We’ll have to wait a little longer before we can sink our teeth into people’s necks, because the upcoming horror RPG Vampyr has been delayed to next year.

Oskar Guilbert, the CEO of the game’s development studio Dontknod Entertainment, released the following statement on Vampyr’s Steam page explaining the delay:

‘Delaying the release of a project you hold dear is always a tough decision, however, we believe that meeting a deadline should never compromise quality. We were still convinced just a few weeks ago that we would be able to release Vampyr this year. Unfortunately, a technical issue – now solved – has set our teams’ schedule back at the end of the development.

This delay allows us enough time for all the polishing and balancing phase, much needed for a game of Vampyr’s scope, with its ambitious, semi-open world, its complex narrative and deep RPG mechanics that give players a real impact on the world.

We want to thank our publisher Focus Home Interactive for giving us the means and time necessary to provide players a memorable experience… especially since so many of you are eagerly waiting for it.’

So while it does seem like a shame that we’ll have to wait longer than expected to play Vampyr, the delay will clearly result in a better product overall, so we can’t really complain.

Vampyr will now be heading to PS4, Xbox One, and PC in spring 2018. Until then, you can enjoy some extended gameplay footage below.