Vampire Survivors started a trend in game design that inspired many similar games. To call them clones would be an unkind interpretation, and say nothing of the improvements they've made over this: the original.

That said, Vampire Survivors on its own is an incredibly shallow experience. It's a step up from an idle game. The level of actual "play" you get out of this game is minimal. You walk, and you choose level up rewards. I get the appeal of such simple gameplay, but simple gameplay

The permanent upgrades outside of the gameplay along with your choice of character can lead to interesting starts to levels, but it all effects your choices of upgrades in predictable ways. I would go so far as to say that this kind of choice actually ends up detracting from the game.

Ultimately vampire survivors leaves an interesting blueprint and legacy for many games to build on, earning itself the "-like" suffix and its own adjective. But I can't treat this as anything but a prototype due to its simplicity.

Played all on Steam Deck. So simple, but so fun. It's easy to run, but can get to the low frames when you stack or build "correctly". Satisfying and easy to pick up makes for an addicting combination. You just want to do another run or farm for eggs like crazy. The mechanics is basically just moving and you can definitely do that. Everything else is kinda auto. There's also a surprising amount of depth in the game. There's hidden pickups, puzzles, and secret characters and weapons to find. Overall it's a jampacked game that's only going to get bigger (at the time of this writing, the campaign is about to release).

seriously fuck this game. this could possibly be the worst game ever released on any platform EVER!! i love watching colors fly across the screen, as well as large numbers popping up! not to mention that the gameplay is stolen from other mobile games! i cant even call this game a waste of time, its a waste of everything. sure its only 3 pounds, its SOOO fun for a 3 pound game! its so addictive, its just like herione and crack cocaine! you know what costs even less than 3 pounds? KILLING YOURSELF! AND THATS MORE FUN THAN PLAYING THIS GAME!

a fantastic example of how games just need to be fun
and vampire survivors sure is a load of it

I've sunken a lot of time into this one thanks to it being on mobile

I don't think I would've been able to sit down and just sink time into it otherwise

Dopamine the game. Truely a fun game which is simpel to control but complicated enough to not get boring.

My thoughts:
(+ = (mostly) positive; - = (mostly) negative)
+ Gameplay;
Simple yet addicting. What I liked most is how the game expanded the more you play it. New characters, attacks, items, levels and more. Played it for several hours till and managed to defeat the "final boss".

+ Music;
Great collection of music which all have 3 variations.

- Graphics;
Sadly the art isn't it's strong point. It even has some traced art which is disappointing.

+- Story/Characters;
Non existent aside from some small things.

Recommend?
Barely costs anything and gives you hours of entertainment. I'd recommend it, even tho it doesn't look that fun in the trailers. You have to experience it.

O jogo é consistentemente bom. Sua fórmula e sua gameplay é relativamente simples, e é isso que trás seu charme.

Por mais que não goste da temática vampiresca em geral, foi legal ver as armas e sua s evoluções, itens, inimigos, mapas e principalmente as músicas. Dá pra ver que o jogo se destaca no seu estilo, mesmo que tenha pego elementos de Castlevania.

Pontos que acho q pecam um pouco são menu, que realmente é bem desinteressante navegar nele, e a falta de uma mínima história durante o jogo, sinto que desenvolvessem uma lore-zinha enquanto vc debloqueias as fases e personagem traria um carisma bem legal.

I never understood Vampire Survivors, I got addicted like anyone else, but after two days, I felt like I had done everything in the game. Once you get a few of the upgrades, it becomes pretty easy to get to the end, so the game instead becomes more about unlocking levels and whatnot, which is not that interesting. After 5 hours, I felt the game had absolutely nothing else to offer. At it's heart, it's a very simplistic flash game. What I don't understand, is what exactly everyone else is doing in the game, how can you play this for 10+ hours? there quite literally nothing in the game to do but replay the same stuff over and over.