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Game
Game2022
Vampire Survivors
Developer poncle
Vampire Survivors, also known as Vampire Survivors — First Survivaton, is a 2022 independent roguelike shoot 'em up video game developed and published by poncle. Following an early access period that began in December 2021, it was released for macOS, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, and iOS in late 2022. A port for Nintendo Switch was released on August 17, 2023, and on August 29, 2024, a port was… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
678 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
418 positive · 44 negative
95% range 87–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 418 | 44 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 55 | 7 | 99 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 12 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
134,433 of 136,639 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 246 yes, 28 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 274 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (261,804 of 266,319 positive).
Players describe Vampire Survivors as incredibly addictive, often comparing it to drugs or gambling. [1][2][3] Many praise its value for money, depth, and developer support. [4][5][6] Some criticize it for being overhyped, unrewarding, or having coop balance issues. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
I don't wanna be a hater, but this game is overhyped as sh*t. I mean, it certainly got to the dopamine receptors of hundreds of thousands of players, but it is not that good.
- [1]
Instead of distributing crack in the 1980s, the CIA could have airdropped copies of Vampire Survivors to every impoverished American neighborhood and we would still be suffering with the ramifications all the same. Sometimes I break out into a cold sweat while trying to attempt anything productive and start scratching at my neck feverishly just itching for another run. This game is better than sex.
- [5]
For less than the price of a pint you can be the owner of one of the most satisfying games ever made.. Everything is top notch in Vamp Survivors, the characters, the music, the world design and of course the gameplay; that was so fun that it kickstarted an entire genre. This game scratches an itch in your gamer brain like no-other. Cheers Poncle.
- [13]
Vampire Survivors is a minimalist survival game built around one goal: stay alive long enough for your run to snowball into something ridiculous. It looks simple at first, but it’s engineered to keep you chasing the next “perfect” build. You don’t aim in the usual way—most attacks happen automatically—so your main skill is positioning. You’re constantly deciding how to weave through crowds, when to circle for safe …
- [2]
It's like heroin. Strong, potient, feels good yet it is strangely addictive and probably not good for you in the long term.
Summarised from 34 of the 397 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 274 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Vampire Survivors. The complaint that keeps coming up: overhyped and not that good. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
While Vampire Survivors was initially obscure upon its release, it became a hit by late January 2022, reaching over 30,000 concurrent players on Steam. This number continued to rise, with the game surpassing 70,000 concurrent players the following month. Due to the success of Vampire Survivors, Galante was estimated by The Sunday Times in August 2024 to have accumulated £40 million, making him one of the wealthiest game developers in the United Kingdom. While not the first game in its genre, Vampire Survivors inspired several other titles referred to as bullet heavens or reverse bullet hells, characterized by automatic gameplay and roguelike progression, which were released in the following…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 678 · most liked firstCompleted a job, so I’ll put out another reminder that I’m available for game writing work. I write the bestiaries and extra material for Vampire Survivors, worked on the upcoming Date Everything, and am currently writing for Quantum Witch. Speaking humbly, I’m the reason AI is obsolete.
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors is a game I’ve always wanted to play but scared it would ruin my life. Now I see they added Castlevania stuff 👀👀
positive · AI labelView post →Between that One Piece restaurant management game and the JJK Vampire Survivors game, I am glad anime IPs are expanding beyond just bog-standard arena fighters.
neutral · AI labelView post →My husband Phoenix made me a real-life version of Vampire Survivors’ in-game bestiary and presented it to me on my stream last night. Mykal has gif’d me in a moment of pure glee.
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors continues to pave the way for AAAAA game mechanics 🧛 unlocking doors and jumping - this is innovation ✨
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors is coming to a tabletop near you 🦇 That's right we're getting a board game, because playing Vampire Survivors on several digital platforms isn't enough! Kickstarter coming in Autumn 2025 🍂
neutral · AI labelView post →Since Sacred 2 turned out to be so horribly broken, I started replaying some Halls of Torment to scratch the itch. It’s such a good game. Crossing Vampire Survivors with Diablo is still an inspired choice.
positive · AI labelView post →🦇 Vampire Survivors: The Grimoire 🦇 that's right our game is getting an OFFICIAL LORE BOOK from @titanbooks.bsky.social! (wait, what?) our lore is about to get even deeper & more intense 🧛
neutral · AI labelView post →I was just realizing... out of all the big indie breakout hits recently (Lethal Company, Balatro, Repo, Schedule I, etc), NONE of them have been action games, right? Apart from Vampire Survivors which is only tangentially sort of an action game.
neutral · AI labelView post →we added a brand new feature in Legacy of the Bloodmoon 👀 ✨ dynamic lighting ✨ pushing the boundaries of gaming and now Vampire Survivors is a AAAAAAA game
neutral · AI labelView post →bluesquirrel.itch.io/gate-survivor A new game from me! It's a Vampire Survivors knockoff you can play on your phone (hopefully). Upgrading weapons transforms you and there's some NPCs to talk to. No endings or conclusion, but hopefully the gameplay is fun!
neutral · AI labelView post →today we share that we've made the difficult decision to retire Poe Ratcho from Vampire Survivors Poe wasn't being played enough so we have decided it would be best to remove him from the game Thank you Poe for all of your work defeating many enemies throughout the years ❤️
neutral · AI labelView post →There is more game in this game than many other games. Then you can buy additional packs to keep putting more game in it. That's about 500% more game per game, than most other games, and it keeps getting gamier. Game this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →People are mad about this but I absolutely agree with this in terms of Vampire Survivors specifically because the difficulty curve is so aggressively tailored to accommodate the player. Q-Up is an entire game that makes fun of this.
positive · AI labelView post →Going back to Vampire Survivors and finding out there's BASE GAME stuff I've been missing since 2023 this fucking thing is so ridiculous
positive · AI labelView post →Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard is the next game from the makers of Vampire Survivors. The turn-based deck-building roguelike hits PS5 next year. First gameplay: play.st/43DmNbM
neutral · AI labelView post →it only took us a small eternity and a lot of paperwork, but: all 48 Ode to Castlevania tracks are now included in the Vampire Survivors soundtrack on Steam (for a very long but technically limited time*), at no additional cost to existing owners. (1/2) 🧵 store.steampowered.com/app/2169090/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors type game where you play as Caesar fending off an endless horde of Senators
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors is $3.74 on Steam buff.ly/3Y0e27x $3.99 US PSN buff.ly/4eQYGK9 Deck verified also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →The Vampire Survivors devs made a new roguelike deckbuilder dungeon crawler game, which is something akin to finding out the makers of heroin made a new heroin
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors is nominated for the @baftagames.bsky.social Evolving Game award 🥳🧄 We've come full circle (of the moon) - Thank you BAFTA! 💖🧛
neutral · AI labelView post →The nominees for Evolving Game are… DIABLO IV FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE NO MAN’S SKY SEA OF THIEVES VAMPIRE SURVIVORS WORLD OF WARCRAFT #BAFTAGamesAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →I discovered this game playing league of legends. Luckily, i no longer play league of legends. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Out now on PlayStation Plus: 🛡️ Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Game Catalog) 🦇 Vampire Survivors (Game Catalog) 👹 Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (Classics Catalog) 🔱 Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Classics Catalog) …and more. Full details: play.st/45z0lRG
neutral · AI labelView post →12-days of Game Pass Countdown to the New Year ✨🎮🖥️ Day 11 🎁Vampire Survivors 🔥🔥
neutral · AI labelView post →Winner of the Evolving Game award is… Vampire Survivors 👏👏👏 #BAFTAGamesAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →Instead of distributing crack in the 1980s, the CIA could have airdropped copies of Vampire Survivors to every impoverished American neighborhood and we would still be suffering with the ramifications all the same. Sometimes I break out into a cold sweat while trying to attempt anything productive and start scratching at my neck feverishly just itching for another run. This game is better than sex.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dev really grasped some important concepts of "modern gaming" and mixed them all: story-driven, rich narrative, cinematic feeling, long tutorials, plot twists, hand-holding, all perfectly put together and flushed down the toilet in favor of a fast paced fun game with an entertaining and hooking game loop.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me say it like this: If I was a PC operating system engineer, I'd put Vampire Survivors and FTL in the games that come pre-installed with my operating system. Incredible game. Worth a try if you started playing videogames in the 80s - 90s.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the price of this game compared to the amount of time you can spend playing it when youre a lonely depressed autistic person is certainly an amazing deal that i recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Survivors’ developer is working on over 15 games, including IP collaborations.
neutral · AI labelView post →Literal crack in game format Infinite Replayability Just play it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can’t stop playing Halls of Torment. 😭 Y’all were right about Vampire Survivors being addictive. (Similar game)
positive · AI labelView post →Every time I play Vampire Survivors it feels like I have a thick film on me. It’s not even the game playing itself, the game is just pure machine zone. Doesn’t feel good.
negative · AI labelView post →Nominated for the "Labor of Love" Steam award 2025. Poncle released the VS wiki completely free of advertisements with an user friendly interface on March, cross saves, online Co-op and content, (paid and free), as recent as October. Passion.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Survivors is $3.74 on Steam buff.ly/3Y0e27x $3.99 US PSN buff.ly/4eQYGK9 Deck verified also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Oooooh this game is gonna be a problem for me isn't it? *nervously eyes the nearly 400 hours racked up in Vampire Survivors*
positive · AI labelView post →This game is like an orgasm. It builds up nicely then just explodes with amazing euphoria once you max out weapons in a run. It makes me shaky <3 I love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For less than the price of a pint you can be the owner of one of the most satisfying games ever made.. Everything is top notch in Vamp Survivors, the characters, the music, the world design and of course the gameplay; that was so fun that it kickstarted an entire genre. This game scratches an itch in your gamer brain like no-other. Cheers Poncle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Always love a nice relaxing game of Vampire Survivors
positive · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors is getting an official board game #VampireSurvivors #BoardGames #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Survivors is finally getting a Castlevania DLC coming on Halloween! With how perfect the game is for the #SteamDeck, this is extremely welcome, and we can't wait: steamdeckhq.com/vampire-surv...
neutral · AI labelView post →My game is obviously inspired by : - Made in Abyss - Vampire Survivors - Konosuba - Ragnarok Online / FF Tactics (Classes)
neutral · AI labelView post →Still in total awe over the Castlevania DLC for Vampire Survivors. Four bucks for ALL THAT, one of the best endings to a game add-on ever, and 48 remixes. Value like that doesn’t come often.
positive · AI labelView post →Funniest thing about that post being mad about Vampire Survivors is it finally made me try the game out.
neutral · AI labelView post →perfect time to get Vampire Survivors in the Steam Spring sale too 🌸🌷 as a 'lil treat (p.s. the DLC are on sale too!) 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Graphics are bad and gameplay looks dumb, I don't like it..." ...a few hours later... "I am a survivor" This game caught me off guard. If you are like me, you have played games like Cyberpunk, Gothic, Fallout... you know, the typical RPG enjoyorrrrr? You might very well fall into this games clutches and you won't even realize it. I buy most games... eventually. *does not have almost 1200 games*. I wrote this one off the second I saw it back on release. I laughed, scoffed almost at why…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where the hell are the vampires??? Also great game, fun to get all the achievements.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like heroin. Strong, potient, feels good yet it is strangely addictive and probably not good for you in the long term.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Survivors is a minimalist survival game built around one goal: stay alive long enough for your run to snowball into something ridiculous. It looks simple at first, but it’s engineered to keep you chasing the next “perfect” build. You don’t aim in the usual way—most attacks happen automatically—so your main skill is positioning. You’re constantly deciding how to weave through crowds, when to circle for safe experience pickups, and when to abandon a greedy grab to avoid getting boxed in.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tell me your "brain off" game mine is either Crypt of the Necrodancer, Vampire Survivors or Dorfromantik
neutral · AI labelView post →I miss the era of pixel art platformers with a cliff face for a difficulty progression curve (also 50-50 chance of being a roguelike) Oh also another current theme of: Vampire Survivors, but with a vaguely different theme
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors released on Steam [roguelite deckbuilder] [demo available] [Overwhelmingly Positive] [SteamDeck verified].
neutral · AI labelView post →lacks vampires, but an abundance of ways to become god. if i play enough im SURE i can just make a vampire myself
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is Vampire Survivors a clicker? No. Is it a game that requires active button-mashing? No. It's a lock screen simulator
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is inexpensive, starts simple, becomes surprisingly complex, and is incredibly addictive. Better yet, the developers are awesome human beings, and seem to truly love their fans. They are what gaming companies should be, people who do what they do because they love it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a surprising amount of depth. It is no wonder that this is considered the cornerstone of the genre! And for it's price, I feel like it's a must-grab!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You will like my indie game if you enjoyed: - Vampire Survivors - Made in Abyss - Konosuba - Ragnarok Online
neutral · AI labelView post →If you have a tiny hampter in your brain that enjoy line go up and flashing lights and noises. You will like this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampire Survivors has a free content expansion, plus a Legacy of the Bloodmoon DLC in Summer 2026.
neutral · AI labelView post →
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