Why Vampire Survivors Is So Awesome

[@robokast]

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[@zombieowen]

No microtransactions! The game isn't trying to extort money from you, it's actually a GAME that you PLAY. There's no demands like having to check in at certain during your work day, or expectations from other players making it a chore. It's self-contained, it's not a skinner box, and when you buy it you OWN it. Absolutely bonkers.

[@GeneralOccam]

Part of what I like about this game is, counterintuitively, its short shelf life. I was sucked in, binged for a month, unlocked everything, then stopped playing. It gave me the content and didn't string me along for longer than necessary.

[@chloewebb5526]

I miss when games didn't try to live forever, and instead made a single experience, and then focused development on new games, with sequels coming only after making other games first.

[@ChristopherAndersonPirate]

I haven’t gotten into it like that. I’ll play it for a few hours then drop it for a few months and then come back and do the same again.

[@josh223]

a couple notes: you can kill death (it requires a specific strategy) there are many secret levels and characters you can break time and space

[@5uperM]

It doesn't really require specific strategy, just some overpowered items.

[@oceanmans9662]

Finally managed to start killing them once I got the evolved cape and eternity corridor

[@angeihd]

still doesn't draw my attention.

[@DerrickL23]

@@5uperM im sure those overpowered items are "specific" tho so im lost at what value your comment is providing

[@karuiGaming]

Killing death is now easier, you just need a couple of Evolved weapons and a Clock Lancet to keep them from killing you

[@Knighthawk_]

1:40 you are not a vampire, the people you play as are the survivors, the vampire survivors

[@paulpallo5513]

The name of the game is ironic intentionally. It's flavored like a castlevania-like game. But there's no vampires in the game at all. "Thank you [player character], but the vampire is in another coffin!" directly pokes fun at this when you unlock another character.

[@typervader]

@@paulpallo5513 There will be a Vampire, someday.

[@Darkkfated]

Not to mention the fact that most of the characters are rip off o... I mean, homages to famous vampire slaying heroes from a certain forgotten Konami franchise.

[@BlazeHN]

Yeah I was wondering why a vampire would use garlics... thar explains it then, thanks.

[@legbender1584]

@@paulpallo5513 of course it's a castlevania like, it has stolen art and shit

[@Brigtzen]

established titles is a known scam! i dont know if you're aware of this! but i would consider not taking their sponsor offers anymore

[@1810jeff]

Yeah here's the break down of why it's a scam, 1. The business is based out of Honk Kong and they're not even registered in the UK 2. The money given to charity has stayed at 42k euros since the beginning 3. Titles cannot be bought in Scotland as titles are controlled by a specific Scottish department and they must be registered by the owner with them and they specifically made a law in 2015 that states that owning souvenir plots of land aka tiny unusable plots doesn't grant someone the benefits of being a land owner in Scotland. So even if buying a plot of land in Scotland made you a lord you wouldn't be eligible for such a title if you only owned the tiny amounts offered by established titles.

[@matthewjalovick]

Okay, but I’m a Lord now so if you keep talking I’ll have to behead you 🤷🏻‍♂️🤴🏻

[@JackOW3]

As long as he gets paid he doesn't care or he didn't research em

[@spliffyrodgers4266]

@@JackOW3 you get bullied alot dont ya kid

[@cryptidmilk4074]

@@JackOW3 You reek of bootlicker lmao

[@CKT_in_JC]

when my friend described this to me I did indeed think it sounded mega lame... but then he passed the controller to me and I couldn't stop playing. The strategy aspect of it is so engaging and fun!

[@Blobby90]

I'm Scottish and Established Titles is absolutely a scam. They're a Hong Kong based enterprise that has no legitimate ownership of any land in Scotland

[@davidburnett453]

Son and I just started playing, brings me back to growing up during the NES era of my child hood swapping back and forth between players trying to see how far we each can go ❤

[@henkaan7741]

fyi: Press the escape key to skip the chest animations

[@oceanmans9662]

The Arcana mechanic also DRASTICALLY changes the effieciency of your runs. My current fave is the one that sucks all stage items, xp, coins, and chests in a circle around your character every two minutes

[@jamiegow3207]

I’ve been playing it non stop since it dropped on Xbox gamepass. And all I can say is just get it. It’s unbelievably good. The first time you beat a stage is a great feeling. Such a great wee game.

[@thepostapocalyptictrio4762]

I paid $1.87 for this on a Steam sale. One of the gaming deals I ever got. Absolutely addictive!!

[@voidvoidvoid7274]

It's one of the most engaging games ever made, ngl I don't regret my 4€

[@keyman245]

Once I buyed terraria for 1 dollar

[@tenthirtyseven-v1]

40 hours in and everything completed and yet I'm disappointed there isn't more. For the pittance I paid it's insane. It feels like the best flash game that my younger self would've dedicated their life to.

[@ultrawoman5682]

there's more now. WAY more

[@druidobianco9734]

Just eant to ask a wuestion because you completed it: it says every run has a 30 minutes max timeout, is there possible to “beat the game” aka defeat the last boss in that timeframe? Is that the definition if beating this game or you are doomed to die anyway abd just play to unlock every collectible? Thank you :-)

[@tenthirtyseven-v1]

@@druidobianco9734 Difficult to say without spoiling it, I'll just say that there is an end and the last boss isn't entirely tied to completing a run but rather your unlocks. In your regular 30-"ish" minute runs though there's no escaping second death. So don't worry too much. Just keep unlocking stuff.

[@BlueTJLP]

This game by one person has created an entire genre of similar games. That is impressive.

[@boigercat]

@@therealsashagray No it isn't...

[@dvdbox360]

@@boigercat is this bullet hell + rogue-like?

[@legbender1584]

stardew valley was made by one guy too...

[@brotbrotsen1100]

​@@legbender1584 stardew valley didn't started a whole genre

[@brotbrotsen1100]

​@@boigercat It is, only other instance like this which comes to mind would be minecraft

[@Postaldude__]

Bro the hearing and seeing the game after playing it for too long is real. My gf was in class all day so i just sat around and played it for like 8 hours or so and once i got off to call her i kept hearing the gem collect noise

[@niloydx468]

Lmao!

[@RizalBoon]

I love that this game has a hidden abusable but fair mechanics. For example, you can actually stack more than 6 passive items and still evolve your weapon to ultimate if the map has a dropped item and stack it smart.

[@chloewebb5526]

When I figured this out, it was so awesome lol. I tried for it whenever possible

[@Simo-un2zu]

The devs nailed the game loop and went all in on it.

[@twomur_]

i haven’t played vampire survivors, however one of my teachers had us play some weird trivia government game with the exact same gameplay loop lol: move around, answer questions to get upgrades, kill hordes of enemies. what a cool teacher

[@andrewlesh8716]

What game was that?

[@yittmashups]

I've never played a game so instantly addicting, and I've been playing quite a few games over the past 3 decades. I played this for 4 hours straight when first trying it, and the 4 more hours tonight when I finally beat the first level.

[@chloewebb5526]

Sometimes my partner gets gamepass ultimate, but still uses my xbox profile to buy it, which means my laptop gets gamepass and online multiplayer with said games (it lets her and I play gamepass game multiplayer with only one xbox and one subscription lol). This is how I downloaded Vampire Survivors. At first, I thought, this is dumb, this whip attack does nothing. But ever second I spent with the game had me finding more and more strategy, dopamine, and depth. Suddenly I started to realize there are layers well beyond what I ever imagine would be in a game a step below a clicker-game lol. Seriously, play this game, you will/wont regret it all at the same time lmao. I now own it on Steam because when gamepass shut off I had withdrawal lol

[@darkengine5931]

The one downside to me is that it starts to get more mindless mid and late game after we unlock more characters, power-ups, arcana, etc. The most exciting and addictive stage to me was the early game when we playing as Antonio, or even just got an unlocked character or two like Imelda or Gennaro. But after I accumulated maybe, say, a total of 20k gold, I was even starting to AFK playing the game. I got so proficient at it that I didn't have to kite enemies and could just watch my character obliterate everything. Then most of the game was like that from then onwards from, say, 20k total gold to 200,000,000 total gold. The game became so mindless and repetitve soon after the mid-game. By the time I unlocked Sammy, it was just ridiculous how much gold I was getting (ex: 500k+ on a hyper inverted run in less than 10 mins) and there was no challenge anymore. I still adore the game but I wish the mid and late game didn't become so monotonous. I also think the game was better before DLC. SpellStrike and SpellStrom are totally OP. With SpellStrom, I was doing over 100k DPS on some runs. Most other evolved weapons only do like 3k to maybe 20k, not 100k+.

[@robinwaij5315]

Probably one of the most addicting games ever made. The scaling is also very well done!

[@themusicmaker13]

Apparently the Dev who made the game actually used to work on slot machines in the gambling industry. So it's no wonder why the games so damn addictive.

[@-imjustjoshinya8254]

Nothing will beat Flappy Bird

[@iurichiba]

Imagine my glee when I checked Game Pass a few days after this video and found this game there

[@iurichiba]

Update: I'm addicted. Send help!

[@jazzyj7834]

Correction, the church (Cappella Magna) is not the final stage. There's a literal end boss and end credits. It's in the map called Eudaimonia Machine. You have to visit it three times to unlock the boss fight, and it will disappear after visiting it the first two times, causing you to have to unlock the same map 3 separate times. Afterwards, you'll get the final character and best weapon in the game, Queen Sigma and the Victory Sword.

[@matthewjalovick]

It’s on Game Pass so I just downloaded it to try it this weekend/next week as I’m off from work :) hopefully it’s dope!

[@gikigiio]

Paid 5 BRL (almost a dollar) for this game and it gave 100+ hours of pleasure, totally worth it

[@MarkkG]

I just started this game and realized that I've been playing for the past 6 hours straight lol

[@Knighthawk_]

Dude i love this game so much there is an absurd lack of people talking about how fucking good it is and how easy it is to lose tens of hours to

[@GalactusOG]

5$ is too much for this game though.

[@Knighthawk_]

@@GalactusOG It is easily too little, with the amount of time you get out of this gamed, I'd be happy paying $30

[@Person-lk1vs]

gambling addiction go crazy

[@Knighthawk_]

@@Person-lk1vs what?

[@GalactusOG]

@@Knighthawk_ Your brain is being hijacked.

[@captainsal7074]

I am happy that it is on Xbox. I just woke up at 8 AM and just stopped. It is now 3:30 AM. I acquired 102 of 140 achievements and became so happy once I killed my first Reaper. I am thankful that I am not epileptic.

[@Morphineck]

Weirdest thing about this game is that it has Dracula on both the name and the art but you never get to see him or fight him. Very fun game regardless 10/10 recommended.

[@ToastedAlmond77]

I will admit this game didn’t hook me till the 3rd or 4th time, then I was hooked after a certain point you feel God-like and it sooooo satisfying

[@DaKussh]

"Don't get hit by this guy, or this other guy, or any of these guys" Divano with the Divine Blood Line arcana "Am I a joke to you?"

[@josephkeen7224]

This seems like something that belongs more on mobile than pc.

[@_pleasechris]

I was looking at games to buy on steam and looked this up to see what is was like. This video was really well made and made me get it.👍

[@MrDJSilenze]

Just downloaded it on Xbox Gamepass and amazed how simple yet how much fun it actually is after being confused watching gameplay randomly else where. Going to buy this one.

[@atodamadre3197]

Started playing this on Game Pass a few days ago and I can't put it down . Some of my favorite games have been made by one person. wrestling empire comes to mind

[@blazeinaba3195]

7:58 This is the true dopamine right here!

[@thesodathief]

I got it for free with apple arcade and have been having an ABSOLUTE BLAST playing this game. It only took me a few days to max out my stats which kinda sucks but Im still having fun unlocking the multitude of characters. I hope they add cosmetics or something to do with all my gold now

[@RealVegg]

They added skins this update but just 2 and they are unlockables and changes your stats

[@TorQueMoD]

Even after watching this video, I still don't see the draw.

[@SunayuDagostino]

Play it and you'll see it. Believe me.

[@drewmorey6924]

This game was a sneak attack addiction, and you ain't lying about seeing blue gems when you close your eyes lol.

[@frog6054]

Remind me of those Roblox zombie games where you just shoot shoot and buy or upgrade your weapons and continue shooting. No wonder why I was addicted to them.

[@null3007]

Just realized I’ve playing a mobile ripoff (Survivorio) of this game for like a week straight. Definitely going to buy this game, I’ve seen some comments mentioning there is only about 40 hours of playtime to 100% it, but for a couple bucks that doesn’t seem bad at all. Still going to play the mobile ripoff because I’m competing with friends, but I’ll keep this in my conscience lol

[@DukeFavre]

I like it because it has CHEST, COINS and you always unlock stuff, new characters, buff your characters. Every run it's unique because the power ups are random. I found my self playing a character I don't like, with powers I don't care, BUT... It was FUN. I obtain a ton of coins, dance and repeat. The music is also good. THIS GAME and KINGDOM TWO CROWNS, I like it.

[@relarin952]

I'm scared that the art style might make me naseous because just how much is going on but my interest is peaked.

[@Whattobecalled]

I just heard of this game. I am at work with my potatoe computer laptop and nothing to do sense its easter. This game is my easter present to my self. Great content!

[@hulynchow8505]

If you have gamepass on Xbox, it's $1.79 on Jan 5, 2023. I just dl it from GP and love it! Will buy for sure! This game is so addictive!

[@Randobando1]

This game is so damn good. So simple yet enough depth. Not even a ton of grind. Just good ol fashion fun. 8/10 💪🏼

[@yetanotherhankhill1032]

Seriously about that grind part. You can unlock and fully enjoy the chaotic randomness of the full game in no time flat. I'm almost done on the unlocks list and still have the secrets to find but I've unlocked more in less time in this game than I have in any other roguelite type game. And that's genuinely refreshing because sometimes you want the full chaos potential of the game but still have things to work towards without feeling like you're constantly roadblocks

[@hasdrubalenosense2360]

Being an italian makes it even better as there are a lot of references to italian culture like the molise which is a giant inside joke where the molise doesn't actually exist

[@Openreality]

Old man with garlic and white Todo are my fave characters. Also dead corpse that throws mine carts are awesome.

[@Rabbit-o-witz]

I would love if you reviewed (or rather, just played it) EDF (Earth defence force) games. I honestly feel like you would enjoy it very much. It was a pleasant surprise for me. I wont spoil much, but its L4D but giant bugs. You can play whatever game as they dont follow a story. 4.1 is considered the best, but its honestly tied with 5. 6 just came out so idk about that

[@mistermcdingus1728]

“EDF! EDF!”

[@evanschackmann5312]

I just started playing a few days ago. King Bible Chainsaw Wheel...I love this game so much.

[@EvenFlow391]

I would've expect to pay $10-15 for this with all the value it brings, but I grabbed it for less than $2 on a steam sale.

[@lefatmangaming]

You got me at "I officially have no life now". I was like, I want what he's smoking. I bought the game right now coz its on sale. :D Thanks, 10/10 video. Auto sub. Keep up the awesome content. You're awesome.

[@rickastley6035]

If you have Xbox game pass this is definitely worth a play

[@humanzbornfresh]

established titles gives you no lordship whatsoever and anyone in the uk will tell you that

[@thaddeussharp1]

100% weren't kidding and now...I'm hooked.

[@plugindave]

Vid overall is real good but got tainted when you mentioned established titles. Absolute scam.

[@plaidan]

i started this game a couple days ago. my life hasn’t been the same ever since send help

[@noisetv1863]

I had heard of this game and wanted to try it but it was not available on the Switch, but very recently I found a clone on the Switch called Void Scrappers, and it is super addictive for sure, I love it!

[@jamescoward110]

This game is designed for those on the spectrum. This is Atari 2600 version of Castlevania: Symphony of the night

[@InnerRise]

Wow💀

[@jamescoward110]

@@InnerRise It helps with sensory. Stem. Like slime does for some on a certain spectrum. Kids that like to see balls rolling /tumbling. Things like stimulate sensory.

[@YuniorGamboa]

Incredibly addicting and super fun. I have never felt this powerful since I played Prototype back in the day. In the beginning, it can feel a bit stale but man after you get the power-ups and try to experiment with different stages and builds, it becomes really fun and hard to put down. At Times I thought I had broken the game 😄 Great music, an addicting gameplay loop, and a must-play on gamepass right now.

[@Spamster3212]

I haven't played this, but I have played a mobile game called Magic Survival, which I have heard was part of the inspiration for this game. It's got a very similar kind of gameplay, and it's free, so if anyone is unsure whether they would enjoy this or not, you can give that game a go, and if it's your style, then Vampire Survivors seems to be more of the same but better.

[@eieiron_dyan]

Good news. Poncle (the developer) just released the mobile version and its free.

[@Gwyn-pc8wy]

I just started it and am enjoying it a lot. Just have to figure out what to do about the skeleton trap in the forest level.

[@jpowell6418]

This needs to be on all platforms

[@camerenisonfire]

Before watching this video, I felt how you felt whenever I saw Vampire Survivors. After watching this video, I tried the game out. It's as fun as you made it out to be.

[@gintokisan5171]

This looks like "Evil Lord 30's gameplay" from "Half Minute Hero", but dude is a summoner and you got half minute of time. He also is a Vampire with umbrella-bat.

[@boigercat]

It also just dropped on gamepass so that's neat

[@eightbitheros]

I bought this game months ago because I saw people playing it but never actually touched it until a couple of weeks ago - I have no idea what I was waiting for but I'm so glad I finally played it. It is pure fun distilled. To anyone that liked it and want something else to play afterwards go pick up Loop Hero.

[@KlausWulfenbach]

0:20 Given that the news broke recently that Volition is getting closed down because not enough people bought the SR reboot, putting that footage over "the people that enjoy the big AAA games more than anything" made me laugh. As for Vampire Survivors, I think it's really good. I like Holocure a little better because HC is faster paced and a bit more like a Shmup, but obviously HC owes a lot to VS in the first place.

[@dubesor]

In terms of fun & enjoyment I got FAR more out of this at the $3 I initially paid than almost any $70 AAA title. That's why I love the indie space.

[@VWorldWide]

i can't see the fun man what am I missing.

[@InnerRise]

Puh-lease

[@Medved-]

It’s better than GOW lmao

[@VWorldWide]

@@Medved- yeah ok

[@Nyamnyam203]

@@VWorldWide have you even played it bro

[@jeffsomer]

00:29 Game?

[@reezlaw]

I'm so happy to see a little Italian game having this kind of success

[@nikolajokicburneraccount]

i played vampire survivors for a few months back in summer with my roommate, i stopped playing like 2 months ago, but that whole summer, holy shit we were up all night, discovering upgrades, evolutions, characters, achievements, creating best possible builds and we were laughing our asses off outside of the game but still playing it, it was so fun i would like to relive those moments again, vampire survivors is THE game, probably the most fun game i played this year besides sekiro, but way more addicting than sekiro, i recommend

[@keyman245]

How do you enter a trance after playing a game for 7 hours? Once I played darkest Dungeon for 12 hours and after that night I completed the Full five hour long tutorial of assasins Creed 3, I only sleept after wearing the assasin robes

[@NotFamousReal]

Great video, I'd love to see you cover Lone Tower (Android) sometime. Has a lot of same ideas but is like a tower defense game.

[@kyuraga182]

Vampire survivors is truly a remarkable game, especially with twitch integrated games. It become very chaotic when people fight for what weapon to pick next. I even got the dlc for it. Also, this is out now on mobile, for free.

[@Thatdeal79]

It just came out on PlayStation I bought it & all 4 DLC’s for a total of $13.74. That’s the lowest price I can ever remember paying for a game & DLC.

[@Spider10v]

20 minutes til dawn is also similar and a KZbinr recommended it and it's good

[@AnonymousB460]

I slept on this for a long time and now I am hooked!!!

[@davidfudge1907]

This game should be illegal. I just started playing a few days ago waiting for Starfield and I can't stop playing. I love this game and everyone should try it. You think it's simple but the layers upon layers of gameplay is what hit home for me. Great video and thank you!

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

I will probably never play this, but the soundtrack is dope af.

[@tomb1744]

I have DangerouslyFunny to thank for introducing me to this drug of a game. It’s been 300+ hours of gameplay, I both hate and love him for it.

[@keeleon]

I actually had to stop playing before bed because it was seriously messing with my dreams. Nothing worse than 8 hours of anxiety induced thoughts with no clear end goal to make you wake up exhausted. It was much better back when my dreams were DDR arrows or diablo inventory sorting.

[@mtaur4113]

For $5 it's great, but it feels weirdly super derpy and eventually repetitive, and later on, the RNG can just be rerolled until you play your build of choice every time. Still enthusiastically a strong recommend for the price.

[@Adialas]

Due to work and family,i barely have enough time to casually play 1 video game at a time. Thats GoW Ragnarok at the moment but after watching your review and buying it,i am sucked into the void..its blue...shiny...

[@pedroaaalberto]

Hey guys, have you played Soulstone Survivors? It's my favorite game in this genre so far

[@YourPalKindred]

I got paid and picked up two games I had on my radar. Avernum: E.F.T.P and Vampire Survivors. I played Avernum for two days before remembering I had Vampiee Survivors as well. I haven't played Avernum since. I need to get back to it but... just one more run

[@Virang807]

Do any of these reviews actually beat the game with how weapons evolve, golden eggs, the slight story that appears, the arcana you get

[@erickesquivel8609]

Interesting. Similarly, upgrade paths are a key to incremental games as well.

[@mirceacelbatran1107]

Get some vacation, let your friends and family know you will be away, stock up on supplies, get the game and have some of the best times of your life

[@adriel68]

I’ve been so addicted to this game all month lmao it’s all I’ve played

[@antonstoilov3782]

Just got my steam Deck and can't play anything other than this game it's so addictive and amazing!

[@AmberHeardofme]

This looks like games with the aircraft to avoid and kill enemy aircrafts but multiplied massively And found one inspiration of this game mobile

[@misho_dev]

Awesome video! Loved Vampire Survivors, still have to try a few of the new characters hehe

[@zintosion]

Oh my god! Thanks for introducing this game ! One of my favorite game on mobile is called "Survivor IO" and its really similar to this game except of course with microtransaction! I didn't knew something similar to it exist on PC and i can only just buy to play without an microtransaction and more features!

[@ajmainchannel]

This game was the inspiration for survivor io

[@ownageDan]

vampire survivors is now free on ios and android. with no microtransactions.

[@ownageDan]

VS is now available for free on android and ios, with no microtransactions. get it.

[@Wizard_Pikachu]

People say this game was made by one person. They never checked the credits.

[@sompret]

You forgot the best part: The developer's Italian

[@javierperez3292]

This game is Amazing! It reminds me of an old game called "I Made a Game wth Zombies in it" that sold for $1. It was also made by one guy. So epic!... The in game music was amazing as well and even had lyrics explaining the game and how you could buy it for only one dollar. 😂

[@CetteSara]

Bought the game and already have sunk 3 hours xD Almost cleared a stage but died 30 seconds before the 30 minutes mark. Music is amazing! It's really addictive!