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 » Alien Hominid: Invasion » Alien Hominid Invasion is now available!

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.

Alien Hominid: Invasion » Alien Hominid Invasion is now available!

This is your final Invasion boarding call. Planet of Departure: Unknown. Lunch: Of course, what kind of question is that?

Today, we launched our fifth title, Alien Hominid Invasion, after preparing Motherships for what felt like years…wait, it actually was years?! Time and relative dimension in space can get blurry. You can get a nice eyeful of the Alien Hominid Invasion official launch trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS7a8nXRt1w

While we’re very excited and want all you little aliens and hominids to go check the games out, we have to stop and thank you first. So stop! And read this mentally as quickly as you can.

Thank you for playing our games for all these years and supporting our endeavors as we set out to create the wackiest and weirdest but completely whole-hearted games.

Alright, enough sappiness. Get out!

Alien Hominid Invasion is here! What does this mean? This means that you and up to three of your gaming buddies can finally join us in the invasion! Drop down from your Mothership and complete objectives to steal the enemy agents’ intel and straight up ruin their days.

Group up with your friends through online co-op, local/couch co-op, or both! Play solo and hang out with the sewer kids and AI-liens instead. Level up your alien and destroy city block after city block as you carve out your unique path to the enemy HQ! Bring down the boss, receive new Mothership orders, unlock new alien mutations, and fulfill your alien destiny.

Feeling nostalgic? Craving a purist Alien Hominid experience? Why not go back to our crazed, unhinged alien roots that started it all with Alien Hominid HD, also out now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/

Feeling like being all bundled up now that it’s November? GOOD, because there’s a bundle for that! Don’t feel like paying full price? GOOD, because this bundle is DISCOUNTED. Did we tell you that this bundle includes lots of aliens?

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34943/Alien_Hominid_The_Extra_Terrestrial

As an extra thank you, we also put our other game babies on sale! Catch Castle Crashers Remastered, BattleBlock Theater, and Pit People on sale during our Bawk Bawk, Forget-Me-Not Sale! Score some sweet deals, introduce your friends to games with strange pooping deer, just do it before the sale ends on November 8th!

Let the Invasion commence!