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 » BloodDome Classic » SEASON 01 IS NOW LIVE [patch notes inside]

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.

BloodDome Classic » SEASON 01 IS NOW LIVE [patch notes inside]

Hello contestants! Welcome to Season 01. Here’s some important information you should know as you enter the new season

Major Features
  • Supply Drones: Supply Drones now appear at regular intervals in all modes. Destroying them drops a power up which immediately triggers a level up, granting a new perk. The drones speed up as the game goes on, and the power ups disappear pretty quickly, so try to act quickly if you want to take advantage of them
  • Unlockable Palettes: Added over 35 unlockable palettes and color options. Palettes are unlocked by hitting certain TOTAL DOLLAR (the number of dollars earned across all your runs) milestones, unlocking achievements, or meeting certain hidden conditions
  • Bullet Heaven Mode: Aim and shoot automatically so you can play with only the WASD keys or single analog stick. Bullet Heaven mode is unlocked by earning a certain Steam achievement and scores are tracked on a separate leaderboard
  • Professional Mode: Allows you to pick from all the available perks every time you level up. Also adds some HUD overlays with additional information on damage, speed, enemy health, and more. Professional mode is unlocked by earning a certain Steam achievement and scores are tracked on a separate leaderboard
Balancing
  • SPREADSHOT now reduces bullet size
  • PASSIVE INCOME now increases movement speed
  • SCORCHED EARTH now decreases enemy health and movement speed
QOL and Other Changes
  • The perk screen now has a short animation when it appears, during which you cannot select a perk. This should help to reduce/eliminate accidentally choosing a perk by mis-click
  • The perk screen now shows the number of times each perk has been chosen during the run
  • The number of points put into Passive Income is now visible in the pause menu
  • Added a leaderboard viewer to the Extras menu that allows viewing the leaderboard for any configuration of modes that you have played
  • Fixed special characters (e.g. foreign alphabets) not showing on the leaderboard
  • Some UI changes
  • Console log: You can now toggle a console log with the ~ key. If you have any issues while playing please enable the log, take a screenshot of any errors posted there, and share it with us on Discord of the Steam Community page