Code Vein II was officially unveiled on June 6th during the 2025 Summer Game Fest, exciting fans of the franchise with the announcement of a brand-new chapter in the Code Vein universe.
This upcoming action RPG from Bandai Namco Studios Inc. marks a major return for the series.
New details about the game’s story and lore have also been revealed… Discover everything we know so far below!
Two Worlds: Present and Past
Present
Due to the influence of the Luna Rapacis, Revenants have transformed into Horrors.
The order once maintained by the Revenants has already been lost, and the world is once again heading toward destruction.
Past (100 years ago)
After the collapse of the world caused by the Resurgence, Revenants with the power to oppose the Horrors govern, maintaining order within human society.
The Revenant Girl who shares the same mission with you
Lou MagMell
A Revenant girl who revived the protagonist—who lost his life during a mission as a Revenant Hunter—by giving him her own heart. With the mission to save the world, she embarks on a journey to the past alongside the protagonist.
Revenants who govern the collapsed world
Valentin Voda
A Revenant living in the past world. He is the heir to the Voda House, one of the most powerful Revenant houses, and is conducting research on formae for the sake of the surviving humans.
He recognizes the protagonist's power and requests their cooperation in his investigation.
Into the deadly world with your buddy
To save the world from destruction, you join forces with a Revenant who shares your mission and head into a deadly world.
Jails
Equipment for Revenant Hunters that stores a Revenant’s heart in their back, harnessing its power.
It offers strong defensive capabilities and unleashes supernatural vampiric attacks that deal massive damage.
By channeling the impressive powers of Revenants, it grants exceptional combat prowess.
Formae
Formae are supernatural powers that Revenants have possessed since ancient times.
Revenant Hunters can harness the abilities of the Jail to activate formae.
They can transform weapon attacks into powerful techniques, strike from a distance, inflict status effects, and more—allowing for a wide range of combat strategies.
Bequeathed Formae
A type of formae that channels the formidable energy of a Revenant.
It summons special weapons that cannot be replicated by current technology and uses them to attack.
Though difficult to master, once controlled, it becomes a powerful ally in combat.
Dungeons filled with lurking dangers
The once-prosperous metropolis now lies submerged and reduced to rubble.
The monsters roaming its ruins may be the Revenants of the vampires who once called it home.
An ancient building designed to remain hidden underground.
What secrets lie within this place, where strange objects dangle from the ceiling?