A beginner’s guide to the history between Nosgoth and Legacy of Kain

The world of Nosgoth is back after an 11-year hiatus. But just as freshly turned vampires look different from their human selves, this new version may seem a little unrecognizable.

Legacy of Kain was a series of single-player action games that took place in Nosgoth, and it captured fans’ imaginations with interweaving storylines about vampires and other supernatural beings. But the franchise went quiet after the last game, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, came out in 2003. More than a decade later, publisher Square Enix is bringing the mythology back with the simply named Nosgoth, an upcoming free-to-play multiplayer game for PC that pits vampires and humans against each other.