Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star is a 2020 video game developed by Eyeguys and published by Santa Ragione. It is a visual novel about a relationship between two people, Nuki and Sune. It deals with issues about mental health. The game was designed by Lorenzo Redaelli and is described as a semi-autobiographical work.[3]
| Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star | |
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| Developer | Eyeguys[1] |
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| Designer | Lorenzo Redaelli[1][2] |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S[2] |
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| Genre | Visual novel[3] |
| Mode | Single-player |
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 67/100 (PC)[4] |
| OpenCritic | 53% recommend[5] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Eurogamer | Recommended[1] |
| IGN | 8.2/10 (Italy)[6] 6/10 (Japan)[7] |
| MeriStation | 7/10[8] |
| The Games Machine (Italy) | 7.5/10[9] |
| Multiplayer.it | 6.5/10[10] |
| PCMag | 2.5/5[11] |
The PC version of Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 53% of critics.[5]
Rock Paper Shotgun wrote: "Milky Way Prince manages to avoid conflating mental illness with cartoonish malice, presenting a nuanced, all too realistic portrait of a toxic relationship and all the different ways it can fail."[12] Eurogamer said the game "[...] feels like the first steps of a future master."[1] Dread Central called the game "moody" and "remarkable".[13]
See also
edit- Mediterranea Inferno, the second game by Lorenzo Redaelli[14]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Tapsell, Chris (22 June 2022). "Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star review - an artfully told, oppressively bleak story". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Milky Way Prince The Vampire Star - Press kit". Santa Ragione. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Official website". Milky Way Prince. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star". OpenCritic. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ Peduzzi, Andrea (12 August 2020). "Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star - Recensione". IGN Italia (in Italian). Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 山田集佳 (4 January 2021). "Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star - レビュー". IGN Japan (in Japanese). Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Luna, Laura (21 September 2020). "Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Prince, análisis". MeriStation (in Spanish). Diario AS. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Feronato, Emanuele (12 August 2020). "Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star – Recensione". The Games Machine (in Italian). Aktia srl. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Gregori, Emanuele (12 August 2020). "Milky Way Prince - A Vampire Star, la recensione". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). NetAddiction Srl. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Katidou, Vasiliki (20 August 2020). "Milky Way Prince-The Vampire Star Review". PCMag (in Greek). Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Zavarise, Giada (27 December 2020). "The best game you missed in August 2020: Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Meyer, Lee (18 July 2022). "Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star Shows the Dangers of a Toxic Relationship". Dread Central. Epic Pictures Group. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Couture, Joel (18 March 2024). "Exploring broken identities with a steamy post-pandemic vacation in Mediterranea Inferno". Game Developer. Informa TechTarget. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.