This game is rated ESRB: Mature 17+ for Drug Reference, Sexual Themes and Strong Language.
Vampire Therapist is a BAFTA-nominated narrative adventure and therapy simulator developed by Little Bat Games, released in 2024 for PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S. Players take on the role of Sam, a former Wild West gunslinger turned vampire who, guided by a 3,000-year-old mentor in a German goth nightclub, practices therapy on fellow vampires struggling with immortality. Clients range from ancient Greeks and Renaissance Italians to agoraphobic social media addicts, each wrestling with cognitive distortions that Sam addresses using real cognitive behavioral therapy techniques vetted by licensed therapists. The game features a full voice cast including Matthew Mercer, Sarah Grayson, and Cyrus Nemati, alongside minigames and a failure-free structure that always allows players to revisit sessions. The tone draws comparisons to comedic horror works, balancing genuine therapeutic concepts with dark, self-aware humor throughout its story.
Vampire Therapist is a narrative adventure in the vein (get it) of What We Do in the Shadows, the horror works of Mel Brooks, Monty Python, and Horrible Histories where you play as a reformed bloodsucker helping other vampires find inner peace. Take on the role of Sam, a former rootin’, tootin’ Wild West gunslinger who escaped his day-to-day of murder and mayhem and realized, after a hundred years or so, that there’s a whole lot more to unlife than blood, lace, and leather. Dragging himself from the quagmire of the Old West, Sam teams up with a 3000-year-old vampire living in Europe that’s willing to show him the therapy ropes.
Vampire Therapist is the BAFTA-nominated narrative adventure / therapy simulator in the vein (get it) of What We Do in the Shadows, Young Frankenstein, My Dinner with André, and Horrible Histories where you play as a reformed bloodsucker helping other vampires find inner peace.
This isn't your typical visual novel — featuring a fangtastic cast (such as Matthew Mercer, Sarah Grayson, and Cyrus Nemati), Vampire Therapist teaches real therapy concepts with a story that explores what it means to live, die, live again, and maybe even how to feel alive. Because even vampires deserve to love themselves.
Step into the boots of Sam, a reformed Wild West gunslinger turned vampire therapist. After centuries of bloodshed, Sam teams up with a 3000-year-old blood-sucking mentor in a moody German nightclub, to guide fellow vampires through the twists and turns of their immortal existence — offering them a chance at self-acceptance in a world that feels ever more alien.
From self-loathing vampires who’ve witnessed millennia of human folly to agoraphobic social media addicts, and even those grappling with the trauma of seeing too many awful streaming series (we’ve all been there), Sam’s got his work cut out for him. With each session, Sam will challenge cognitive distortions using real-life therapy techniques to help his clients reconnect with reality — even if reality has left them behind.
You can’t fix the world, but maybe you can help other vampires accept it.
That is, if you can accept yourself first.
"It's simultaneously earnest and winningly ridiculous...a labor of love, and an original one at that." — The Spectator
"Vampire Therapist is shaking a lot of things up in one very elegant bag." — Rock Paper Shotgun
"Every single character was memorable, and the thought of even more quirky clients for Sam to treat is exciting." — GameRant
"I came away from Vampire Therapist actively wanting to emotionally improve and be kinder to myself" - GamesRadar
Real Therapy Concepts: You’ll learn and apply real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts vetted by licensed therapists. By challenging client statements that contain “cognitive distortions”, you’ll help vampires see where their thoughts don’t match reality.
A Comedic Look Through History: Meet emotionally damaged vampires from ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, Tudor England, and the Bronze Age.
An All-Star Voice Cast: Featuring Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Baldur's Gate 3), Francesca Meaux (Hades), Sarah Grayson (Gone Home, Hades II), Kylie Clark, and the game's creator, Cyrus Nemati (Hades, Pyre).
Unique Setting: Vampire Therapist merges cozy self-introspection with a dark European goth vibe. In fact, the whole thing takes above a goth club in Germany filled with willing necks to bite.
Minigames: Learn mindfulness meditation, safely and consensually bite sexy necks!
Peaceful Play: You can't lose in Vampire Therapist, and you'll always have a chance to learn and try again... just like life! If you're looking for bad endings or want to kill NPCs, Steam has many excellent offerings for you.
NOTE: Please read the content warning thoroughly before purchase. The game deals with mature and challenging themes that are not for the faint of heart.
