Cabernet is a social RPG. There is no combat, just a lot of talking and acting like a vampire. It plays like a point and click adventure in a lot of ways, but its heavy on the RPG elements too. Instead of strength and speed, you put experience points into things like literature, history and science, which affects your dialog choices. You play Liza, a woman who died and wakes up in an Eastern European town full of vampires… who all speak with American accents. You are a doctor’s apprentice and spend each night doing various tasks related to the characters around you. You must be in your coffin by dawn or you die. You must also drink blood on occasion to keep you healthy. You can also turn into a bat and fly around, and go invisible.
Cabernet is decent I have to say. It does what it does well, its a social game, and pretty slow one at that. Don’t go in expecting high octane action, this isn’t that kind of game. And that is perfectly fine. Although, I have two complaints. The first are the accents which I mentioned. The game takes place in Eastern Europe, but because everyone talks like they aren’t in Eastern Europe, it takes me out of the setting, which is important for a game like this, The second is the opening trigger warning:
Cabernet is a game about vampires. Unless we’re talking Twilight, dark themes come with the territory. Do we really need a trigger warning? The game even lacks sex and gore. But that is a minor nitpick really. Overall, I give Cabernet a Recommended with an eight back-end score. It is a good social RPG that does what it does well. Don’t go in expecting a “Hard R” experience, and you’ll be fine.
Overall: Cabernet is a social RPG, meaning heavy on the dialog and characters, combat non-existent. Fine for what it is.
Verdict: Recommended
| Release Date | 2/20/25 |
| Cost | $19.99 |
| Publisher | Akupara Games |
| ESRB Rating | T |
P.S. For another supernatural game aimed at women, trying the Visual Novel 9 RIP.
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