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 » Lawbringer » Update 1.2.0

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.

Lawbringer » Update 1.2.0

Hey awesome people,

Update 1.2.0 is now live! Here’s the list of stuff we added:

GAMEPLAY CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

– Added six new perks. They’re all about guns and are a blast to play with!
– Leveling up doesn’t automagically trigger the perk selection screen by default. It can now be triggered by holding the interact key at any point during gameplay. Players can turn on the auto level up options in the Settings menu.
– Player’s body now appears right before the best round from a previous run. The game timer stops to give the player some breathing room before pushing forward. Picking up the body rewards the player with a small lore tidbit and a buff – just enough to help push through the next milestone.
– Changed the leveling thresholds a bit to squeeze in a few more perks before things get REALLY difficult.

Dev Notes: Guns in the game got some much-needed attention – especially in scaling and versatility. New perks add some nice interplay between melee and ranged combat and greatly improve viability of Cort (the default revolver) throughout the run.

While auto level up makes sense from the instant reward perspective, your feedback showed us that it can often break the flow of combat and leave players in a vulnerable position. This change gives more control to the player – including reverting back to auto level up, if it feels better.

LORE

– Added a Lorebook! It’s accessible via the menu screen and aggregates all collected lore entries.
– Added lore entries for our protagonist, Yuma. Unlike enemy lore entries, Yuma’s lore is unlocked by interacting with his body in-between rounds.

VISUALS

– Added post processing effects for some extra oomph during combat.
– Added animated outlines to accentuate level-up and important interactives.

FIXES

– Fixed Stun, Slow and Stagger behaviors on enemies.
– Fixed an issue where Conjuration Beasts sometimes continue walking when they should be dying.
– Fixed an issue with bullets missing enemies that are close or running towards the player.
– Enemies no longer retreat in the middle of an attack.
– Fixed an issue where a disabled turret continues to soak bullets and trigger On Kill effects.
– Fixed several minor UI issues.