As a vampire, Christof is imbued with a variety of abilities and powers that can be used to combat or avoid enemies and obstacles. Certain actions committed by Christof throughout the game can raise or lower his humanity, affecting which of the game's three endings the player receives. The player controls Christof and up to three allies through a linear structure, providing the player with missions to progress through a set narrative. Redemption is presented in the first- and third-person perspectives. The game depicts Christof's centuries-long journey from the Dark Ages of 12th century Prague and Vienna to late-20th century London and New York City in search of his humanity and his kidnapped love, the nun Anezka. It follows Christof Romuald, a 12th-century French crusader who is killed and revived as a vampire. The game is based on White Wolf Publishing's tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, a part of the larger World of Darkness series. Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption is a 2000 role-playing video game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by Activision.
