Dearest mortals, We just got back from our trip to the BAFTAs last week, which was quite a surprise for a small game like ours! Seeing our little Vampire Therapist up there with excellent titles like Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Kind Words 2, Senua's Saga 2, Botany Manor, and Tetris Forever will stick with us for a while, and we met some incredible people. Our art director even got to take a picture with Astarion, but she's German so we won't share her pics here.

Although we didn't bring home the award, we brought something to share with you all!

Art Book

The Vampire Therapist art book is here! 97 pages of bloody good concept art and behind the scenes tidbits from the Little Bat Games team. We're honored people care enough to even want something like this, and we're eternally grateful for your support. Literally.

What's Next?

We're hard at work on our next game already. It's sure to be something entirely unexpected, but with the same focus on comedy and history you've come to expect from us. We're uncovering old mysteries, and have enlisted the help of top academics from around the world to tell our next tale. While in England for the BAFTAs, we stopped over at Oxford to meet one of them.
Expect an announcement from us Real Soon. Until then, don't let the Draculas bite! Rest in peace, The Little Bat Games Team

[ 2025-04-15 16:35:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, our dear mortals! We had to share some exciting news with you: Vampire Therapist is officially nominated for a 2025 BAFTA in the Game Beyond Entertainment category!
This is a tremendous honor for our tiny team (one developer and three artists), but we put a ton of research, love, and sexy jokes into our game, and it's extremely gratifying to have that love returned. This is some wind in our sails as we get into production on our second game, which we're excited to share more about soon. Thank you for all your support in helping us get here! Rest in peace, The Little Bat Games Team

[ 2025-03-04 15:36:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fixes many text and audio bugs in the DLC. Happy therapizing, dear mortals!

[ 2025-02-09 20:35:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Howdy, cowpokes! We've got a juicy update for you today.

Couples Therapy DLC Released

We're delighted to announce the release of Vampire Therapist: Couples Therapy! Step back into the spurred boots of Sam Walls, now a vampire therapist extraordinaire, and help an undead couple find peace with one another. We're delighted to bring you more of the award-winning Vampire Therapist world and can't wait to you to sink your teeth into our new adventure!
You'll meet two vampires who died fighting oppression with very different takes on what it means to struggle against entrenched political powers. This, of course, cannot be compared to any modern world events. In between sessions, you'll solve a mystery involving the long-dead composer of Leipzig, Johann Sebastian Bach. It's a musical journey you won't want to miss!
And for those of you who have asked whether Sam will get a chance at love well, maybe. If you play your cards right.

Bug fixes

We fixed a good number of minor bugs in the game, including character positioning cleanups and correcting some font issues. Now we can properly display French characters!

Future Plans

We're already hard at work on pre-production for our next game, and we can't wait to share more with you. We can promise that there's no game like it already! We'll also have some exciting Vampire Therapist news in the near future. Keep watching this space and we'll keep you in the loop! ----------- If you know a content creator who would enjoy playing Vampire Therapist: Couples Therapy, let us know on our discord or just send us an email. We're eager to share our world with anyone who will listen! We appreciate all your support and hope you'll have tons of fun in couples therapy. Happy Early Valentine's day! The Little Bat Games Team

[ 2025-02-07 17:03:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fixed a Unity bug for Mac that softlocked Drayne's 3rd session on distortion picking. All good now, enjoy!

[ 2024-12-17 16:01:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Howdy pardners! We've got some fun stuff for ya this month.

Free Story Update

Today we're releasing the last free story update exploring the history of Andromachos, our mentor and hot vampire stereotype.
What makes a vampire put meaningless murder behind them? What dark secrets can they learn when they don't need to breathe? And what was the deal with Sigmund Freud and his mother? Find out in this story update, and give an elder vampire an emotional release! I also fixed a bug where resolutions wouldn't save. I listen!!

Awards 'n' Honors

Little Bat Games is a hyper-tiny studio, with one solo dev and a team of contract artists, editors, and support programmers. But we've been making waves here at the end of the year! We've picked up an Indie X Award for Best Game for a Better World and were in their top 5 games among all more than 600 submitted games. We picked up a German Developer Prize for Best Game Beyond Entertainment where we got to get all dressed up and do a speech.
And last week, we were added to the BAFTA Game Awards longlist in the Best Game Beyond Entertainment category. We're honored to be contending with big studios when it took us three tries to make curtains work properly! Your support is hugely helpful right now to give us visibility, so if Vampire Therapist affected you in some way, please share and help us build a groundswell... we still hope to make Vampire Therapist 2 if we can make our money back!

DLC coming soon

Don't forget to wishlist Vampire Therapist: Couples Therapy! Ring in 2025 by sorting out our collective resentment over wealth inequality and finding some peace in our relationships.
When the nights are long, this is the time for vampires to seek love. Maybe even cowboy vampires.

Yeah, but what else though?

What else?! Well, if you want, you could go play Hades 2 (I'm back as Dionysus), and we've been consulting with Com8Com1 on Bloodshed for both writing and voiceover. One of the playable characters sounds like Sam might before he found his peace. It's a first person Vampire Survivors boomer shooter with snarky hero quips, just like the 90s used to make, out now in Early Access! Thank you for coming on this ride with us, and we'll see you cowpokes in 2025! Love, Cyrus and the Little Bat Games team

[ 2024-12-16 16:02:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey undead cowpokes! Vampire Therapist is live in the Steam Autumn Sale, so grab a copy for that friend who could use a cowboy vampire therapist's kind ear!
We're also throwin' our cowboy hats in the ring for the Steam Awards in the Outstanding Story-Rich Game category! If our story meant somethin' to you, consider voting for Vampire Therapist. It'll count more than if you vote for that big blockbuster! See you on the Internet, little dogies!

[ 2024-11-27 19:23:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, dear immortals! We're going on a much-needed vacation, but we've got a patch for you before we get our not-so-eternal rest.

Minigames Overhaul

We've added better tutorialization to our minigames, so now it should be easy to jump in and start biting some necks or having some deep thoughts.
And if you're after a more relaxed experience with no minigames at all, you can just skip them and get right to the therapizing.

Respectful Flirting

We got some frequent feedback that our club goths were coming on a little strong. Vampire sexuality is a playful running joke in Vampire Therapist (consent is important!), but it was misread in this case, so we had our friendly bartender cut in a little early.

Odd and ends

A couple more fixes just for your enjoyment. * Club sound propagation is corrected in one location * Character positioning improved during dance scene

Last Day of Sale

Today is the last day Vampire Therapist is on sale for spooky season. Please spread the word if Vampire Therapist made you feel a little bit better about the world or yourself! We're a small studio and your support helps us far more than you could imagine. Happy biting, children of the night!

[ 2024-11-04 12:38:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

There was an error where minigames would not load. It's fixed now, my sincere apologies! -Cyrus

[ 2024-10-28 23:27:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Two new clients with lots of problems

What if "till death do us part" meant forever? Find out in Vampire Therapist: Couple Therapy DLC, coming soon to Steam! [previewyoutube=xjVPzVaSWVI;full][/previewyoutube] You'll get the chance to handle two clients at the same time in a story of revolutions, relationships, and leaving filthy glasses of blood overnight in the sink.

Free Content Update

You don't have to wait for new content, because the second free content update in our series exploring the history of 3000-year-old vampire Andromachos is out today!
In "Spanish Nights", discover what happens when an ancient vampire when he visits Spain in 1492. Hint: there's a lot of blood involved.

Baby vampire's first discount

For the first time, Vampire Therapist has been discounted! You can now experience the journey of self-compassion at a lower price, meaning it's a great gift for that person in your life who thinks they're too good for therapy.

Award Nominations

Vampire Therapist has been nominated for the 2024 Indie X Awards and the 2024 German Developer Awards! We couldn't get here without your support. That's all! We can't wait to share more with you, dear children of the night.

[ 2024-10-28 17:13:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, children of the night! We've got a special new patch you all today. You know how Vampire Therapist has a reputation as "that really cool and funny game with the wonky curtains?" Well, now the curtains are fixed! Why did it take this long? Well, Vampire Therapist is largely a solo project and I'm not an experienced programmer. Apparently embedding video with transparency will make most computers melt. So now we use a green screen effect to render the curtains opening and closing instead. Neat! Further patch notes:

• Updates the curtains to use a greenscreen should work much better on slower machines!
• Ensures players can't save during Distortion picking. Sorry, my dear therapists, have confidence and commit to your choices!
• Lots of setup for upcoming content and upcoming demo

That's all this time. Thanks for your patience, bloodsucking buddies! Love, Cyrus

[ 2024-09-30 15:35:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, immortal therapists! Today, we launch the first in a series of free content updates that will give you the chance to ease the mental burdens of Andromachos, our 3000-year-old vampire. These short sessions (30-60 minutes each) are our thank you to players who have purchased and completed Vampire Therapist. We think you're awesome and want to give you something good! The first session releasing today, "The Blood of Troy," will let you explore how Andromachos became a vampire. It involves a gigantic horse. Stay tuned for more soon! Rest in peace, Little Bat Games

[ 2024-09-16 16:00:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! I've had a lot of interest in the Vampire Therapist soundtrack, so I talked to the licensors and got permission to make a playlist on Spotify! You can check it out now and take the sounds of Immernacht home. Enjoy! Link to Spotify

[ 2024-09-03 12:51:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey cowpokes! I'm back from Gamescom and back to work on Vampire Therapist. I'll have some exciting announcements in the next few weeks, but for now, a few bugfixes:

• Fixes the Slow Learner achievement ([spoiler]just start from Sam's second session and you can get it by the end of Meddy's second session[/spoiler])
• Fixes some music processing issues
• Fixes an issue where Sam imitates Andy accidentally
• Prepares for future content updates

See y'all in therapy!

[ 2024-08-26 15:47:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's Sunday night hotfix time for Vampire Therapist! Just a minor one today as I head to Leipzig for some reference gathering for an upcoming content update. Here are the changes:

• The audio state now saves so that music is at the right volume when loading (new saves only)
• Saving is disabled when picking distortions. Be brave, cowpokes!
• Fixes a distortion resetting issue in Edmund's first session
• Music should properly reset for all scenes
• Extra chances to bite Reinhard's neck after Edmund's third session

See you in therapy!

[ 2024-08-04 21:09:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Howdy, healers of the unholy! We've got a big set of fixes for you today, so we'll call it a full on patch. Here are the changes:

• New tutorial for the meditation minigame and updated prompts
• Full curtain reimplementation that should make the experience even more theatrical than it already is
• Fixes loud sounds while picking distortions (I know, sorry)
• Updated content warning
• More consistent blood reactions when picking distortions
• Simplified the Slow Learner achievement - it can now be triggered after finishing all second client sessions.
• Adds notifications for saved checkpoints
• Cleanup of unnecessary settings buttons
• Makes music controls more consistent
• Fixes meditation controls on the Steam Deck
• Fixes random premature ending in Isabella's second session
• Fixes VO takes in Isabella's 3rd session and Drayne's 4th session
• Retimes the intro slightly
• Fixes Sam and Meddy's ventriloquism act in her 4th session
• Cleans a dirty neck
• Fixes an anachronism in the journal

Note that some coffin videos may not work properly for Steam Deck users, but we're looking into fixes for that. Stay tuned for some more bloodwarming updates in a few weeks!

[ 2024-08-02 10:03:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Apologies everyone, but unforeseen issues occurred with Mac and Linux builds, as well as savegames. I will need to spend more time on the curtain update to get it working properly.

[ 2024-07-25 22:31:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Uh. Hi. Me again. My new curtain implementation accidentally closed on Isabella in her second session, so I had to fix that. While I was at it, I fixed the bug where the buttons were too loud in the distortion picker. They are now properly attuned to the settings menu. Yay! Enjoy Vampire Therapist. :)

[ 2024-07-25 19:02:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's been a week since Vampire Therapist was launched, so what better time for a hotfix? Here are the changes for today: Re-engineers the curtain completely. It should be running much more smoothly without dropped frames. Updates the content warning to be more comprehensive and match the one on the store pages Makes save game screen look a little cleaner. Removes unneeded buttons in settings. Fixes a mismatched line in Meddy's first session. Fixes typo in Isabella's second session. Addresses historical anachronism in Meddy's file. Fixes Meddy and Sam's accidental ventriloquism act in her fourth session. Slight intro retiming. Fixes [spoiler]Panoptibella's[/spoiler] neck in a later encounter. Makes Sam less distortion sensitive in Drayne's final session. Fixes credits typo. Fixes a sound file in Drayne's fourth session. Fixes a sound file in Isabella's third session. Thank you for your patience and help in reporting these issues!

[ 2024-07-25 10:26:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hotfix #2 is now live for Vampire Therapist on all platforms and stores! Thank you for your bug reports and patience. I do want you to have the best therapy experience possible. Here are the fixes today: Fixes [spoiler]Lord Luridus[/spoiler] covering up Andy. Fixes voice boo-boo in Edmund's second session. Fixes incorrect answer in Edmund's fourth session. Fixes incorrect answer in Edmund's fifth session. Fixes "Bloodsuckin' Buckaroo" achievement. Fixes stuck curtain after Sam's fifth session. Fixes typo in Meddy's first session. Curtain performance should be much improved. That's it for this time! More technical improvements will be coming in the next few weeks before I get started on the next steps for Vampire Therapist. Happy necking, Cyrus

[ 2024-07-21 12:18:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hotfix #1 has just been set live! Here are the fixes: * Missing voice lines re-added during Maxi and Reinhard [spoiler]neck sessions[/spoiler]. * Fixes scene restart during Drayne's second session (new voiceover!). * Fixes scene restart during Edmund's second session. * Fixed Crimson line after Drayne's third session. * Fixed Isabella line in Isabella's third session. * Fixes Meddy line during Meddy's third session. * Fixes Sam line in Sam's fourth session. * Fixes scene restart during Edmund's fourth session. * Fixes text error during Sam's [spoiler]poetry reading[/spoiler]. * Fixes [spoiler]Ciaran's[/spoiler] veins and arteries. * Tweaks Neckbiter game to ensure proper restarts. Huge thanks to all of you for catching and reporting these so thoroughly! Some of the more technical adjustments will happen next week. I'm a solo dev so it'll just take some time, but thank you for your continued patience.

[ 2024-07-19 17:30:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's that excitin' time again Next Fest is here! From now until June 17, a whole bunch of demos are live on Steam, accompanied by hundreds of streams, developer specials, and so much more. This is what makes PC gaming great, and we're honored to be a part of it! So, download our demo and enjoy your first therapist sessions! Your patients are just waiting to give you a hard time, but you can handle it, cowpoke. If you ain't sold on playing the demo yet, check out this review from The Fandomentals, and see PCGamesN Nine Essential NextFest Demos. We'll be running broadcasts from the streaming community throughout the event, and creative director Cyrus Nemati will do two livestreams where you can ask questions, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. Thanks for joinin' us here on this journey, amigos! We're gonna make the world a better place, one vampire at a time.

[ 2024-06-10 20:10:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Enter the world of Vampire Therapist with its creator, writer and voice actor Cyrus Nemati, as he plays the NextFest demo of this hilarious and heartfelt analyze-'em'-up! Ask questions, watch sexy vampires, or just have a good time listening to our incredible cast, including Matthew Mercer, Sarah Grayson, Francesca Meaux, and Kylie Clark. Vampire Therapist was created in conjunction with licensed therapists and acclaimed historians, and uses real therapy principles. It's not just sexy, blood-drinkin' fun... you'll learn something along the way. It'll be a bloody good time!

[ 2024-06-10 12:18:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Enter the world of Vampire Therapist with its creator, writer and voice actor Cyrus Nemati, as he plays the NextFest demo of this hilarious and heartfelt analyze-'em'-up! Ask questions, watch sexy vampires, or just have a good time listening to our incredible cast, including Matthew Mercer, Sarah Grayson, Francesca Meaux, and Kylie Clark. Vampire Therapist was created in conjunction with licensed therapists and acclaimed historians, and uses real therapy principles. It's not just sexy, blood-drinkin' fun... you'll learn something along the way. It'll be a bloody good time!

[ 2024-06-06 15:24:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good news, dear mortals! The Nextfest demo for Vampire Therapist is now live, and that's only the beginning of the bloody exciting news. We've got a special one for you today! In creating a game where vampires feel all the feelings, we needed a cast of actors with both strong comedic chops and the ability to show some deep, dark emotions, and we attracted the best of the best. Check out our new trailer! [previewyoutube=wqQsV-tMHRA;full][/previewyoutube] Joining the cast are: Cyrus Nemati (Hades/Pyre) Francesca Meaux (Hades) Sarah Grayson (Gone Home, Hades II) Introducing Kylie Clark as Isabella d'Este and Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, your favorite video games) We're very excited to reveal that Matthew Mercer will welcome the player to the dark underworld of a vampire goth club. Play our demo now and be sure to tell your mortal friends to wishlist Vampire Therapist now!

[ 2024-06-04 13:00:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're hard at work polishing up the demo of Vampire Therapist to premiere at Steam NextFest, but in the meantime, we've arranged something very special. Andromachos is our 3000-year-old vampire therapist in residence, and he's taking questions from mortals on, well, anything. Andromachos is older than many deities, so he's seen the world change a lot in his time. With Dracula Day coming up, we got him to emerge from his coffin to answer questions from mortals about history, the challenges of being undead, and even vampire therapy.* Ask questions on X/Twitter by Tuesday, May 28, and Andromachos will respond in video format. *Vampire therapy is not the same as mortal therapy, and Andromachos is not a licensed mortal therapist. Answers are not considered professional advice.

[ 2024-05-24 15:00:21 CET ] [ Original post ]