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 » Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde » Progress Report 8

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.

Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde » Progress Report 8

:mb2spark: Greetings Spirit Hunters! :mb2spark:

Happy April! We are hard at work on the next huge patch. We added so many new things that its an epic challenge to test, bug fix and polish them all. Everything is in now and we just have another 1-2 weeks to iron it all out before we can set it free.

This is a follow on from our previous progress report that also covers a lot of the things we are adding into this page – Progress Report 7


The new characters with their unique passives, Hero Abilities and starting synergies are currently being refined and balanced. McDiggins is the farmer who gets loads of extra resources.


:sadhf: LUNAR CAVERN
The final map has been a fun one to make and a very difficult one to balance. It has a few spicy twists that make it quite different from other zones. Also updating the art for all the other maps. That Dark Forest drawing has been pretty rough since first launch. haha!


:sadhf: MOLEMEN CULTISTS
The final zone has a bunch of new enemies featuring the Molemen cult, followers of the Moon God…

:sadhf: LOADS OF OTHER UPDATES!
We have a LOT of quality of life and improved communication updates coming. Here are a few:
* Improved Controller support
* Purchase higher level pets in shops
* See current pet builds in shops
* See Mod level requirements in run
* See max level of any given banner upgrade
* Tracked Stats for a bunch of things in the game.
* Tons of tuning and balance across the whole game.

:LupCoin:PRICE INCREASE:LupCoin:
Reminder! After content patch 8, we will be increasing the price of Spirit Hunters. This will take affect a couple of days after content patch 8, so new players can still get all the new content at the current lower price. This of course wont affect anyone who has already purchased the game.

As always thanks for all the support. If you are enjoying the game and the updates, please take a moment to leave a positive review. Thanks!

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