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Code Vein 2 First Look — The Anime Soulslike Returns

The Summer Game Fest 2025 and its surrounding showcases gave us a lot of exciting new games and surprising sequel announcements—but one of the sequels absolutely no one expected was Code Vein 2. Back ...
IGN

Code Vein 2: The Final Preview

“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 ...
GameSpot

Code Vein II

The year of GTA 6 has begun; here's a rundown of 2026's best-sellers thus far. Here's how to get every ending in Code Vein 2. Despite fantastic build flexibility, Code Vein 2 struggles to improve upon ...
GameSpot

Code Vein 2 Review - Second Bite

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Code Vein 2's greatest strength is the variety of options it gives you in creating your personal vampiric warrior. Will you drain the blood from your ...
The Escapist

Code Vein 2 review: Shadow of the Elden Ring

If one would claim that the role of art is to create something wholly original, then Code Vein 2 stands in direct opposition to this. The opening minutes feel like the cutscene equivalent of a friend ...
The Sixth Axis

Code Vein II Review

Code Vein II is so much more than I expected. As much as I loved the first game, it was pretty plainly “anime Dark Souls” at a time when soulslike competitors were still relatively few in number. It ...