I put a disgusting amount of time into this game. Saw it at Gamepass so just gave it a try. Wasn't even aware of the hype about it. Long story short, I now also own it on Steam and bought the dlc.
I got this in early access while indie devs were talking about it, before the Arcana update. The sheer amount of stuff they added and the way it all interacts together is amazing.
Great video, I've been addicted to this game, still playing it. Steam says I've played it for 148 hours by now, that's more than most AAA games in my library. There are only a few games I've played much more, such as The Binding of Isaac and the original DOS versions of DOOM and X-COM.
wtf you are casual and talking like you are gaming alot. People have 5k hours in serveral games lol, either you young or you are not playing at all. I have like 12k hours in cs 1.3 to cs:go. Around 6k in wow from 2004 till 2023, d2/d3 2.8k, path of exile 7k hours. So i think you are not gamer at all bruh
I started playing this when it showed up on Gamepass quite a while ago. Initially I dismissed it because it had zero instructions on what to do but after giving it a second try I couldn't stop playing. It consumed my life for months after that. Well deserved success for Poncle (and his crew).
I learned about this game from Oneyplays. I watch him and his crew play it and I figured I'd give it a try. It was just a few dollars at the time so I bought it. I got so addicted to it right off and couldn't walk away from it till a few months later. I've been addicted to some games before but I don't think I've been this addicted since Tetris was first released for the Commodore 64 by Mirror back in 1988. It really is a very fun game.
I have about 90 hours in it. I 100%ed everything even the DLC. The developer really nailed the gameplay. At first I was upset over all the assets he did originally steal, but they did alter or remove the majority of them. This game does bullet heaven right. (not bullet hell as people like to label it). Where you don't have to focus on pointing a mouse, you just have to well.. survive. I think what I think the dev did right the most was the pricing. Buy the game and you get it all. The DLC came out much later so I say was worth it. My favorite weapon is the bible/vespers.
I bounced off this game pretty quickly. I started getting fed up of having to wait for the chest opening animation to complete and once you get to the 26 minute mark you're completely invincible and it's just a case of watching the clock tick towards 30 minutes. Maybe I'm missing something.
Have you thought about trying HoloCure??? Its similar to Vampire Survivor, but in my opinion, it plays much better, and is better balanced difficulty wise.
Oh my god! Thank you so much for this, Kim! I've played a few games like this on mobile and have been looking for better versions! I didn't know that the "bullet heaven" moniker existed! I'll def be giving this a shot! Keep doing your thing! Love you!
They should add something like the “option” from the Gradius series. They could be added to the game in the form of survivors that you rescue while playing, sort of like the coffins. Except they immediately join you for that run. They could have their own stats, weapons and levels. Keeping them alive might be tough though.
Great vid Kim! As said in streams, picked this up over Xmas, didn’t get very far but loved it. Continued on and got properly addicted. You assessed it spot it (IMHO) - accessibility, quick play and relaxation. I enjoy the random discoveries too (new characters, weapon fusions etc). Just wish it could also come to PS and Switch for everyone to enjoy! 😉 Etienne
My partner has shown me this game like a week ago and I've already played almost 18 hours and unlocked half the achievements on my steam deck lmao. It really is a deadly combo
Kim I’d highly recommend Army of Ruin, it’s made by the same people who made the excellent Ziggurat games. It’s very similar but the added polish is delightful!
As others have said, I downloaded it on GamePass expecting it to be nothing more than a 10 minute time waster, then I ended up doing it all 100% and the DLC.
I have no idea what makes people enjoy this game past the 2 or so hour mark. I got it, played it and after like 3 or 4 runs I don't think it's able to lose other than literally putting down the controller and letting monsters eat you. You just pick one of the 3 or 4 guaranteed win weapons and then herd monsters appropriately. Around the 5-minute mark it's clear whether you're going to win the run or not, and then you just have to fight against boredom for 25 minutes clicking away like 20 reward screens a minute. Does this gain any kind of depth later on?
Still is - they keep updating and changing the gameplay, you genuinely get different experiences from each game now, think the devs have a mutual respect for each other.
Great video Kim as usual. Been playing the heck out of it on Xbox and I’ve just noticed now there’s an iPad version (previously the iOS version was iPhone only).
I got PotatoBro because i love the RNG game mechanics. Sure its no Vampire Survivors but fun all the same and totally worth the £4 asking price. Been playing VS for months and only have one level to unlock. Best few quid i have spend in a long time i got mine on switch to play for a bit before bed.
Put in a lot of hours that I'd done everything before the DLC dropped. Then Holocure (inspired by the game except V.tubers and has quite a fair bit of changes like making characters more unique) came and got sucked into that. I'll probably pick it up again once the Switch version comes out because yes I need it handheld. Thanks for the great video!
I might get a bit of flack for this, but after playing this and HoloCure (which is a VTuber fan game inspired by Vampire Survivor), I find myself going back to HoloCure far, far more than Vampire Survivor, and, oddly enough, HoloCure is still in development. Don’t know if it’s Game feel, or how they handle the level ups, but you should check it out when you get a chance, Kim.
Vampire survivors is awesome and glad i watched this since ive heard about it and saw it on gamepass and it awesome a small time game maker got that popular to gamepass which is awesome for the creator of the game
I remember playing a similiar game, a mobile game, called "Lonely Survivor". It has the gameplay gimmicks and perspective. But then again, I see a lot of devs getting inspired by other games that they, too, want to create something like them, so...
Kim, i would like to ask you a few simple questions regarding the arcade emulators, the chd files, etc. If i make a little paypal donation, do you think i could have a little bit of your time ? Thanks
Game was so successful that it had for a while the whole vtuber group Hololive hooked to it and it eventually spawned a clone based on the streamers in that group that is arguable leaps and bounds better than it (Holocure; big update coming on Feb 10 2023 btw). In case anyone is interested, the game is devd by Kai Yu, the artist in charge of the pixel art for the two River City Girls games by WayForward.
Like you mentioned it's a shame that by not speaking Italian most player miss out on tons of rude play on words and hilarious in-jokes. I wonder if some work on localisation could help with that but I think you can't change characters and weapons names at this point, people would riot 😂
80 hours, Kim. 80 hours. That's how long it took to unlock every Steam achievement for me. It's the first game I have ever gotten every achievement on Steam, too 🤣 I'm so glad you're liking it so much, I can't recommend this game enough to literally anybody! 80+ hours of play for five bucks is an absolute steal.
This game rules but I'm equally impressed by some of the copy cat games. Which surprised me! But I guess when there's like, dozens if not hundreds of copy cats some will be good lmao. Currently playing lots of rogue: genesia but I really enjoyed Soulstone Survivors I just unlocked eveything already. Brotato of course.
I used to have a crush on you Kim but you have bad taste in new games... Play Infernax, Splunky 2, Cult of The Lamb, Rising Hell, or The latest version of The Binding of Isaac.... You know Something Actually Good 💜💚🖤
Its a really garbage game, though. Its like a husk of a predatory phone game with 0 depth that got released before micro-transactions could be implemented.
everything you said is wrong. 0 depth? It has about 50 characters some hidden, a hundred of so weapons and combinations of such. Secrets, hidden stages, power ups, spell cards. There is a ton in this game, and without micro-transactions because the dev chose not to have them.
@@YukoValis All those characters and yet it still all just boils down to strafing around with 0 control other than movements. It may not have micro-transactions but its still a horrible cookie-clicker grind just like a crappy phone game. EDIT: Also much of the art for those characters is stolen lol
@@munxcorp not having to worry about attack direction is part of the fun. You can focus on surviving against the hordes. Eventually you can survive long enough to get some very powerful combinations and wipe out tens of thousands of enemies. each character is different not just in starting weapon, not just in stats, but some can have wild effects that change up the game. I don't see what you have to complain about. Also FYI those assets were purchased from a pack and used as placeholders. Most of them have been replaced with original assets because that is how you are SUPPOSED to use asset packs.
@@YukoValis Its a shallow skinner box with a slow dopamine drip akin to a slot machine. All you do is strafe around in flat boring fields hoping for that next tiny upgrade to then repeat the circling for 1000th time.
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Are you as utterly addicted to this game as I am? Hope you enjoy the vid :)
Kim you doing any amiga 500 vids? Nice having a British take on 90s gaming keep it up dude
Yes! I put over 100 hours into it in 2022. Definitely the best 3 bucks I've ever spent! 😂
I also recommend 20 Minutes Till Dawn (steam) as a great VS-like
Try La Borra (Santa Water) with the Bracer, Spellbinder, Empty Tome, and Wings items. It's all you need.
You're the best, Kim! Some of the best retro gaming videos out there! Never stop!
I put a disgusting amount of time into this game. Saw it at Gamepass so just gave it a try. Wasn't even aware of the hype about it.
Long story short, I now also own it on Steam and bought the dlc.
I saw one quick stream on outside Xbox and game pass. Then yeah, everything.
I got this in early access while indie devs were talking about it, before the Arcana update. The sheer amount of stuff they added and the way it all interacts together is amazing.
Yep, Steam Deck is where I feed my addiction.
Great video, I've been addicted to this game, still playing it. Steam says I've played it for 148 hours by now, that's more than most AAA games in my library. There are only a few games I've played much more, such as The Binding of Isaac and the original DOS versions of DOOM and X-COM.
wtf you are casual and talking like you are gaming alot. People have 5k hours in serveral games lol, either you young or you are not playing at all. I have like 12k hours in cs 1.3 to cs:go. Around 6k in wow from 2004 till 2023, d2/d3 2.8k, path of exile 7k hours. So i think you are not gamer at all bruh
When I close my eyes all I see is gems flying through the screen.
So I decided to download the mobile version to see what the fuss is about...oh dear, it got me.
I've been playing this game non-stop on my tablet while on holiday. Runs perfectly on my Tab S6
I started playing this when it showed up on Gamepass quite a while ago. Initially I dismissed it because it had zero instructions on what to do but after giving it a second try I couldn't stop playing. It consumed my life for months after that. Well deserved success for Poncle (and his crew).
I watched you play this on your Twitch a few weeks ago. I had to get it straight away, and may of mentioned it to a friend, who is now also addicted.
Impressed you correctly used "home in on" and "honing," rather than getting them mixed up, like so many people do these days.
Its a modern day Wild West Hero from the ZX Spectrum - a game from 1983, Kim. Check it out.
Nah, that's more like a clone of the arcade game Robotron 2084
I'm playing right now on Xbox One and loving this game!
I learned about this game from Oneyplays. I watch him and his crew play it and I figured I'd give it a try. It was just a few dollars at the time so I bought it. I got so addicted to it right off and couldn't walk away from it till a few months later. I've been addicted to some games before but I don't think I've been this addicted since Tetris was first released for the Commodore 64 by Mirror back in 1988. It really is a very fun game.
I have about 90 hours in it. I 100%ed everything even the DLC. The developer really nailed the gameplay. At first I was upset over all the assets he did originally steal, but they did alter or remove the majority of them. This game does bullet heaven right. (not bullet hell as people like to label it). Where you don't have to focus on pointing a mouse, you just have to well.. survive. I think what I think the dev did right the most was the pricing. Buy the game and you get it all. The DLC came out much later so I say was worth it. My favorite weapon is the bible/vespers.
I bounced off this game pretty quickly. I started getting fed up of having to wait for the chest opening animation to complete and once you get to the 26 minute mark you're completely invincible and it's just a case of watching the clock tick towards 30 minutes. Maybe I'm missing something.
Have you thought about trying HoloCure??? Its similar to Vampire Survivor, but in my opinion, it plays much better, and is better balanced difficulty wise.
Oh my god! Thank you so much for this, Kim! I've played a few games like this on mobile and have been looking for better versions! I didn't know that the "bullet heaven" moniker existed! I'll def be giving this a shot! Keep doing your thing! Love you!
Aaah! Begbie reference! Love the channel!
They should add something like the “option” from the Gradius series. They could be added to the game in the form of survivors that you rescue while playing, sort of like the coffins. Except they immediately join you for that run. They could have their own stats, weapons and levels. Keeping them alive might be tough though.
Great video! You definitely capture the magic about this game that draws us in.
Me: It's just a simple top down shooter, how deep can it be?
Vampire Survivors: *Laughs in Moongolow*
I recently got all the achievements from this game and dlc too. Played 10 hours straight one day. :D
I'm playing way more "indie" games like these in recent years. Gives me hope for the future of gaming generally. VS is a gem.
Woo what an excellent idea for a video.
Not surprised Vampire Survivors runs well on the Steam Deck, give it runs flawlessly on my puny old MacBook Air.
Great vid Kim! As said in streams, picked this up over Xmas, didn’t get very far but loved it. Continued on and got properly addicted. You assessed it spot it (IMHO) - accessibility, quick play and relaxation. I enjoy the random discoveries too (new characters, weapon fusions etc). Just wish it could also come to PS and Switch for everyone to enjoy! 😉 Etienne
Downloaded after watching this video. I was surprised, it's a lot of fun, and very addictive!
My partner has shown me this game like a week ago and I've already played almost 18 hours and unlocked half the achievements on my steam deck lmao. It really is a deadly combo
Kim I’d highly recommend Army of Ruin, it’s made by the same people who made the excellent Ziggurat games. It’s very similar but the added polish is delightful!
It was my favourite game of the year by a looooong way
As others have said, I downloaded it on GamePass expecting it to be nothing more than a 10 minute time waster, then I ended up doing it all 100% and the DLC.
I have no idea what makes people enjoy this game past the 2 or so hour mark. I got it, played it and after like 3 or 4 runs I don't think it's able to lose other than literally putting down the controller and letting monsters eat you.
You just pick one of the 3 or 4 guaranteed win weapons and then herd monsters appropriately. Around the 5-minute mark it's clear whether you're going to win the run or not, and then you just have to fight against boredom for 25 minutes clicking away like 20 reward screens a minute.
Does this gain any kind of depth later on?
Reminds me of what happened to Phasmophobia, devs making a game they want to make and have no idea it will get big.
Magic Survival was a great game too
Still is - they keep updating and changing the gameplay, you genuinely get different experiences from each game now, think the devs have a mutual respect for each other.
Great video Kim as usual. Been playing the heck out of it on Xbox and I’ve just noticed now there’s an iPad version (previously the iOS version was iPhone only).
Garlic, king bible then the other 4 weapon slots dedicated to total chaos. That’s the ticket.
I'm currently hooked on Vampire Survivors and Army of Ruin!
I got PotatoBro because i love the RNG game mechanics. Sure its no Vampire Survivors but fun all the same and totally worth the £4 asking price. Been playing VS for months and only have one level to unlock. Best few quid i have spend in a long time i got mine on switch to play for a bit before bed.
Put in a lot of hours that I'd done everything before the DLC dropped. Then Holocure (inspired by the game except V.tubers and has quite a fair bit of changes like making characters more unique) came and got sucked into that. I'll probably pick it up again once the Switch version comes out because yes I need it handheld. Thanks for the great video!
> When you reach that mark, death comes at you and, in all likelihood, kills you.
Ah, so this is the spirtual successor to SkiFree!
It rocks. I love pixel graphics and killing stuff.
For a inspired by game, it sure seems to play exactly like it's inspiration
Wasn't expecting you to cover a modern game!
OK so Kim, would this make it in a future revised top 100?
I found out about VS via Splattercat as well.. geeze, I think I'm at 300+ hours on this little game
I might get a bit of flack for this, but after playing this and HoloCure (which is a VTuber fan game inspired by Vampire Survivor), I find myself going back to HoloCure far, far more than Vampire Survivor, and, oddly enough, HoloCure is still in development. Don’t know if it’s Game feel, or how they handle the level ups, but you should check it out when you get a chance, Kim.
Reminded me quite a bit of "I made a game with zombies in it" which I really enjoyed.
Vampire survivors is awesome and glad i watched this since ive heard about it and saw it on gamepass and it awesome a small time game maker got that popular to gamepass which is awesome for the creator of the game
This game takes over EVERYONE who dares to launch it.
0:58 - Something an addict would say
I'm scared to play this game, my addictive nature and all
At least it only wastes your time and not your money
@@greenhowie cause time isn't money 🤑
I remember playing a similiar game, a mobile game, called "Lonely Survivor". It has the gameplay gimmicks and perspective. But then again, I see a lot of devs getting inspired by other games that they, too, want to create something like them, so...
Addictive as Pringles.
i have over 130 hours in this game...quite addictive
Kim, i would like to ask you a few simple questions regarding the arcade emulators, the chd files, etc. If i make a little paypal donation, do you think i could have a little bit of your time ? Thanks
Vampire Survivors on Steam Deck is absolutely gorgeous. 🙂👍🏻
Great game to lie in bed, listen to podcasts and just press the d-pad
I only have 158 hours on Steam + probably another 20 hours on Game Pass on my Xbox :P It's way too addictive :D
The craziness that happens sometimes in the game, reminds me of Smash TV.
I did 100% in this game and the expansions... Twice
This was developed with Phaser?! Wow
That game is on steam I've seen that game
why does this feel like something you would totally see on a amiga or atari st....
Story has some parallels to Mindcraft I think
I feel this would be right at home on the Amiga in some form.
Either way it's so fucking addictive!
Well Kim, this is another fine mess you’ve got me into
Only recently discovered this little gem. Vastly underpriced for its gameplay - as addictive as Pringles!
Two words: Goffredo Minterini
I definitely got badly hooked on this last Autumn, after watching Asmongold play it.
Got almost all challenges on Xbox and then again all challenges on IPhone.
I am seeking help for my addiction!
Game was so successful that it had for a while the whole vtuber group Hololive hooked to it and it eventually spawned a clone based on the streamers in that group that is arguable leaps and bounds better than it (Holocure; big update coming on Feb 10 2023 btw). In case anyone is interested, the game is devd by Kai Yu, the artist in charge of the pixel art for the two River City Girls games by WayForward.
IMO, HoloCure is leaps and bounds better than Vampire Survivors, and it’s still in development.
i hope give dlc moonspell in mobile give us small update
I was surprised how fun it was then It died. Worth the play. If it had any narrative id still be playing.
Like you mentioned it's a shame that by not speaking Italian most player miss out on tons of rude play on words and hilarious in-jokes. I wonder if some work on localisation could help with that but I think you can't change characters and weapons names at this point, people would riot 😂
80 hours, Kim. 80 hours.
That's how long it took to unlock every Steam achievement for me. It's the first game I have ever gotten every achievement on Steam, too 🤣
I'm so glad you're liking it so much, I can't recommend this game enough to literally anybody! 80+ hours of play for five bucks is an absolute steal.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
First like first comment! Boom
This game has ruined my social life.
Fa schiuma ma non e' un sapone!
It's No, CULT of The Lamb!
This game rules but I'm equally impressed by some of the copy cat games. Which surprised me! But I guess when there's like, dozens if not hundreds of copy cats some will be good lmao.
Currently playing lots of rogue: genesia but I really enjoyed Soulstone Survivors I just unlocked eveything already. Brotato of course.
I found this game to be a bore kimmy.
I used to have a crush on you Kim but you have bad taste in new games...
Play Infernax, Splunky 2, Cult of The Lamb, Rising Hell, or The latest version of The Binding of Isaac....
You know Something Actually Good 💜💚🖤
"something actually good"
"Spelunky 2"
Lmao piss off
Its a really garbage game, though. Its like a husk of a predatory phone game with 0 depth that got released before micro-transactions could be implemented.
You only say there’s zero depth because you aren’t looking. Or maybe you suck at it, I dunno.
everything you said is wrong. 0 depth? It has about 50 characters some hidden, a hundred of so weapons and combinations of such. Secrets, hidden stages, power ups, spell cards. There is a ton in this game, and without micro-transactions because the dev chose not to have them.
@@YukoValis All those characters and yet it still all just boils down to strafing around with 0 control other than movements. It may not have micro-transactions but its still a horrible cookie-clicker grind just like a crappy phone game. EDIT: Also much of the art for those characters is stolen lol
@@munxcorp not having to worry about attack direction is part of the fun. You can focus on surviving against the hordes. Eventually you can survive long enough to get some very powerful combinations and wipe out tens of thousands of enemies. each character is different not just in starting weapon, not just in stats, but some can have wild effects that change up the game. I don't see what you have to complain about.
Also FYI those assets were purchased from a pack and used as placeholders. Most of them have been replaced with original assets because that is how you are SUPPOSED to use asset packs.
@@YukoValis Its a shallow skinner box with a slow dopamine drip akin to a slot machine. All you do is strafe around in flat boring fields hoping for that next tiny upgrade to then repeat the circling for 1000th time.
you NEED this game if you own a steam deck, perfect for it
Sadly true, as modern PC games run like ass on the Deck and over 80% of the library isn't even compatible!