The Scale

The Monstergirl Scale

For determining if a game is like Vampire Survivors

-1 to 1 in 60 categories

Genre

1. Rogue-Lite 2. Auto-Shooter / Auto-Battler 3. Real Time 4. Top-Down or Isometric 5. Direct Control of Single Avatar Camera Usually Centered on Player 6. Arcade Style (Little Plot) 7. Bullet Heaven A Many Player Shots 8. Bullet Heaven B Few Enemy Shots / Damage on Touch Focus

Simple Movement Focused Controls

9. One Handed Play (With Controller) 10. Move Only 11. No Dash / Dodge 12. No Trigger 13. No Special Move Button 14. No Aiming 15. No On Attack / On Aim Movement Penalty

Survival Game Modes

16. Timed Survival / Boss Mode 17. Endless Mode 18. Unannounced & Organic Waves 19. High Enemy Count / "Horde"

Power Progression

20. Level on XP Gain Run Event 21. Streamlined Level Choices 22. Currency Based Meta Unlocks 23. Goal Based / Find Based Meta Unlocks

Depth of Buildcrafting

24. Build Crafting 25. Impactful Level / Item Options 26. Weapon Combination / Evolution 27. Interesting Weapon, Item & Ability Synergy 28. Invincible / Broken Builds Possible

Map / Level Features

29. Explorable Map 30. BIG Maps 31. XP / Currency on Ground 32. Health on Ground 33. Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 34. Treasure Chests / Loot Events 35. Vendors on Map / Run

Depth and Breadth of Content

36. Enemy Variety 37. Elites & Bosses 38. Many and /or Interesting Characters 39. Many Challenges 40. Multiple Stages 41. Difficulty Modifiers 42. Bestiary / Lore 43. Achievements 44. Secrets

Aesthetics

45. Retro / Pixel Art Style 46. Damage Numbers 47. Lo-Fi Charm 48. Bumpin' Music 49. Unique / Fun Names / Writing 50. Subtle Humor

Gameplay Vibe Check

51. Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 52. Over The Top 53. "One More Run" / Short Runs 54. Difficulty Ramp 55. Fun Ramp 56. Low Price 57. Technical Check / Functional Polish 58. Controls Check 59. Fun Check 60. Feels like VS

How to Tally

-1 to 1 in 60 Categories
Scoring in 10ths
(example: -.4 or .8)

1: Feature Fully Present
0: Feature Missing
-1: Critical Difference

Tip:

Rely Heavily on Vibes!

Report as number out of 60,
Or Convert into 10 Point Score.

The scale "assumes you're
ranking a very "similar game.
In theory a final score can be negative.

See Definitions for a full explanation of every category on the similarity and review scales. See scoring guide for detailed examples.

Comparison Scale Examples:

Vampire Survivors

10.0 | 60

Halls of Torment

9.0 | 53.9

Chess Survivors

8.0 | 48.0

20 Minutes Till Dawn

6.8 | 40.8

Risk of Rain

5.1 | 30.7

Hades

4.4 | 26.3

Returnal

3.2 | 19.4

Rogue

1.0 | 6.1

Elden Ring

-1.9 | -11.3

Call of Duty 2

-3.8 | -22.9

Fun at Home!

Score games yourself with The Scorecard!

Argue about it on the playground!

Patch Notes Archive

Home » Updates » Patch Notes Feed » Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath » Update v0.7.89 – More Gold!

Patch notes are imported from steam. There may be errors. This mostly exists so I can stay on top of them to update the features in our tags and scoring categories (which I do manually), but since many of you liked the idea of staying up to date with all the games in one place I'm working on making this data automated (right now I manually hit it every couple days) with better info and linking in with the game views.

There will be more data and proper atribution here (original author, steam link, original post date, etc) real soon, I promise. This is just like a technical test to see if they're coming in ok at all.

Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath » Update v0.7.89 – More Gold!

Greetings Our Friends!

Thanks to your precious feedback we know much more now on what needs to be improved, For now, we made just a small addition to give you opportunities to test Upgrades available in demo.

From now on, you will earn gold after finishing a run (either by achieving goal of the played mode or when you get defeated). Depending on the mode you play and your performance you will gain some gold you can spend on Upgrades.

The largest prizes are gained if you either kill the boss (in the Elimination mode) or survive for 20 minutes in Survival mode. There are also intermidiate goals sub-goals that provide reward.

Elimination

In Elimination you get:

  • 50 for Elite Ork Grunt,
  • 75 for Elite Ork Champion,
  • 100 for Elite Troll,
  • and 150 for Warlock.

In addition, you get extra reward if you kill the boss within certain time limits, which are:

  1. 400 gold if finished under 10 minutes or
  2. 200 gold if finished under 15 minutes or
  3. 100 gold if finished under 20 minutes.
Survival

In Survival mode, you get:

  • 400 if you survive until the end of timer (20 minutes) or
  • 200 for surviving at least 15 minutes or
  • 100 for surviving at least 10 minutes or
  • 50 for surviving at least 5 minutes.

In addition, you get one piece of gold for every 50 enemies killed.

Note that quiting a run does not provide any gold reward (except for defeated Elites in Elimination mode).

Due to that change, the amount of gold received for selling items hs been significantly reduced (hence now it also depends on type of the item sold):

  • 25 for a Rune,
  • 50 for a Greater Rune,
  • 100 for Artifact.

This is a small yet important addition to the demo, to provide you with better experience and enjoy the game more.

We also made few small improvements in regards to visuals and readability of the game. One is a slightly changed color of the blood stains remaining on the ground after vanquished enemies; we think it’s simply better now and more pleasant to the eyes. Second: bigger Bomb Eggs dropped by the Known Fierce Cock, so it’s easier to spot them and notice that they are realy there and do their job.

These are just a quick and humble changes, but there will be more in the future updates, so stay tuned!

For Mother Nature!