Vampire Survivors
Move through monster hordes while your weapons attack automatically, then collect crystals to choose upgrades. Vampire Survivors builds its survival runs around positioning, an expanding arsenal and gold-funded improvements between attempts.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.1 / 10
About this game
Vampire Survivors puts you among supernatural hordes with movement as your direct control: equipped weapons attack automatically. Collect crystals dropped by defeated enemies to level up, then choose from randomly offered weapons and improvements. Your route through the crowd determines where your attacks can work and which pickups you can reach. Progress extends beyond an individual attempt. Gather gold to purchase power-ups for future runs, refund those purchases freely to try another allocation, and unlock further characters, weapons and stages. The gothic setting also accommodates local cooperation: up to four players can share Joy-Con controllers, although level-ups are distributed in turns rather than awarded to everyone together.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who enjoy shaping an arsenal through movement and upgrade decisions.
Automatic attacks make positioning and upgrade selection the likely center of attention, rather than repeated firing inputs. Unlocks and refundable power-ups could give players who enjoy experimentation a reason to approach the next attempt differently.
Strengths
- Random upgrade offers can make choosing between a new weapon and strengthening existing equipment a meaningful recurring decision.
- Free power-up refunds should make experimenting with between-run allocations less costly.
Weaknesses
- Players who chiefly enjoy manually aiming and firing may find the automatic attacks less involving.
Who it is for: Players interested in movement-based survival, changing weapon combinations and local cooperative sessions.
Play notes: Local co-op distributes level-ups to players in turn, so individual advancement is shared across the group.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Character, weapon and stage unlocks may give successive attempts different goals without making any one run's duration the measure of progress. | Reviewed | 9.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Because attacks are automatic, finding space while collecting crystals could make movement itself feel like the main tactical input. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Gothic monsters and animated chest rewards could appeal to players who enjoy horror imagery paired with conspicuous reward moments. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Movement-only action controls should reduce the number of simultaneous inputs to learn, while shared Joy-Con support offers a concrete route into local co-op. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- poncle
- Publisher
- poncle
- Release date
- Aug 17, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genreAction
- Tags
- InvestigationStory-drivenThird PersonPuzzle SolvingSolo-friendlyLinear Levels3D GraphicsMain Story 10–20 HoursSlow BurnExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwideOct 20, 2022
- PlayStation 5WorldwideAug 29, 2024
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideAug 17, 2023
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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