Resident Evil 4 Remake vs Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
A combat-first remake that trusts you to master its knife versus a linear vampire story that asks you to accept its compromises.
Updated 7d ago
Skip the default green button: Gold costs less than Standard plus Separate Ways and adds the extras pack. Superb remake — but the 2005 original is still sold, and cheaper.
Not the Bloodlines 2 you wanted — the one we got. The Chinese Room's atmosphere and writing are great, but it's a smaller, more linear game than the cult original.
By the numbers
Prices checked Oct 7; they move faster than we refresh, so confirm on the store page.
Recent-review figures are Steam's own last-30-days window, read Oct 7.
| Measure | Resident Evil 4 Remake | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Value Resident Evil 4 Remake wins on value | ||
| Price now | $9.99 −75% · Nuuvem | $29.99 −50% · GOG |
| All-time low | $8.46 | $26.36 |
| Cost / hour | $0.62/hr $9.99 · 16 h main story | $1.86/hr $29.99 · 16 h main story |
| Off its low | +18% low was Jul 2026 | +14% low was Jul 2026 |
| Main story | 16 h | 16 h |
| Health Resident Evil 4 Remake wins on player health | ||
| Steam reviews | 97% 281k reviews | 55% 13k reviews |
| Recent reviews | 98% 5k votes · vs 97% lifetime | 31% 199 votes · vs 55% lifetime · souring |
| Peak players | 17,420 Aug 2026 · ↓ 14% MoM | 356 Sep 2026 · ↑ 56% MoM |
| Launch peak | — | 2% of Oct 2025 launch peak · as of Sep 2026 |
| All-time peak | 103,934 Apr 2023 · now at 17% | 17,047 Oct 2025 |
| Support | ||
| Last patch | — | 5 weeks ago |
| Patch cadence | — | 1 in last 90 days |
| Steam Deck | Gold | Platinum |
Shared scale — same months across the bottom, same player-count axis up the side, so the two lines are directly comparable. A shorter line means a younger game.
What players say
Patterns from long-haul reviewers, taken from each game's verdict. Not live sentiment — each side is dated below.
Resident Evil 4 Remake
The combat, three years on. It is the parry and the crowd control that long-haul players keep naming — rarely the horror.
That it is not the 2005 game. The dissent is almost entirely from purists who think the cuts and added side quests dilute the original's pacing.
from our July 2026 verdict
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
The narrative writing and clan-specific roleplay choices are the core draw for returning players.
Persistent technical issues like crashes and unregistered collectibles frustrate players, along with repetitive combat.
from our May 2026 verdict
Key differences
Which one is for you?
Pick Resident Evil 4 Remake if
- You want crowd-control combat that hinges on knife parries and reading attack timings
- You never played the 2005 original and just want the version that plays best today
- You game on Steam Deck, where it is Deck Verified
Pick Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 if
- You have followed Bloodlines 2 through every studio change and want THIS version
- You value atmosphere, dialogue writing, and Seattle world-building over open-world breadth
- Playing a fixed elder vampire, Phyre, with a defined backstory sounds interesting, not limiting
Bottom line
Pick Resident Evil 4 Remake if you want a 97%-positive action-horror game with sharp parry combat; pick Bloodlines 2 only if you accept a 6.3-rated, linear vampire story at a $1–2 per hour cost.
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