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

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

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

Couples Therapy DLC Released

Bug fixes

Future Plans

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

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

Free Story Update

Awards 'n' Honors

DLC coming soon

Yeah, but what else though?

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!

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

Respectful Flirting

Odd and ends

Last Day of Sale

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

Two new clients with lots of problems

Free Content Update

Baby vampire's first discount

Award Nominations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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. :)

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

• 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.
  
• Singular Voice Acting: Vampire Therapist is fully-voiced, with many characters played by a single actor (Cyrus Nemati, Hades’ Ares, Dionysus, and Theseus). It promises to be a singular experience.
  
• 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!

• OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or SteamOS
• Processor: Quad-core 2GHz or faster 64-bit CPUMemory: 8 GB RAM
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVidia. AMD or Intel Graphics with support for Vulkan 1.2
• Storage: 16 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system