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 » Blacksea Odyssey » Blacksea Odyssey v0.8.5!!! With Xezemoth the merciless conquerer! :D

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.

Blacksea Odyssey » Blacksea Odyssey v0.8.5!!! With Xezemoth the merciless conquerer! :D

Ahoy, space-huntsman! This week we’ve released Xezemoth, the merciless conquerer! While he’s not for the faint of heart, he proves to be very very strong once mastered! Many of you found the Coup De Grace laying around in the Desert biome – think if it as our unintential Coup De Grace trial period – now expired haha. 😉 It can now be discovered properly within the Blacksea galaxy. 🙂

Blacksea Odyssey v0.8.5

Features Added

  • Added new unlockable character: Xezemoth
  • Added new achievement (see unlockable character above)
  • Added new legendary spear rune: Coup De Grace
  • Added victory and defeat music for the end game scenarios

Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed Coup De Grace rune appearing upon entering the Desert biome
  • Fixed Megalarch’s eyes being difficult to rip
  • Fixed beetlings occasionally spawning without eyes
  • Fixed player getting stuck in Queen Verminess
  • Fixed sandspewers occasionally not attacking the player when re-activated
  • Fixed nethergoblins circling the player without attacking
  • Fixed dialog texts occasionally overflowing out of the speech bubble

Balancing

  • Reworked star angels movement: circular movement should be more fluid
  • Reduced Rackjaw’s rotational speed by 50%
  • Made it easier to rip off Beetle Queens’ heads
  • Increased all star angels’ movement speed by 50%
  • Increased all star angels’ rotational speed by 50%
  • Removed fireball sfx
  • Split shot damage in character stats now better represents actual damage per second
  • Speed runes now display increased speed in there descriptions

As we grow closer to launch, squashing bugs has become a main priority. Here’s some tips that help us fix bugs. Minor bugs can be posted to the forums, but we’d prefer that more serious ones be emailed to us with the following:

  • A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
  • If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
  • If applicable, include a screenshot or video
  • As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file:
    C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonBlackseaOdysseyBlackseaOdyssey_Dataoutput_log.txt

Thanks for the continued support!

– Team Blacksea Odyssey