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 » Roboquest » Roboquest – Progress, Playtest and Pricing

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.

Roboquest » Roboquest – Progress, Playtest and Pricing

The playtest phase has ended and the playtest branch is no longer available!

Hey Guardians!

We’re here to keep you in touch about our progress and discuss a few things regarding price increase, price adjustments and the playtest.

Preparing for 1.0 Launch

We’re nearly at the finish line with Roboquest. We still need to fix things on the latest build following your feedback and our data. And we also have plenty of things to do for everything around it, may it be trailers, reaching out to press and influencers and everything you might imagine to make a successful launch.

We can’t announce the release date yet but it’s starting to shape up.

Thanks to the playtesters, we’ve gathered a lot of feedback and fixed many issues. And most of the feedback has been positive. We can only hope that you will all enjoy the full release as much as our playtesters! Or even more yet, since it should be more stable and balanced (hopefully?!).

In any case we’re nearing the end, and what a journey it has been. But let’s stop here because those words are probably for another day. Like when we actually release the game. And we have other things to discuss today.

We wanted to give you guys a heads-up before we make some changes, so here’s what’s coming up:

Playtest Closing

We’ll be closing the Playtest Monday the 2nd of October.

This weekend marks your last opportunity to experience the 1.0.0 version of Roboquest before its official launch.

If you haven’t had a chance to dive into the playtest yet, or if you encountered any pesky bugs and crashes that prevented you from playing, or even if you just want more Robo-action, this weekend is your chance.

We’re still in need of your feedback, and your support has already been a game-changer for us so far.

Roboquest Price Increase
+ Regional Price Adjustment

Starting from October 2nd, the price of Roboquest will be going up from $19.99 to $24.99.

As you may recall we mentioned the price increase for launch, and we’re making that move a tad earlier. And just to clarify, if you already own the game, this change won’t affect you at all.

We need to make this change early so that we’re able to run a launch discount following Steam’s pricing rules – and running a launch discount can be super important for a successful and very visible launch. We hope you don’t mind that we’re making that change earlier than expected.

As part of the price update we are re-visiting our regional pricing. We realize that last time we did this it was… confusing (some would say controversial, and we would probably agree). So we’re going to try again and hopefully find a better balance.

How exactly will prices be affected? Well, most prices will increase in line with the $19.99 -> $24.99 update but some local prices will actually decrease.

We want to be fully transparent in case you’re planning on buying Roboquest soon, so below we are posting the full list of prices that will come into effect on Monday:
(note that the game will be on sale when it officially launches)

  • Canada 34.99 CAD
  • Australia 39.99 AUD
  • United Kingdom 19.99 GBP
  • EU 24.99 EUR
  • United States 24.99 USD
  • Poland 109.99 PLN
  • Hong Kong 199.99 HKD
  • New Zealand 44.49 NZD
  • Norway 279.99 NOK
  • United Arab Emirates 89.99 AED
  • Switzerland 24.99 CHF
  • Israel 99.99 ILS
  • South Korea 30,000 KRW
  • Japan 3,339.99 JPY
  • Singapore 29.99 SGD
  • Taiwan 719.00 TWD
  • South Africa 349.99 ZAR
  • Kuwait 5.79 KWD
  • Qatar 64.99 QAR
  • Saudi Arabia 64.99 SAR
  • Argentina 4,999.00 ARS
  • Uruguay 499.00 UYU
  • Costa Rica 6,999.00 CRC
  • Colombia 53,399.00 COP
  • Brazil 64.99 BRL
  • Chile 11,899.00 CLP
  • Peru 49.99 PEN
  • Mexico 229.99 MXN
  • China 78.99 CNY
  • Turkey 289.99 TRY
  • Kazakhstan 4,999.00 KZT
  • Ukraine 389.99 UAH
  • CIS 9.99 USD
  • Russia 1,019.00 RUB
  • India 879.99 INR
  • Philippines 599.99 PHP
  • Malaysia 49.99 MYR
  • Indonesia 159,999.00 IDR
  • Thailand 379.99 THB
  • Vietnam 257,999.00 VND
  • South Asia 9.99 USD

(reminder that those will be the updated prices for the 10/2/2023)

That’s it for today

We’ll be back with more news regarding the launch.

In the meantime, we wish you the best of robot smashing.



Discord – https://discord.gg/roboquest

Website – http://www.roboquest.com/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/RoboquestGame

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiusIjcrkm3HrAESaKZALYQ

If you have a question about the game, you can find the FAQ here on the Steam forums. And if your question is not answered there, make sure to ask us in the community forums or on our Discord server (where you can interact directly with us!).