CODE VEIN news & patch notes

This new action RPG takes players on an epic journey where they wield time as a weapon, traverse through past and present versions of an explorable world and uncover a dramatic battle to save the world.

Code Vein II features action-packed RPG play with engaging combat and a deep progression system for character, weapon and ability upgrades. 

Players will travel across vast environments with companions who factor large into a dynamic Partner System as they take on challenging foes and massive, unforgettable bosses. 

Gameplay Presentation

Video game expert and jacket aficionado Dan Tack is here to shepherd you through Character Creation, Exploration, Boss combat, and more in CODE VEIN II. Won’t you join him?

Developer Message

Let’s sit down the Producer Iizuka-san and Director Yoshimura-san to discuss how CODE VEIN II came to be, as well as some deeper looks at the game’s systems and features.

Pre-order now to receive the following bonuses:

• Stylized Forma Set

  • Forma Face Paint: A cosmetic item which applies a forma design to the corner of your eyes.

  • Twin Fangs of the Lone Wolf (Weapon): Twin blades engraved with a special forma. Cut through your enemies like a wolf sinking its teeth into its prey with a powerful, lunging slice attack.

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Today marks the 6th anniversary of CODE VEIN!

To commemorate this, enjoy an original illustration by Character Designer Kurumi Kobayashi.

This special piece features characters from both CODE VEIN titles✨

We look forward to your continued support of CODE VEIN.

If time were a weapon to wield, could you undo the sins of ruin?

Bound By Blood, Revenants gather once more – CODE VEIN II is coming in 2026.

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• Flame ground with damage at “City of Falling Flame”
• Sand ground with slowness and leak at “Crown of Sand”

• Players who got “Asclepius's Vestige I” on Patch Ver.1.30, Ver.1.31 or Ver.1.40 are not able to get “Asclepius Vestige Part F” when defeating the Queen's Vanguard Puppet in Depths: Eternal Abyss, which causes the boss area to be unavailable. “Asclepius Vestige Part F” is now available to defeat the Queen's Vanguard Puppet again once Patch Ver.1.51 is installed.
• Fixed a bug in which specific effects of Boss: Lord of Thunder in Depths: Eternal Abyss are not displayed correctly to the guest player in multiplayer mode.

• It is possible to move to the mistles in the depths field with “Teleport” in the mistle menu.
• The reviving rule of the boss enemy in the depths field is changed.
• “Rest at Mistle”, “Using an item to return to Mistle or Gift” can revive the boss enemy.
• In multiplayer mode, the time until multiplayer finishes immediately after defeating a boss is extended against some bosses in the normal fields and the boss in the depths field.

New function

Tower of Trials

Additional content

Adjustments

• Added "Revenant Bath Towel".
• Added “Special Stamp Set” - Protagonist - Louis 1, Louis 2 - Mia 1, Mia 2 - Yakumo 1, Yakumo 2 - Io 1, Io 2 - Jack - Eva 1, Eva 2

• Fixed minor bugs

• Fixing a bug of which the guest gets an application error when the host changes partners at Mistle during multiplayer mode.
• Fixing a bug of which certain entrances cannot be entered while activating “Gift “Final Journey”.
• Fixing a bug of which the screen is to stay blacked out after the following scenes. 1. Black out scene in memory echo “Louis’ memory”. 2. Black out scene in memory echo “Miguel's memory”.

• Minor bug fixes.

• New creation accessories, color pallets and face paints, Halloween-themed.
• New function for hair parts that allows to use as left-right symmetry.

• Character creation data can be available at the camp.
• Extensions can be made symmetrical.
• Adjustments to accessory costs.

• Add option to lock the direction of radar mini-map.
• Trial of Blood only occurs a second time when the dropped item is picked up.
• Option to turn off exploration conversation.

• Pop up message appears when the player is afflicted with status effect.
• Option to turn off damage screen effects when player is about to die.
• Ichor can be collected from sandbags at the camp.

• Option to reduce difficulty which has been raised in new game plus.
• Buddies can be changed at the Mistle.
• Some item icons are adjusted.

• Fixed application errors on the following conditions. - Moving to event scenes with specific Blood Veil. - Guarding continuously right after pushing confirm button in front of a closed door. - Rebooting the game on Steam after moving to sleep mode during launching the game.
• Fixed matching facility while using keywords on Steam.
• Adjusted battle effects.
• Adjusted enemy’s movement.
• Fixed other minor issues.

• New creation accessories, color pallets and face paints, Halloween-themed.
• New function for hair parts that allows to use as left-right symmetry.

• Allowing to change partners at Mistle from the beginning.
• New function to lock the map direction.
• New function to turn off conversations with partners during exploration.
• Adding pop-up messages while getting abnormal conditions.
• Changing the trigger conditions for “the Trial of Blood” during the second and later.
• Allowing to drain ichor from the sandbag during training at the base camp.

• Fixed multiplayer immediately after defeating the last boss in the Cathedral of the Sacred Blood, causing the player character to be unable to re-enter the boss area to progress the story. * If you’ve already encountered this issue, you can now re-enter the boss area to progress.
• Fixed levers that sometimes don't trigger the doors or can’t be interacted with using the right key. * If you’ve already encountered this issue, you can now interact with the lever again.
• Fixed character sliding without input above 60 FPS.

• Players will be able to increase difficulty in a New Game+ mode after clearing the game.
• In the New Game+ mode, players will be able to bring their gear from the previous run.
• Some bugs will be fixed.