Vampire Survivors ▶ Trailer
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ActionCasualIndieRPGAction RoguelikeBullet HellRoguelitePixel GraphicsVampires

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,704

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,544

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Game description

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

Basic info

Developerponcle
Publisherponcle
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 20, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64bit
Processorx64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Memory1 GB
GraphicsDX11, DX12 capable
Storage2500 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 414 reviews from the past 1 year

91.6/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (98%)

Metacritic: 86 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Cheap, simple and hard to put down, Vampire Survivors scores 91.6, top 10% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

265 reviews call it fun and satisfying, and some describe it as addictive in the best sense. 25 praise the amount of content, with lots of characters and weapons to unlock and extra packs adding more. Content Volume ranks 82nd of 1351. 19 find real strategy in it, pointing to weapon and passive synergies to discover. Gameplay ranks 99th of 1396, Pricing & Fairness 21st of 1399, and Tech & Support 51st of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

33 say it grows repetitive once favorite builds wear thin, and a few lose interest after dozens of hours. 20 criticize the visuals, saying late-game effects clutter the screen and hide the path, and a few warn about flashing. 13 have mixed views on difficulty, some finding it too easy as runs snowball and others finding the early hours hard. Visuals & Sound ranks 982nd of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“dev prioritized fun game loop over modern cinematic trends” · 265 reviews
“more game than many other games with additional packs” · 25 reviews
“constant progression unlocking new maps, characters, weapons and modes” · 18 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Progression +3.39 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Positive “constant progression unlocking new maps, characters, weapons and modes” · 18 reviews
Negative “grinding same map 15-20 times loses fun” · 9 reviews

Difficulty 10% · Onboarding 13% · Freedom 0% · Strategy 24% · Controls & feel 6%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

World +2.39 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 4% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.10 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “more game than many other games with additional packs” · 25 reviews
Negative “endgame feels like a slog, game plays itself when too powerful” · 2 reviews

Variety 17% · Replayability 21%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.81 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “tutte le canzoni sono spettacolari, capolavori d'arte” · 7 reviews

Visuals 17%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.53 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.71 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “incredible value for price with addictive progression and character unlocks” · 7 reviews
Negative “DLC required to platinum the game” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.45 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “devs released free wiki, cross saves, online co-op, and content updates through October” · 15 reviews

Stability 3% · Performance 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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