Wow. When you least realize it you've already poured a few hours into this! Vampire Survivors has really spawned a genre of its own with this whole arena rogue-like become-the-bullet-hell genre that also includes choices upon levelling up (gacha-style). A lot have popped on Steam, most Early Access and this one is no exception. However, for an Early Access it already feels quite full and complete.

My only hope is that they won't over-complicate it as updates begin to roll in since so far the mechanics are easy to grasp, the minions are all cool and fun to use and you don't need to be a min/max math guru to have fun. I simply had a blast from the go and it wasn't as frustrating as others I've seen around.

It helps it's all done very humorously, with Shakespearean English with a high dose of memetic value, full of tongue in cheek comments. The graphics are also the right amount of chunky 2D pixel action with a good set of tunes to boot and, thankfully, it should easily run on most configs.

I played it using the Xbox One pad and it goes without saying it was the best experience since you don't have to aim or anything and instead control an army of undead minions as your main means of offense.

Level your precious ones up until they reach their full potential and crush those disgusting humans trying to ruin your undead party with sombreros divertidos. (I do hope they add some Día de los Muertos/Día de Todos los Santos themed minions and enemies, that would be neat.)

Whatever future updates bring, I hope it certainly goes to do its own flavor of this now shiny and surprisingly engaging genre.

Either way, go get it now. For that price it's just hard to say no.

Wow. When you least realize it you've already poured a few hours into this! Vampire Survivors has really spawned a genre of its own with this whole arena rogue-like become-the-bullet-hell genre that also includes choices upon levelling up (gacha-style). A lot have popped on Steam, most Early Access and this one is no exception. However, for an Early Access it already feels quite full and complete. My only hope is that they won't over-complicate it as updates begin to roll in since so far the mechanics are easy to grasp, the minions are all cool and fun to use and you don't need to be a min/max math guru to have fun. I simply had a blast from the go and it wasn't as frustrating as others I've seen around. It helps it's all done very humorously, with Shakespearean English with a high dose of memetic value, full of tongue in cheek comments. The graphics are also the right amount of chunky 2D pixel action with a good set of tunes to boot and, thankfully, it should easily run on most configs. I played it using the Xbox One pad and it goes without saying it was the best experience since you don't have to aim or anything and instead control an army of undead minions as your main means of offense. Level your precious ones up until they reach their full potential and crush those disgusting humans trying to ruin your undead party with sombreros divertidos. (I do hope they add some Día de los Muertos/Día de Todos los Santos themed minions and enemies, that would be neat.) Whatever future updates bring, I hope it certainly goes to do its own flavor of this now shiny and surprisingly engaging genre. Either way, go get it now. For that price it's just hard to say no.