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 » Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors » Multiplayer Beta Testing Update

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.

Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors » Multiplayer Beta Testing Update

Hello everyone,

We’re happy to tell you that we just made some updates about the Multiplayer Beta Testing.

Here are the changes we just made:

New:

  • Remote Play Co-op players now gain an additional +50% XP for both the Main Character and Companion
  • End of Run stats now show Companion XP gain
  • New Option added in Graphics menu: Show Enemy Silhouettes. This is the first iteration of a much requested VFX option to help with visibility.
  • Co-op Companions will always be at least as fast as the Main Character

Bug fixes

  • [CO-OP] Fixed an issue where Player 2 movement would reset progress towards “Like A Stone” quests
  • [CO-OP] Fixed an issue where occasionally the teleport timer did not pause if Player 1 (Host) stops opening a Chest while Player 2 (Client) remained inside
  • [CO-OP] Fixed an issue when the second player (Client) does not move the control stick for a period of time during the menus which may lead to having to connect the controller again after already pressed START to connect.
  • Many other various fixes related to Co-Op

Known Issues

  • [CO-OP] The Client invited to a Remote Session is currently capable of fully controlling all menu actions on the Host side. Please be careful with who is invited as they have full access to your current game session.
  • [Remote CO-OP] There is a known issue where the Host can control both the Potions and Ultimate of Player 2 when both players are using a controller
  • There are currently issues present during level ups where sometimes queued level ups are chosen too quickly
  • [Remote CO-OP] There is a known issue where a rare crash may occur when starting a new Chapter after completing multiple Chapters in a row
  • [Remote CO-OP] There is a known issue where Player 2 (Client) will override Player 1 (Host) controls if Player 2 has two Controllers plugged in at the same time. To bypass this issue, ensure Player 2 only has one Controller enabled in the Steam Remote Play interface.

If you want to participate to the playtests, join us on Discord for all the details to try this beta, follow our procedure notes.

We’re looking forward to hear your comments and thoughts about this major update coming up!
Test this feature before anyone else!