Action · October 20, 2022
Vampire Survivors (2022)
Vampire Survivors is a time survival game with minimalistic gameplay and roguelite elements. Hell is empty, the devils are here, and there's no place to run or hide. All you can do is survive as long as you can until death inevitably puts an end to your struggles. Gather gold in each run to buy upgrades and help the next survivor. The supernatural indie phenomenon that lets you be the bullet hell! Now with local co-op for up to 4 players! Supports mouse, keyboard, controller, and touch screen. Starting Tips Take your time to grab gems and items, they won't disappear. Get two or three offensive weapons at first, but focus on leveling them up one at a time. Armour and Luck are good starting power-ups to spend money on. Refund power-ups often, it's free, and try new upgrade paths. v0.1.0 release date: - itch: Mar 31, 2021 - Steam: Dec 17, 2021
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 250.3k Steam reviews | Top 2% in Action |
| Positive rating | 98% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 3% |
| Metacritic | 86/100 | Genre average 77 — top 14% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 3.0k players | Top 5% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 36 h average | Top 12% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action Roguelike · 911
- Bullet Hell · 848
- Pixel Graphics · 660
- Rogue-lite · 627
- Vampire · 506
- 2D · 494
- Indie · 479
- Singleplayer · 444
- Casual · 371
- Arcade · 364
- Action · 329
- Rogue-like · 313
- RPG · 254
- Controller · 248
- Retro · 241
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Turkish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
98%Overwhelmingly Positive · 250.3k reviews
245.3k positive · 5.0k negative
Metacritic
86/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
244.7k
Peak concurrent players
3.0k
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play Together
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
36h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
21h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
4h
Current engagement
Achievements
243
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 20, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Developer | poncle |
| Base price | $3.74 -25% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 8 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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