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 » Danger Scavenger » We wish you all the best! And here is a gift!

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.

Danger Scavenger » We wish you all the best! And here is a gift!

Hello Scavengers! And hello soon-to-be Scavengers!

Dashing through the snow
In a one-robotic-horse open sleigh
All the skyscrapers we go
Fighting-bad-AI all the way.

Have a playful Christmas!

Dearest players,

May this holiday season be joyful and fortunate. We have prepared for you a list of things to do:

  • Take care of yourself.
  • Do what you love and do it with your loved ones. (You know that games tend to be better in co-op).
  • Remember to keep an eye on Santa. This red dude is kind of sus.
  • Don’t forget to redeem your codes… I mean presents.
  • Stay safe.

We wish you many GGs and many WPs! From all of the mages, scavengers, and scouts at Star Drifters to all of the mages, scavengers, and scouts on the other side of screens – best wishes!

P.S. Check out our newsletter. We have prepared a gift for you

Here, take this!

Winter Sale! 🙂

You can now get Danger Scavenger and Driftland: The Magic Revival at a lower price. But this isn’t the only offer we have for you!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1169740/Danger_Scavenger/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/718650/Driftland_The_Magic_Revival/

New bundle!
Teams behind Danger Scavenger and Tangledeep present you a bundle full of action! Enjoy these two awesome games with a special -15% discount.

TANGLEDEEP – magical dungeon crawler inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs. Experience procedurally-generated, handcrafted gameplay as you fight challenging monsters and collect rare items.

DANGER SCAVENGER – super fast cyberpunk rouglite. Get ready to shoot and loot at the roofs of skyscrapers. Put this rebellious AI in its place!

This is what you will get in this bundle:

  • Tangledeep
  • Tangledeep Soundtrack
  • Danger Scavenger
  • Danger Scavenger Soundtrack

Thanks to our friends at Doyoyo Games, players from China can now try looting and shooting at the top of sky-scrapers and deep in the magical forests! We are super excited to see new gamers having fun in Danger Scavenger and Tangledeep.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23827/Doyoyo_Games_Roguelike_Bundle/

Thanks for defending the world Scavengers! Thanks for playing Danger Scavenger!

Grab a bunch of links for you to visit and follow:

be a rebel! ✊
Star Drifters team⭐🚀