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 » NeuroSquad - Slay the Horde » Latest Demo update, replaceable weapon mods

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.

NeuroSquad - Slay the Horde » Latest Demo update, replaceable weapon mods

Hi, all!

I’ve been working on some changes that have been requested by the community, fixing some bugs, etc. I pushed version 0.3.5 live, here you can find the patchnotes below.

Demo 0.3.5
  • 🤜🤛 [Based on feedback]: Weapon mods can be replaced now.
  • 🤜🤛 [Based on feedback]: Added info about the squad’s current loadout to the pause menu. Also, now the loadout can be viewed from the Braincharge cell’s upgrade type selection screen.
  • 🤜🤛 [Based on feedback]: Changed the pictures of characters everywhere in the menus and on the HUD.
  • Hacked enemies now deal their contact damage to other enemies in an explosion when they die. (This massively increases the explosion damage. Reduced the size of it to compensate).
  • 🤜🤛 [Based on feedback]: The dash and nanochip cooldown bars are now at the bottom of the screen, next to the HP and bullet counters. Made it easier to see when they filled up, and the dash bar now indicates (by coloring) when the player can dash an additional time because of the Double booster upgrade.
  • 🤜🤛 [Based on feedback]: Made the HP bar and the numbers on it bigger.
  • Fixed a bug: Previously disabled slot buttons on the upgrade placement screen could become enabled again incorrectly, after canceling skipping the upgrade.
  • Rebalanced implants: changed Pre-loading to only grant Omega division units. Upped the neural load of Hyperfocus.
  • Added a little animation to the kill counter and the timer for the last minute.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused holo-soldiers to block bullets with the Exo-guards implant without the shield being destroyed.

Current development

Right now I’m implementing new features such as being able to see the exact numbers (percentages, damage points, etc.) on each upgrade card. I’m reworking a few weapon mods and augmentations as well, and adding some more customizability options.
You can expect to see these rolled out to the demo as well with the next couple of updates.

If you have ideas or feedback, you can find me on Discord, I’m happy to discuss changes:

Happy slaying!

-Matt