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RankingSimilarity & Review |
ReviewMultiple Sources |
SimilarityCompared to VS. Not a review! |
Similarity ScalePercentage of possible points earned scored -1 to 1 in tenths in 60 categories Genre Controls Modes Progress Builds Stages Content Aesthetic Vibe |
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HoloCure - Save the Fans!Very commonly recommended free game for if you want something tight to the Vampire Survivors formula and just as fun. Technically a fan game for Hololive, it's a feature rich game anyone can enjoy. Some features, including fishing, are tucked into a little life sim menu mode. Has aiming and special moves but they can be ignored and still play ok. Many meta notes via Joske and Genki on Discord! Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Content Rich Enemy Hell Female Protagonist Fishing Horde Survival Mowing Game Roguelite Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Twin Stick Shooter Wave Survival |
9.0
Combined Ranking Score
3/72
Ranking Position
1501/1600
Total Points
|
9.3
Final Review
99%
Steam
9.7
Scale
8.3
Vibes
21125
Steam Reviews
379/400
Review Points
|
8.7
Similarity Score
94%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1122/1200
Comparison Points
|
99%
Genre 7.8/8
genre
|
74%
Simple Controls 3.3/7
move
|
100%
Survival Modes 4/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
100%
Buildcrafting Depth 5/5
build
|
81%
Stage Features 4.4/7
stage
|
94%
Content Breadth 8/9
stuff
|
99%
Aesthetics 5.9/6
style
|
99%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.8/10
vibe
vibe
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Boneraiser MinionsA auto-battler necromancy game if you want to raise hell but not freeze your computer. As a summoning focused horde avoidance game, it has a lot of depth. But it may not satisfy bullet heaven cravings if you want to see a million things pop out of your character or so many enemies you get one frame a second. It also has a dash and special move button, differentiating it from VS there. Active updates, a beloved title by many! Additional notes and score adjust by Raring on discord. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Arena Survival Auto-Battler Content Rich Enemy Hell Horde Survival Roguelite Summoning Game Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Wave Survival |
8.8
Combined Ranking Score
6/72
Ranking Position
1475/1600
Total Points
|
9.2
Final Review
96%
Steam
9.6
Scale
8.5
Vibes
3865
Steam Reviews
377/400
Review Points
|
8.3
Similarity Score
92%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1098/1200
Comparison Points
|
90%
Genre 6.4/8
genre
|
71%
Simple Controls 3/7
move
|
100%
Survival Modes 4/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
90%
Buildcrafting Depth 4/5
build
|
78%
Stage Features 3.9/7
stage
|
100%
Content Breadth 9/9
stuff
|
100%
Aesthetics 6/6
style
|
98%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.5/10
vibe
vibe
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Elemental SurvivorsA "party based" jrpg styled survivors-like with togglable auto-aim. Some have noted this is a more chill survivors-like in Steam reviews, and it does seem less horror themed at least. My concern is it might be too easy at the start and I'm rarely forced to make a wacky useless build. I don't prefer an easy early game in this genre, but some on steam specifically say they like it because it's "more forgiving". If you find VS a little too stressful, this might be a great pick for you. Looking forward to checking back in on it during EA. Meta notes via dev! Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Bullet Heaven Enemy Hell Hack and Slash Horde Survival JRPG Mowing Game Party Based Roguelite Single Stick Shooter Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Twin Stick Shooter Wave Survival |
8.7
Combined Ranking Score
8/72
Ranking Position
1484/1600
Total Points
|
8.6
Final Review
89%
Steam
9.1
Scale
7.7
Vibes
53
Steam Reviews
357/400
Review Points
|
8.8
Similarity Score
94%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1127/1200
Comparison Points
|
99%
Genre 7.9/8
genre
|
95%
Simple Controls 6.3/7
move
|
84%
Survival Modes 2.7/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
86%
Buildcrafting Depth 3.6/5
build
|
96%
Stage Features 6.5/7
stage
|
88%
Content Breadth 6.9/9
stuff
|
95%
Aesthetics 5.4/6
style
|
96%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.2/10
vibe
vibe
|
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Keeper's TollA solid choice if you want a game that feels like a Vampire Survivors visual remaster that focuses on individual class skill trees instead of combo synergies. EA, not a ton of content yet, but responsive devs. The closest in terms of movement controls on this list so far! Edit: seems it's adding a dodge, but nothing has changed about enemy patterns so it's hard to complain too much about it. Though I did lol to the ear of a very receptive dev. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Action RPG Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Dungeon Crawler Enemy Hell Hack and Slash Horde Survival Mowing Game Roguelite Single Stick Shooter Summoning Game Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Wave Survival |
8.6
Combined Ranking Score
9/72
Ranking Position
1471/1600
Total Points
|
8.6
Final Review
88%
Steam
8.6
Scale
8.3
Vibes
105
Steam Reviews
357/400
Review Points
|
8.6
Similarity Score
93%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1114/1200
Comparison Points
|
100%
Genre 8/8
genre
|
88%
Simple Controls 5.3/7
move
|
100%
Survival Modes 4/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
70%
Buildcrafting Depth 2/5
build
|
100%
Stage Features 7/7
stage
|
84%
Content Breadth 6.2/9
stuff
|
97%
Aesthetics 5.6/6
style
|
97%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.3/10
vibe
vibe
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Sea of SurvivorsAn innovative seafaring survivors-like with a constantly moving sailing mechanic breathing fresh air into the genre. Simple controls, big challenge! Just came out into Early Access but had an earlier demo people enjoyed. I'm not sure yet how over the top it gets, help me figure it out and send in adjustments to the score! Currently placed a little lower due to lack of content in the 'breadth' section, but movement focus wise this is one of the closer ones and the only one so far with its own unique twist on movement-only! Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Enemy Hell Horde Survival Naval Combat Roguelite Single Stick Shooter Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Wave Survival |
8.5
Combined Ranking Score
11/72
Ranking Position
1464/1600
Total Points
|
8.7
Final Review
82%
Steam
8.7
Scale
9.2
Vibes
97
Steam Reviews
361/400
Review Points
|
8.4
Similarity Score
92%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1103/1200
Comparison Points
|
100%
Genre 8/8
genre
|
100%
Simple Controls 7/7
move
|
85%
Survival Modes 2.8/4
modes
|
96%
Power Progression 3.7/4
level
|
80%
Buildcrafting Depth 3/5
build
|
93%
Stage Features 6/7
stage
|
76%
Content Breadth 4.7/9
stuff
|
100%
Aesthetics 6/6
style
|
96%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.1/10
vibe
vibe
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Time WastersA commonly suggested survivors-like made even better if you'd rather aim and dodge boost in space. With a cute vibe, anime gal characters and satisfying gameplay, this one sucked me in. I spent a ton of time with this one, only reason it's not highly recommended is enemy and map variety is lacking, despite some fun map tower defense style features. Much zippier gameplay from the start compared to some games. It's easy to jump into your next run. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Arena Shooter Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Enemy Hell Horde Survival Mowing Game Rogue-lite Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Twin Stick Shooter Wave Survival |
8.4
Combined Ranking Score
14/72
Ranking Position
1432/1600
Total Points
|
9.2
Final Review
90%
Steam
9.2
Scale
9.3
Vibes
1677
Steam Reviews
375/400
Review Points
|
7.6
Similarity Score
88%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1057/1200
Comparison Points
|
96%
Genre 7.3/8
genre
|
70%
Simple Controls 2.8/7
move
|
100%
Survival Modes 4/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
77%
Buildcrafting Depth 2.7/5
build
|
93%
Stage Features 6/7
stage
|
76%
Content Breadth 4.6/9
stuff
|
89%
Aesthetics 4.7/6
style
|
97%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.4/10
vibe
vibe
|
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Time SurvivorsFull game not out yet, but this is a fairly tight to formula survivors-like, with just a special move button you don't need to often use. Some fun powerups and a pixel inspired 3d art style that feels relatively unique so far on this list, uninspired weapon names but some interesting twists. I'll be watching it, scores subject to change! Meta notes via dev! Review score via Chapter 0 Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Enemy Hell Horde Survival Mowing Game Roguelite Single Stick Shooter Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Wave Survival |
8.3
Combined Ranking Score
17/72
Ranking Position
-/1600
Total Points
|
8.0
Final Review
-%
Steam
7.7
Scale
8.0
Vibes
31
Steam Reviews
257/400
Review Points
|
8.5
Similarity Score
93%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1110/1200
Comparison Points
|
99%
Genre 7.8/8
genre
|
84%
Simple Controls 4.8/7
move
|
88%
Survival Modes 3/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
82%
Buildcrafting Depth 3.2/5
build
|
93%
Stage Features 6/7
stage
|
94%
Content Breadth 8/9
stuff
|
94%
Aesthetics 5.3/6
style
|
95%
Gameplay Vibe Check 8.9/10
vibe
vibe
|
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Yet Another Zombie SurvivorsWhat my partner called "a survivors for the Call of Duty demographic", this zombie slaying take has some of the more complex 3D graphics in this genre, but manages to keep things fast, simple and snappy despite the "realism". While we're a little burnt on zombies and the aesthetic doesn't appeal as much to us and resulted in some quibbles ("taller" and easier to get hit, gems floating so hard to identify position) for some people this likely appeals to you in a way games with pixel graphics simply never will. Could use more content but it's pretty fully developed for Early Access and I'm looking forward to coming back on release. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Arena Shooter Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Enemy Hell Horde Survival Party Based Roguelite Single Stick Shooter Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Wave Survival |
8.2
Combined Ranking Score
19/72
Ranking Position
1431/1600
Total Points
|
8.3
Final Review
90%
Steam
7.8
Scale
8.1
Vibes
4499
Steam Reviews
349/400
Review Points
|
8.0
Similarity Score
90%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1082/1200
Comparison Points
|
99%
Genre 7.9/8
genre
|
100%
Simple Controls 7/7
move
|
99%
Survival Modes 3.9/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
85%
Buildcrafting Depth 3.5/5
build
|
77%
Stage Features 3.8/7
stage
|
84%
Content Breadth 6.1/9
stuff
|
73%
Aesthetics 2.8/6
style
|
97%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.3/10
vibe
vibe
|
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Nova DriftDifferent. A great pick if you you want to pull the trigger in space. Despite not sharing all the features, it can really scratch the "over the top" survivors-like itch with beautiful neon screenwipes. More asteroids influenced than "twin stick" influenced. I personally find the drift physics quite engaging once I've gotten going. Really fun game. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Arena Shooter Asteroids-like Bullet Heaven Bullet Hell Content Rich Mowing Game Roguelite Top Down or Isometric Wave Shooter Wave Survival |
8.2
Combined Ranking Score
21/72
Ranking Position
1386/1600
Total Points
|
9.8
Final Review
96%
Steam
9.7
Scale
10.0
Vibes
9217
Steam Reviews
393/400
Review Points
|
6.6
Similarity Score
83%
Diagnosis:
Different
993/1200
Comparison Points
|
88%
Genre 6.1/8
genre
|
54%
Simple Controls 0.5/7
move
|
88%
Survival Modes 3/4
modes
|
88%
Power Progression 3/4
level
|
100%
Buildcrafting Depth 5/5
build
|
57%
Stage Features 1/7
stage
|
91%
Content Breadth 7.3/9
stuff
|
88%
Aesthetics 4.5/6
style
|
91%
Gameplay Vibe Check 8.2/10
vibe
vibe
|
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Bounty of OneFull release is out now! Western themed survivors-like worth checking out. Interesting mechanic where you only fire when standing still. Auto Aim is very direct and weapons tend to basically just be guns, so with the dash-stand-dash gameplay it feels kind of like a more tactical Brotato, but I think more fun feeling theme wise. However, it doesn't have the build depth of Brotato at this time. You only get one weapon and they aren't very different for most characters, so it's not as over the top as VS either. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Arena Shooter Auto-Shooter Enemy Hell Rogue-lite Single Stick Shooter Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric |
8.1
Combined Ranking Score
23/72
Ranking Position
1410/1600
Total Points
|
8.6
Final Review
89%
Steam
8.8
Scale
8.0
Vibes
1778
Steam Reviews
357/400
Review Points
|
7.6
Similarity Score
88%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1053/1200
Comparison Points
|
93%
Genre 6.9/8
genre
|
67%
Simple Controls 2.4/7
move
|
96%
Survival Modes 3.7/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
89%
Buildcrafting Depth 3.9/5
build
|
72%
Stage Features 3.1/7
stage
|
89%
Content Breadth 7/9
stuff
|
91%
Aesthetics 4.9/6
style
|
97%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.4/10
vibe
vibe
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Soulstone SurvivorsThis is a popular survivors-like many seem to prefer to VS, though it's not my personal favorite. It's got a heavy dash reliance and a more "professional" 3D vibe. it would rank way higher except for aesthetics and small maps. Devs said "a spin on the genre taking itself more seriously." I'm not sure that's what I'm looking for. Personally I like meta-progression to not be spread over so many different views. it has a lot to draw people back, but never gets quite as crazy in a run. Much more focused on avoiding red enemy attack circles. You might agree it feels generic or you might love it! Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Action RPG Arena Shooter Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Content Rich Enemy Hell Hack and Slash Horde Survival Mowing Game Roguelite Single Stick Shooter Survivors-like Wave Survival |
7.8
Combined Ranking Score
27/72
Ranking Position
1389/1600
Total Points
|
8.1
Final Review
90%
Steam
8.2
Scale
7.0
Vibes
13136
Steam Reviews
342/400
Review Points
|
7.5
Similarity Score
87%
Diagnosis:
Similar
1047/1200
Comparison Points
|
98%
Genre 7.7/8
genre
|
81%
Simple Controls 4.3/7
move
|
98%
Survival Modes 3.8/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
89%
Buildcrafting Depth 3.9/5
build
|
66%
Stage Features 2.2/7
stage
|
92%
Content Breadth 7.6/9
stuff
|
67%
Aesthetics 2/6
style
|
91%
Gameplay Vibe Check 8.2/10
vibe
vibe
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Forest FireA Little Different. A fucked up arcade rogue-lite about setting little pixel people and hosptials on fire. Feels esepcially fucked right now but it's just so cute! Maybe this is climate change activism? Interesting twist, not a bullet heaven and perhaps not a horde survival game, but very similar enemy hell with movement focus and how it plays. It's a pretty creative and satisfying arcade game and would have been a huge hit when I was a child in an actual arcade. If you like the dodging, it could be your zone out game. However, without real build depth I feel it's likely most people will enjoy it for a few hours and not a few dozen, unless they just find it comforting. Also feel my money was well spent though. Also feel a little dirty. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Arcade Dodge Em Up Enemy Hell Roguelite Single Stick Shooter |
7.8
Combined Ranking Score
28/72
Ranking Position
1366/1600
Total Points
|
8.8
Final Review
88%
Steam
9.2
Scale
8.5
Vibes
53
Steam Reviews
365/400
Review Points
|
6.7
Similarity Score
83%
Diagnosis:
A Little Different
1001/1200
Comparison Points
|
89%
Genre 6.2/8
genre
|
84%
Simple Controls 4.7/7
move
|
90%
Survival Modes 3.2/4
modes
|
100%
Power Progression 4/4
level
|
59%
Buildcrafting Depth 0.9/5
build
|
81%
Stage Features 4.4/7
stage
|
73%
Content Breadth 4.1/9
stuff
|
91%
Aesthetics 4.9/6
style
|
90%
Gameplay Vibe Check 8/10
vibe
vibe
|
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DisfigureA survivors-like for horror fans, if you want to pull the trigger in the dark with a flashlight. And considering it's totally free (with an optional tip for the dev DLC) there's little reason not to try it. Especially if you came way from VS looking for more arcade games. Bare bones in some ways, but it gets you quickly into the next run eager to try a totally new build. Minimalist horror vibe is just right. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review] |
Arcade Arena Shooter Bullet Heaven Enemy Hell Roguelite Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Twin Stick Shooter Wave Survival |
7.8
Combined Ranking Score
29/72
Ranking Position
1352/1600
Total Points
|
9.4
Final Review
96%
Steam
9.5
Scale
9.1
Vibes
1803
Steam Reviews
382/400
Review Points
|
6.2
Similarity Score
81%
Diagnosis:
Similar
970/1200
Comparison Points
|
93%
Genre 6.8/8
genre
|
56%
Simple Controls 0.9/7
move
|
99%
Survival Modes 3.9/4
modes
|
88%
Power Progression 3/4
level
|
98%
Buildcrafting Depth 4.8/5
build
|
50%
Stage Features 0/7
stage
|
62%
Content Breadth 2.2/9
stuff
|
100%
Aesthetics 6/6
style
|
99%
Gameplay Vibe Check 9.8/10
vibe
vibe
|
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