right way, and the way the developer wants you to play the game. There is no wiggle room to try out different styles of gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →KAMGUSTA'S MINI REVIEW It's not bad. It's not good, either. It's a simple strategy game with Vampires and cards added in just because "they are cool". Enemy AI is mediocre, so you may win also outnumbered battles. You can't attack and then move. You can't move your archers and then fire. Units level up only 2 times. UI is a little messy. There are only 5 maps, with streamlined paths. All together, everything still works... somehow. Best played with mouse and keyboard Recommended buy price: 5$…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have just finished last campaing - you can check my game bagdes (I stared playing on other account earlier). 50 turns timer to finish last map? I finished easy in 24th round. The game is great! I love this darky climat. Why so many negatives review? Mechanics is quite simple yet very satisfactory. I am not great strategy game player but can tell one thing: This game is not hard like others are telling you - all you need is to focus on the battles! Do not use autocombat on early game then…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is a lot to like in this game. The ambiance and the atmosphere the game creates are both fantastic and there are some extremely fun mechanics making the game play itself pretty good too. Overall it seems to be a mediocre yet interesting game. However, once you get into it the game begins to show its faults. Moroia is my favorite Clan and I begun playing with the Clan in the Sandbox mode. Unfortunately when tackling the Story mode the player must complete the story in a certain order…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seriously... I dont know how someone could create this game and ♥♥♥♥ it up this badly. They obviously like game like Warcraft (1-3) and other games like DoS. The big problem is they decided that there is only one right way to play the game (on hard mode). I saws a developer comment earlier and he said something like, "Scenarios might have to be played more than once to beat them. This will make the game more enjoyable for everyone." The game shouldn't be designed that way. I know this is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My play time is low because most of it was early access. They did not fix the problems from the beta and all the hard campaigns rely on timers to make them hard because the generally what you do is build a squad of your factions end game units. in the second campagin you have a card that you can save up a couple of copies of in order to nuke the last boss down to 10% health before you start the fight. The idea is good but there is no balance to speak of.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overview Vampires seem to be an even bigger hit in recent months than they usually are. Maybe it’s the smell of Bloodlines 2 in the air, or maybe we’re just shifting our focus from zombies for a bit. Either way, like zombies, vampires can be great if done well but, like many genres, an utter disaster if done poorly. I, for one, am happy to see the recent explosion in blood-sucking titles especially when they’re adding something new that we haven’t seen before. Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Currently I have played through the Dracul Campaign Act I & Act II and have spent some hours on Act III. So far I am very pleased. I love vampire universes and Diablo style graphics, which I think this game has a hint of, so the visuals are right up my alley. Also, even on ultra settings, the game is 100% fluent, which I suspect is in part due to a lower polycount on models than you may see in other games, but for this game and the experience I have with it, it is the right choice. I have not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the time of writing this review, the overall score for Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars sits at "Mixed". I'd like to throw my review in the mix and say that I really disagree with this. The game is perfectly playable and there is nothing wrong with it that a few good patches can't fix. Most notably the UI could be a bit more clear and informative. The TL;DR is this: Even if the game wasn't about vampires, the game mechanics are unique and interesting enough that it would be an instant…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →has been done better before (look no further than Age of Wonders for example) The only interesting thing Immortal Realms brings to the table is the vampire theme and that doesn't last for long... The whole game feels lifeless (pun not intended) and the camera controls also leave much to be desired. I would've given it a neutral or slightly above neutral rating, if possible, but compared to other games who deserve a positive rating this one does not. Some of the best versions of Heroes of Might…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You need to understand why I like this game. I love vampire universes and Diablo style graphics, which I think this game has a hint of, so the visuals are right up my alley. It is because it is enjoyable to play. It is because it has great ambience and good graphical design. It has a decent enough story, as such things go; it is not great, but I found it engaging. It is not because it is a great game. It has flaws in AI, in faction balance, in interface, but it is stable and reasonably…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is good. Not great but good. The core gameplay loop is repetitive but solid, and easily pulled me in for hours. The Art style is great as well. So if you play this game just on the skirmish maps or in multiplayer, you'll have a fun, if shallow experience. Now for my criticisms, which only really apply if you played and cared about the campaigns, which I assume everyone does since they serve as a good introduction to the different factions and their style while in-game. The game's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of the most intriguing game kind of its own genre very immersive feels like a mix of HoMaM, Spellforce, LotR BfME RTS part plays perfect easy to adapt gameplay love it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd give it a go at a discounted price. What it does well: - Atmosphere - Art style - Melding of genres - Unique factions - Good mechanics What it needs to lean into more: - Content and play modes, replayability depreciates quickly. - Game balance and AI - Writing, a simple plot can be just fun as long as the story keeps rolling along. The bad: - Difficulty is less a curve and more like wild spikes and crashes, it's just all over the place. - Randomization can bring a brand new game to an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely *killer* grid-based, turn-based combat in this one with some twists and good AI that make it a pure joy to take part in! Hard to exactly judge things off the first Campaign, which doesn't have all the features activated as you play it, but still gives a very promising preview of what's to come with the game's included other 3 Campaigns (which gradually raise up the difficulty and add new features in each one, presumably.) Very cool SRPG, definitely recommend it for fans of Fallen…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is really fun, however there are some missions in the main campaigns that NEED rebalanced. The last mission for the Dracul is ridiculous! there isn't enough time or blood income to survive, and the whole time limit rule for that mission is stupid and needs taken out! Also this is supposed to be the last mission so why do I have to build EVERYTHING UP AGAIN!? I should instantly have access to tier 3 units and all the legacy points should already be unlocked! Developers if you are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a bit of a chore, tried really hard to look past it's flaws but the spammy nature of much of the game play is just a bit boring. No cover system, enemies shooting you through solid buildings is pretty lame. Voice acting might suit a pantomime enthusiast, but is tough to take get engaged in. Whole series of UI issues that need further thought, I prefer one click instead of three personally but hey, some people pay a lot of money for their mouse so might enjoy clicking away. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Palindrome Interactive enters the vampire realm with their isometric strategic entry that both appeals and frustrates. My first impressions of the game has some nice positives and of course room for improvement. What My first impression of the game was Passion: Clearly the developer has a great passion of games of the past. Heroes of Might and Magic, Total War, Card Game classics that have a nice mixture of territorial conquest, campaign story progression, and various game modes to a nice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice idea of a game, but not well implemented. Devs also refuse to listen to complaints from the community. Played a bit more in the beta, but not much improvement in the release. The Sandbox is ok to play. The Campaign is terrible balanced.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hear hear! Positive recommendation for this game, albeit a light one, but please read to find out why! The recommendation is limited, but understands some good things in this game and you need to proceed with its content wisely to enjoy it. I am afraid that this game does not want to overstay its welcome, meaning the advice below help to enjoy it for the first 10 hours. To appreciate this game, you should first get it on important discount, then play the SANDBOX mode and preferably with one…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like others have said: unfinished game (also abandoned), but promising. Even if you have an unstoppable army and 1000 moves on it, a single game would still take you WELL OVER 1 HOUR! Ideal scenarios aside, the battles are long drawn out and economy building feels kinda slow and weird. 6/10 for the concept and the finished parts.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I were to describe this game in one sentence it would be as follows: A game with strong foundation, but a lot of underutilized or wasted potential. But let's not get ahead of ourselves and look at its strengths and weaknesses. STRENGHTS: - ART. Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars features very high quality art that is best represented on Cards. I can't praise art of this game enough. Everything is very detailed, atmospheric, diverse and just a pleasure to look at. - ATMOSPHERE. This one is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Welcome to IMMORTAL REALMS: VAMPIRE WARS. A world of blood soaked savagery cloaked in nobility. Plenty of excellent strategic choices. Beautiful haunting graphics bringing the world of vampires to the forefront of sensuality and terror. Adrenaline triggering music. Very thought out empire building setup with a system that uses blood as currency,upgrades to buildings, towns, keeps and resource structures such as mines. Great voice work though that may be a matter of tastes as i prefer more real…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun and interesting game. But it has no balance
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of bugs, random crashes in battles, i lost the control of my second army in campaign 1, chapter 2. Breaking bugs, lots of them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice dose of that HOMM3 feeling, but with it's own specific style. Some bugs and kinks at launch but nothing game breaking. A perfect "coffe" game you can play with one hand on the mouse and the other one sipping your drink of choice. (after some adjustment in the options menu) very relaxing game. Draws you in, and time flies by.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very solid game. If you enjoy Turn-Based Combat, 4X, or vampires in general, then you should certainly give Vampire Wars a go. I played 12 hrs in the first sitting, so that hopefully says something other than I need to pick up a hobby or three... other than gaming. The Campaign is very good, but seriously challenging. Expect to fail a few times or save scum after your poor Vampire Lord is no more than ashes in the wind. The AI is decent, although easy to feint on the map. Learning the various…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simpler Total War Warhammer like game, with turn based combat. Campaign missions are more like a puzzle, but sandbox is quite fun. Overall fun game for quicker gaming session.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its not perfect but regardless I highly enjoyed this game but admittedly I am a big turn based strategy/Gothic/vampire theme fan.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If only this game wasn't abandoned. I'm removing it now after so long, but this game had a lot of potential. Hasn't been touched in years though, so don't waste your time. It's fun at first but the mid to end-game gameplay loop gets really stale. Maybe good for a few hours of fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Immortal Realms kinda reminds me of those fringe early 2000's RTS games that were kinda great but kinda janky but also usually possessed some real charm to them. There was something that made you recommend them to others but most people you knew had never heard of them, games like Battle Realms, War of the Ring or Empire Earth. Immortal Empires reminds me of them with its clumsy in engine cut scenes, its hammy but not out of place voice acting and a campaign that has heart but not a lot of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, first of all is not a bad game, I finished it and wasn't that hard... actually, is quite easy to win, you just get 4 healers and 5 archers and at the start of a battle you put all of the units on one corner of the map forming a square, placing the weakest units behind the strongest and that's it, you start attacking the ones that come closer and heal the ones who got hurt... and with the moroia clan the second tier of archers are actually healers as well, so that's that, no way to lose…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Although i really like round based strategy games and despite the bad reviews, i bought the game on sale to support that small development team. The concept is great and i had fun, BUT the game constantly crashes every few minutes. Just sad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s beautiful. Not beautiful in the sense of photorealistic high-end graphics, but beautiful in the far rarer sense of good and evocative design that gives all four factions (the fourth being the unplayable humans) a unique theme and fits them well into the four different realms. The map buildings update to reflect who controls them and which upgrades they have unlocked. There is no need to open new windows to see what upgrades any building has. All units are displayed within their army in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NEED DIFFICULTY SETTINGS!!!! I love the challenge of the game but Dracul act 4 is ridiculous. Armies with tier 3 units all over the map and I have a crappy army from the start and the blood income is terrible. Again the game is alot of fun and challenging but there are some areas and bugs that make you want to stop playing it.
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