The Blood of Dawnwalker is the debut game from Rebel Wolves, a team largely made up of former Witcher 3 developers. Playing as Coen of Laslea, a freshly turned vampire, you’re tasked with rescuing your family from the ruling coven before the 30 day timer runs out.
It’s a fantastic narrative experience, one that lets you tackle quests in any order and truly lets you make the story your own. You can read my full review of The Blood of Dawnwalker here, where I explain why the combat prevents it from being a truly fantastic game.
If you’re looking to get started with The Blood of Dawnwalker as soon as it releases later this week, here’s what you need to know about its release time here in the UK and other regions.
he Blood of Dawnwalker release time in the UK
Although The Blood of Dawnwalker is officially set to release on September 3, it actually launches at 11pm on September 2, 2026 here in the UK. This is on all platforms, including PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The game is set to have a global release time, meaning it unlocks at the same time everywhere in the world. As such, there’s no way to get access to the game early using the New Zealand trick.
Here’s that release time translated to a few other time zones around the world:
When does preloading start for The Blood of Dawnwalker?
Gamers are already able to preload The Blood of Dawnwalker ahead of its release later today.
Simply head on over to your platform’s store of choice and look for the download button.
The download size is around 50GB in size, so you’ll want to make sure you start the download process early if you have slow internet.
Will you be playing The Blood of Dawnwalker at launch?
