[3][5][4] NY by Night debuted as a production of Paradox Interactive – owner of World of Darkness intellectual property such as Vampire: The Masquerade – in July 2022.
Unlike other cinematic or televisual forms, this kind of visual layout doesn't direct the viewer's eye, and different audience members may pay attention to different parts of the screen".
Friedman commented that "the show features some familiar faces and promises to be a leap forward for non-Dungeons & Dragons actual play.
[4] New York by Night was included on Polygon's 2023 "the best actual play podcasts that don’t use D&D" list — the article states that "the unflappable Carl, who has a long history in live-action role-play, has a notable talent for using geography and history to set scenes, building a shadow world on top of real-world cities we think we know, but have barely explored.
New York by Night’s seasons are short but flavorful, each following a different group of young vampires, with plenty of guests that enrich the world".
[2] Hoffer highlighted that "New York by Night also benefits from being set within one of the largest cities of the world, a place filled with recognizable sites and its own personality.
But the geography of the city itself also comes into play" – with the various coteries in charge of different boroughs, it can ramp up tension "when characters sneak into another faction's territory".