- Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in 19th century Eastern Europe. Guide Liza, a young vampire struggling with her morality and the supernatural world she has been pulled into. Beware, the taste of Cabernet is not for the faint of heart - prepare to explore themes of social conflict, alcoholism, and corruption.
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Grave, contemplative, bleak and overwhelming.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
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GameSpotJordan RaméeFeb 20259/10A few glitches hold it back, but Cabernet is an incredible story-driven RPG that grounds its mythical threats in real-world politics.
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GamesCreedMorgan WagenerFeb 20254.6/5 starsOverall, Cabernet is a fantastic narrative game that allows you just to sit back and enjoy the story, especially on a rainy day. While there are a lot of mechanics to learn, along with a time crunch, and it can seem overwhelming at times.
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Checkpoint GamingBree MaybeMar 20258.5/10Cabernet is a game with a lot of heart. It puts so much work into establishing the eastern-European setting, the vampire lore and all of its wonderful characters, which all have impressive voice acting that makes the story more emotional throughout. While the game does certainly lack a little polish in spots, it's a highly engaging story that's more than worth sinking your teeth into.
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SwitchabooMar 20257/10I would love to give Cabernet a higher score; at its heart, it’s an excellent narrative RPG with thoughtful writing, interesting mechanics and a charming presentation. Unfortunately, to experience all that, you have to put up with a few too many bugs and crashes, and other rough edges besides. If you’re willing to overlook that, then you may well find yourself playing through multiple times, trying different choices and quests. But I’d recommend waiting for a few updates to smooth things out before you buy.
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Hey Poor PlayerJosh SpeerFeb 20253.5/5That said, even with the many issues I encountered in the Switch version of the game, I still found it very compelling, and there’s plenty of reason to replay it to see different outcomes. Here’s hoping the next adventure from Party From Introverts has the same strong writing but much stronger quality control.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Party for Introverts
- Publisher
- Party for Introverts, Akupara Games
- Released
- February 20, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Text
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 6 ratings.
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