Code Vein II doubles down on everything that made the original memorable, blending punishing combat with unapologetic anime excess and a surprisingly cohesive new direction.

Hands-on with Code Vein II preview after three hours of gameplay, exploring combat changes, partner improvements, and how Bandai Namco is evolving Anime Souls.

Code Vein 2 expands on the foundation of the first game, offering more freedom and flexibility in combat with a variety of weapon types and abilities.

Code Vein 2 looks like it might outdo the first game. Here’s The Escapist’s first impressions based on a Code Vein II ...

The Soulslike genre is one of the most influential in video games. Games like Lies of P, Nioh, and The Surge have all taken their own stabs at the genre with their own unique twists, such as Nioh’s ...

Code Vein 2 is coming soon, and thanks to a pre-holiday season preview event, I’m more excited than ever, and I think you will be too. The original game was a bit of a niche pick: fun, but not as ...

“Anime Souls” is a term often used to describe the original Code Vein. And while that is a very simple but fair descriptor – it is after all one of the very few soulslike games with an undeniably ...

The end of the world is nigh in Code Vein II, as the calamitous Luna Rapacis progresses and corrupts the Revenants who had, until this point, been able to live in harmony with mankind. But there’s ...