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welcome to v0.001 of the website!! ty for bearing with us while we optimize the survivors-likes wiki! the main page loads the entire database for pinned browsing atm, so this will take a long time. You can scroll while it loads. try a search/filter query or click a taxonomy tag to see a smaller slice. Survivors-likes List Menu Search Edit 900+ games! Comparing bullet heavens, arena shooters, waves, hordes and more! Research data entered by hand ♡	Taxonomy Archive << Feature or Extra: Steam Workshop ~ 7 found Game and Release Info Search and Filter Results The wiki database includes over 200 columns for info! View toggles: compact, pin, fun. Bigger Big Normal Small Smaller [-] [+] font size. Site & minireviews by xoxomonstergirl. Click a row to expand!	Genre/Control Specific tags for the title's features	Ranking Similarity & Review	Review Multiple Sources	Similarity Compared to VS. Not a review!	Similarity Scale Percentage of possible points earned scored -1 to 1 in tenths in 60 categories Genre Controls Modes Progress Builds Stages Content Aesthetic Vibe
	[edit] Rogue: Genesia EA Free Available For me personally this is a game that very much scratches the VS itch, but has its own twist on the graphics, gameplay modes, and tons of interesting challenges. Ramps up a little slower. Does have manual dodge / special moves, but can get closer to one handed play either with the mouse or by turning on auto-aim. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review]	Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Enemy Hell Horde Survival Mowing Game Roguelite Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Twin Stick Shooter	8.9 Combined Ranking Score 4/72 Ranking Position 1493/1600 Total Points	9.3 Final Review 93% Steam 9.6 Scale 9.0 Vibes 4480 Steam Reviews 379/400 Review Points	8.6 Similarity Score 93% Diagnosis: Similar 1114/1200 Comparison Points	99% Genre 7.8/8 genre	70% Simple Controls 2.8/7 move	98% Survival Modes 3.8/4 modes	100% Power Progression 4/4 level	100% Buildcrafting Depth 5/5 build	87% Stage Features 5.2/7 stage	97% Content Breadth 8.5/9 stuff	91% Aesthetics 4.9/6 style	95% Gameplay Vibe Check 8.9/10 vibe vibe
Rogue: Genesia Ranking Notes - + Scaling and Review Notes Personal Hours Played: 19.7 Review Disclaimer Every game ranked was played, but also scaled based on research, talking to developers & your feedback. The priority with the scale's initial design was to compare similarity on relatively objective features - so it doesn't claim to include reviews of the depth and clarity you'd get at a games journalism site, nor the intensive time played you might get from player reviews on steam. We try to incorporate and link all of that along with a 'review scale' that checks for bugs. See the heatmap and breakdown! Time played noted so you can take any notes with a big grain of salt! I can't get to high level gameplay in 850+ games so I heavily research every game. Over 80 game creators let me interview or survey them! I Hope to go back and refine. Please argue or submit your own scores and reviews to be incorporated with credit into the notes and score numbers. Added or last checked on 10/16/2023 This one was put in pretty early so the review will be fleshed out a bit later. Options to play one handed with a mouse or to turn on auto-aim can make this feel more like VS. Contains an Endless Mode, but also "Rog's Mode" which has a map with multiple choices like some other Rogue-likes, with special challenges, bosses and bonuses along the way. A large amount of content, can be a little slow to get going but breaks your computer with overwhelmed screen eventually, like any good VS-like should! There's no limit to amount of items/upgrades you can get, so that's pretty fun. Is a little different in that targeting matters, there is a dodge and some other abilities. One class manually fires. Cool art style with the charm of pixel art and hd 2.5d kind of like Octopath Traveler / Live A Live remaster. I'll be honest, could bump up in my pure vibes rating a fair amount by offering some more gal characters (the Duelist is a femme but I didn't realize until the dev poked me.) You might recognize this one as the game that donated us some high res assets to use as the sub background! Great responsive dev. Rogue: Genesia Similarity Scale Heatmap - + Measured in 60 categories via likert-scale style options -1 to 1 in tenths, how does this game compare to Vampire Survivors. This allows 1200 total "points". It's easier to have a point of comparison and we just picked Vampire Survivors since it's the most popular and commonly referenced game in the subgenre. For detailed methodology read the explainer. For in depth examples at score value, see the scoring guide and for term definitions see the key. 8.6 Similarity Score 93% Diagnosis: 1114/1200 Comparison Points Rogue-lite 1/1 Auto-Fire / Auto-Battle 0.8/1 Real Time 1/1 Top Down or Isometric 1/1 Direct Control of Single Avatar 1/1 Arcade Style 1/1 Bullet Heaven A (Many Player Bullets) 1/1 Bullet Heaven B (Few Enemy Bullets) 1/1 One Handed Play (w Controller) 0.2/1 Move Only 0.2/1 No Dash 0/1 No Trigger 0.9/1 No Special Move 0/1 No Aiming 0.5/1 No On-Aim / On-Fire Movement Penalty 1/1 Timed / Boss Ended Survival 1/1 Endless Mode 0.8/1 Organic / Unannounced Waves 1/1 High Enemy Count (Horde) 1/1 Level Up on XP Gain Event 1/1 Streamlined Level Choices (Simple UI) 1/1 Currency Based Meta Unlocks 1/1 Goal Based Meta Unlocks 1/1 Build Crafting 1/1 1/1 Weapon Combination / "Evolution" 1/1 Interesting Item / Weapon / Ability Synergy 1/1 Broken / Invincible Builds Possible 1/1 Explorable Map 0.2/1 BIG Maps 0/1 XP on Ground 1/1 Health on Ground 1/1 Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 1/1 Treasure Chests and/or Loot Events 1/1 Vendor / Merchant on Run 1/1 Enemy Variety 0.7/1 Bosses / Elites 1/1 Many Interesting Characters 0.8/1 Many Challenges 1/1 Multiple Stages 1/1 Difficulty Modifiers 1/1 Bestiary / Lore 1/1 Achievements 1/1 Secrets 1/1 Retro / Pixel Art 1/1 Damage Numbers 1/1 Lofi Charm 1/1 Bumpin Music 0.7/1 Fun Writing 0.7/1 Subtle Humor 0.5/1 Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 1/1 Over the Top 1/1 "One More Run" / Short Runs 1/1 Difficulty Ramp 1/1 Fun Ramp 0.8/1 Low Price 0.7/1 Technical Check 0.9/1 Controls Check 1/1 Fun Check 1/1 Feels like VS 1/1 Rogue: Genesia Review Scale Heatmap - + The review scale is judged from -1 to 1 in 10 categories, with 200 possible "points" earned. Steam review positive percentage is worth another 100 points, and a "ten point" pure vibe review number adds extra subjectivity. Converted into points, that's 400 points total. The points aren't used directly in the ranking, though, which averages the three number scores for the final review score listed in the game line above. 9.3 Final Review 93% Positive Steam Reviews 4480 Steam Reviews 9.0 Pure Vibes 9.6 Review Scale 379/400 Review Points Not Buggy 0.9/1 Not Janky 1/1 Good UI 1/1 Controller and Deck 1/1 Lots of Content 1/1 Good Theme 0.9/1 Good Graphics and Sound 1/1 Fun Feel 1/1 Unique Twists 0.8/1 Vibe Check 1/1 Rogue: Genesia Tag Cloud - + More sortable taxonomies and categories associated with the game (genre tags are available in the main game table line!) We've just started adding tags to enable more sorting options, this section will get more filled out as we go! Release Tags LinuxSteam DeckWindows PCEAFree Available Sorting Categories SimilarRanked Genre and Control Style Tags Auto-ShooterBullet HeavenEnemy HellHorde SurvivalMowing GameRogueliteSurvivors-likeTop Down or IsometricTwin Stick Shooter Aesthetic Tags HD-2DPixel Art Setting / Story Tags Fantasy Control Styles Auto-AimAuto-FireControllerController 1 HandedMouse Only Game Mode Tags Branching PathsCampaignCurrency MetaprogressionDifficulty ModesDifficulty ModifiersEndless ModeGoal Based RoundsNo TutorialRoulette ProgressionSpeed UpTimed SurvivalUnlockable CharactersWave Survival30m Features and Extras Steam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsSteam Workshop Dev/Publisher Huard OuadiiolaCorp Studio Release Info & Community Links - + Direct Permalink: survivorslikes.com/videogame/rogue-genesia Contextual Table Link: survivorslikes.com/#rogue-genesia Google Sheet Edit Link: edit.survivorslikes.com row 8 Steam Link: steampowered.com/app/2067920/rogue_genesia Steam Price: 8.99 (USD) Release Date: Early Access 09/19/2022 Developer: Huard Ouadi Publisher: iolaCorp Studio Fully Released? No Recent Updates? Yes Steam Compatibility Windows: Yes Mac: No Linux: Yes Steam Deck: Yes Other Platforms None Community & Social Links Discord Subreddit Wiki Game Features - + Listing various features we've got info on. Multiplayer Local: No Online: No Player Count: 1 Leaderboards: ? Steam Features Steam Cloud: Yes Steam Achievements: 35 Steam Leaderboards: Yes Steam Workshop: Yes Steam Trading Cards: No Extras, Etc. NSFW: No Demo Available: Yes DLC Available: Yes Soundtrack Available: No Marketing Blurb - + Some description of the game and its features from the creators. "Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue: Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, carve your path through their ranks, defeat the boss and save one of the many worlds." "Make your build from more than 170+ passive upgrades, 56 weapons. 52 + Powerful Artifacts to discover." More info and fan reviews on steam Control Style Notes - + Twin stick shooter with dodge, auto fire and optional auto aim. It's a little different in that targeting matters, there is a dodge and some other abilities. Options to play one handed with a mouse or to turn on auto-aim can make this feel more like VS. Automated Features Auto Fire Auto Aim Optional Auto Aim, always auto fire. Pressing stick in direction takes over until stick is let up Supported Controls Controller: Full Controller Move Only: No Controller One Handed: Yes Mouse Only: Yes Keyboard Only: ? Keyboard One Handed: ? Game Modes - + Rog's Mode (Campaign, Timed Survival, Goal Based Rounds, Branching Paths) Survivor Mode (Goal at Certain Time, Continues to Endless) Difficulty Modifiers (Many Challenges) Difficulty Modes (Corruption Slider) Game Mode Notes Rog's Mode consists of branching paths, with a series of rounds with objectives such as timed survival, killing an amount of enemies or an elite or boss, etc. The game has many specific challenges for both modes, a "corruption" difficulty slider for any run, and 2 profile modes for your account (normal and hero, the later of which only counts your best runs for the purpose of buying stuff from the soul shop) Run Times & Speedups - + Average Run Time: 30m Run Time Notes Rog's Mode is essentially a set of branching paths, with each node taking 30 seconds to 1 minute 30 seconds, depending on win condition. Later campaigns have more nodes and take longer. The "survivor" mode is technical endless. The "win" conditions are F rank: 15 minutes, E rank: 30 min, D rank: 45 min, C rank: 40min. Dev: "Once you reach this duration, the timer gets crazy (speeds up and continues to speed-up overtime) this is what we call "red timer". After enemies start spawning with infinite health, you reach what is called "infinity" (this is usually 1 to 3 hours IRL) and the run ends." Speed Settings A player ability can slow down the action. Corruption and challenges can speed up enemies, but there's no menu option to speed up play. "Quick Mode" shortens Rog's Mode run time by having less stages and more enemies, but doesn't change clock time / play speed.
	[edit] Brotato Released A must play for Newgrounds nostalgic arena shooter fans that also seems to alienate some hardcore Vampire Survivors fans. Featuring 1 handed play and on the surface very similar and often suggested, but missing many exploration features and subtle differences (like leveling at end of waves) might make it not hit the zen mark. Lots of people love this one but I admit I personally couldn't get into it. It was a little disappointing after the many recommendations. Great character ability twists and buildcrafting challenges if it clicks for you. Very popular for a reason! Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review]	Arena Shooter Auto-Shooter Brotato-style Bullet Heaven Content Rich Roguelite Single Stick Shooter Survivors-like Top Down or Isometric Wave Survival	7.6 Combined Ranking Score 32/72 Ranking Position 1365/1600 Total Points	8.1 Final Review 96% Steam 7.8 Scale 7.0 Vibes 48003 Steam Reviews 344/400 Review Points	7.0 Similarity Score 85% Diagnosis: Similar 1021/1200 Comparison Points	95% Genre 7.2/8 genre	99% Simple Controls 6.8/7 move	85% Survival Modes 2.8/4 modes	73% Power Progression 1.8/4 level	93% Buildcrafting Depth 4.3/5 build	68% Stage Features 2.5/7 stage	80% Content Breadth 5.4/9 stuff	69% Aesthetics 2.3/6 style	93% Gameplay Vibe Check 8.6/10 vibe vibe
Brotato Ranking Notes - + Scaling and Review Notes Personal Hours Played: 2.7 Review Disclaimer Every game ranked was played, but also scaled based on research, talking to developers & your feedback. The priority with the scale's initial design was to compare similarity on relatively objective features - so it doesn't claim to include reviews of the depth and clarity you'd get at a games journalism site, nor the intensive time played you might get from player reviews on steam. We try to incorporate and link all of that along with a 'review scale' that checks for bugs. See the heatmap and breakdown! Time played noted so you can take any notes with a big grain of salt! I can't get to high level gameplay in 850+ games so I heavily research every game. Over 80 game creators let me interview or survey them! I Hope to go back and refine. Please argue or submit your own scores and reviews to be incorporated with credit into the notes and score numbers. Added or last checked on 10/17/2023 Brotato is a common recommendation and many people love it. It does have pretty satisfying one handed gameplay (with optional aim I imagine most people don't use), but personally it doesn't hit the mark. I don't like how the waves are counted off and you level at the end of the round instead of when you get enough XP, nor that every one minute all the gems are swept up - it interrupts the flow for me and removes the gameplay element of trying to gather the drops. Every match is in the same small box instead of a vibe of exploring an interesting map with secrets. I also think the characters are ugly and the gun designs boring. But I can see how people sink a lot of time into it - it has many positive steam reviews. Probably it's popular in a big way because of the excellent variety in character builds and possible run combinations and the challenges created this way. Thread on steam to check back in on later: As fans, do you think brotato-style games are significantly different than survivors-likes?" Brotato Similarity Scale Heatmap - + Measured in 60 categories via likert-scale style options -1 to 1 in tenths, how does this game compare to Vampire Survivors. This allows 1200 total "points". It's easier to have a point of comparison and we just picked Vampire Survivors since it's the most popular and commonly referenced game in the subgenre. For detailed methodology read the explainer. For in depth examples at score value, see the scoring guide and for term definitions see the key. 7.0 Similarity Score 85% Diagnosis: 1021/1200 Comparison Points Rogue-lite 1/1 Auto-Fire / Auto-Battle 0.9/1 Real Time 1/1 Top Down or Isometric 1/1 Direct Control of Single Avatar 1/1 Arcade Style 1/1 Bullet Heaven A (Many Player Bullets) 0.9/1 Bullet Heaven B (Few Enemy Bullets) 0.4/1 One Handed Play (w Controller) 1/1 Move Only 1/1 No Dash 1/1 No Trigger 1/1 No Special Move 1/1 No Aiming 0.8/1 No On-Aim / On-Fire Movement Penalty 1/1 Timed / Boss Ended Survival 1/1 Endless Mode 1/1 Organic / Unannounced Waves 0/1 High Enemy Count (Horde) 0.8/1 Level Up on XP Gain Event 0/1 Streamlined Level Choices (Simple UI) 0.8/1 Currency Based Meta Unlocks 0/1 Goal Based Meta Unlocks 1/1 Build Crafting 1/1 0.8/1 Weapon Combination / "Evolution" 0.5/1 Interesting Item / Weapon / Ability Synergy 1/1 Broken / Invincible Builds Possible 1/1 Explorable Map -1/1 BIG Maps -1/1 XP on Ground 1/1 Health on Ground 1/1 Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 0.7/1 Treasure Chests and/or Loot Events 1/1 Vendor / Merchant on Run 0.8/1 Enemy Variety 0.4/1 Bosses / Elites 1/1 Many Interesting Characters 1/1 Many Challenges 1/1 Multiple Stages 0/1 Difficulty Modifiers 1/1 Bestiary / Lore 0/1 Achievements 1/1 Secrets 0/1 Retro / Pixel Art 0.2/1 Damage Numbers 1/1 Lofi Charm 0.2/1 Bumpin Music 0.5/1 Fun Writing 0/1 Subtle Humor 0.4/1 Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 1/1 Over the Top 0.5/1 "One More Run" / Short Runs 1/1 Difficulty Ramp 0.9/1 Fun Ramp 0.8/1 Low Price 1/1 Technical Check 1/1 Controls Check 1/1 Fun Check 1/1 Feels like VS 0.8/1 Brotato Review Scale Heatmap - + The review scale is judged from -1 to 1 in 10 categories, with 200 possible "points" earned. Steam review positive percentage is worth another 100 points, and a "ten point" pure vibe review number adds extra subjectivity. Converted into points, that's 400 points total. The points aren't used directly in the ranking, though, which averages the three number scores for the final review score listed in the game line above. 8.1 Final Review 96% Positive Steam Reviews 48003 Steam Reviews 7.0 Pure Vibes 7.8 Review Scale 344/400 Review Points Not Buggy 1/1 Not Janky 1/1 Good UI 0.8/1 Controller and Deck 1/1 Lots of Content 0.8/1 Good Theme 0.4/1 Good Graphics and Sound 0.3/1 Fun Feel 1/1 Unique Twists 1/1 Vibe Check 0.5/1 Metacritic Scores - + This title has metacritic data! The "fuck the man" score is adjusted so each person's review is equally weighted, regardless of critic or fan status. Critic 7.6 Converted 10 Point Score 4 Number of Critic Reviews User 8.2 User Review Average 14 Number of User Reviews Average 7.9 Direct Average 8.1 "Fuck The Man" Combined Mean Brotato Tag Cloud - + More sortable taxonomies and categories associated with the game (genre tags are available in the main game table line!) We've just started adding tags to enable more sorting options, this section will get more filled out as we go! Release Tags AndroidiOSitch.ioSteam DeckSwitchWindows PCReleased Sorting Categories SimilarRanked Genre and Control Style Tags Arena ShooterAuto-ShooterBrotato-styleBullet HeavenContent RichRogueliteSingle Stick ShooterSurvivors-likeTop Down or IsometricWave Survival Aesthetic Tags 2DBrowser GameCartoonLofiUglycute Setting / Story Tags ComedyFlying Saucer AliensMeme GameSci-fi Control Styles ControllerController 1 HandedController Move OnlyKeyboard 1 HandedKeyboard OnlyMouse Only Game Mode Tags Advance on Round EndShort RoundsVacuum Collectables at Round End20m Features and Extras SoundtrackSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam Workshop Dev/Publisher Blobfish Release Info & Community Links - + Direct Permalink: survivorslikes.com/videogame/brotato Contextual Table Link: survivorslikes.com/#brotato Google Sheet Edit Link: edit.survivorslikes.com row 36 Steam Link: steampowered.com/app/1942280/brotato Steam Price: 4.99 (USD) Release Date: Early Access 9/27/2022 Full 6/23/2023 Developer: Blobfish Publisher: Blobfish Fully Released? Yes Recent Updates? Yes Steam Compatibility Windows: Yes Mac: No Linux: No Steam Deck: Verified Other Platforms Switch iOs Android itch.io Community & Social Links Discord Subreddit Game Features - + Listing various features we've got info on. Multiplayer Local: No Online: No Player Count: 1 Leaderboards: ? Steam Features Steam Cloud: Yes Steam Achievements: 83 Steam Leaderboards: No Steam Workshop: Yes Steam Trading Cards: No Extras, Etc. NSFW: No Demo Available: Legacy Demo on itch.io DLC Available: No Soundtrack Available: YouTube Marketing Blurb - + Some description of the game and its features from the creators. "Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives." "Auto-firing weapons by default with a manual aiming option" "Hundreds of items and weapons to choose from" "Accessibility options: tweak the health, damage and speed of enemies so the difficulty is right for you" More info and fan reviews on steam Run Times & Speedups - + Average Run Time: 20m Run Time Notes ? Speed Settings ?
	[edit] Dead Cells DLC Released Very Different. Metroidvania Sidescroller Rouge-lite with Souls inspired combat, it shares some elements with other Rogue-lites. Perhaps you want to jump and slash and don't like currency based meta power creep, preferring to develop your skills and find in-game discoveries to progress. Very Hard! Want it to feel more like Vampire Survivors? Get the Castlevania crossover DLC. That kind of makes it worth including. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review]	Content Rich Dungeon Crawler Hack and Slash Metroidvania Roguelite Roguevania Sidescroller	6.8 Combined Ranking Score 45/72 Ranking Position 1223/1600 Total Points	9.6 Final Review 97% Steam 10.0 Scale 9.1 Vibes 119571 Steam Reviews 388/400 Review Points	3.9 Similarity Score 70% Diagnosis: Very Different 835/1200 Comparison Points	66% Genre 2.6/8 genre	11% Simple Controls -5.5/7 move	26% Survival Modes -1.9/4 modes	50% Power Progression 0/4 level	71% Buildcrafting Depth 2.1/5 build	93% Stage Features 6/7 stage	96% Content Breadth 8.2/9 stuff	100% Aesthetics 6/6 style	85% Gameplay Vibe Check 6.9/10 vibe vibe
Dead Cells Ranking Notes - + Scaling and Review Notes Personal Hours Played: 8.0 Review Disclaimer Every game ranked was played, but also scaled based on research, talking to developers & your feedback. The priority with the scale's initial design was to compare similarity on relatively objective features - so it doesn't claim to include reviews of the depth and clarity you'd get at a games journalism site, nor the intensive time played you might get from player reviews on steam. We try to incorporate and link all of that along with a 'review scale' that checks for bugs. See the heatmap and breakdown! Time played noted so you can take any notes with a big grain of salt! I can't get to high level gameplay in 850+ games so I heavily research every game. Over 80 game creators let me interview or survey them! I Hope to go back and refine. Please argue or submit your own scores and reviews to be incorporated with credit into the notes and score numbers. Added or last checked on 10/23/2023 Played a fair amount on Switch as well. Very skill based sidescrolling Rogue-lite. Deep combat system inspired by Dark Souls but with a lot of mechanics of its own. It's another great game I'm not very good at. You may love the One More Run pull of it, but if you aren't good at jumping and juggling a lot of buttons, it won't be able to draw you past that. Gameplay wise it feels very different, but it shares some genre conventions with Vampire Survivors. Many buttons to keep track of and high challenge from smaller amounts of enemies. Currency drops during runs to be used during runs, there's only goal/find based meta-unlocks (and stuff passed to your next run.) This was be an interesting one to rate. I was inspired to pull it onto this sheet by the Castlevania DLC which not only includes some characters and weapons but a whole fucking castle and soundtrack, so it does have some neo-castlevania vibes which obviously also heavily influenced VS. A lot of people say it's their "favorite game like vampire survivors" in reddit threads from a while ago, and at that time they just meant.. an action game with meta progression. Dead Cells Similarity Scale Heatmap - + Measured in 60 categories via likert-scale style options -1 to 1 in tenths, how does this game compare to Vampire Survivors. This allows 1200 total "points". It's easier to have a point of comparison and we just picked Vampire Survivors since it's the most popular and commonly referenced game in the subgenre. For detailed methodology read the explainer. For in depth examples at score value, see the scoring guide and for term definitions see the key. 3.9 Similarity Score 70% Diagnosis: 835/1200 Comparison Points Rogue-lite 1/1 Auto-Fire / Auto-Battle -1/1 Real Time 1/1 Top Down or Isometric -1/1 Direct Control of Single Avatar 1/1 Arcade Style 0.9/1 Bullet Heaven A (Many Player Bullets) 0/1 Bullet Heaven B (Few Enemy Bullets) 0.7/1 One Handed Play (w Controller) -1/1 Move Only -1/1 No Dash -1/1 No Trigger -1/1 No Special Move -1/1 No Aiming 0/1 No On-Aim / On-Fire Movement Penalty -0.5/1 Timed / Boss Ended Survival -1/1 Endless Mode -1/1 Organic / Unannounced Waves 0/1 High Enemy Count (Horde) 0.1/1 Level Up on XP Gain Event -1/1 Streamlined Level Choices (Simple UI) 0/1 Currency Based Meta Unlocks 0/1 Goal Based Meta Unlocks 1/1 Build Crafting 0.4/1 0.7/1 Weapon Combination / "Evolution" 0/1 Interesting Item / Weapon / Ability Synergy 1/1 Broken / Invincible Builds Possible 0/1 Explorable Map 1/1 BIG Maps 1/1 XP on Ground 1/1 Health on Ground 0/1 Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 1/1 Treasure Chests and/or Loot Events 1/1 Vendor / Merchant on Run 1/1 Enemy Variety 1/1 Bosses / Elites 1/1 Many Interesting Characters 0.2/1 Many Challenges 1/1 Multiple Stages 1/1 Difficulty Modifiers 1/1 Bestiary / Lore 1/1 Achievements 1/1 Secrets 1/1 Retro / Pixel Art 1/1 Damage Numbers 1/1 Lofi Charm 1/1 Bumpin Music 1/1 Fun Writing 1/1 Subtle Humor 1/1 Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 0.2/1 Over the Top 0.3/1 "One More Run" / Short Runs 1/1 Difficulty Ramp 0.6/1 Fun Ramp 0.8/1 Low Price 0/1 Technical Check 1/1 Controls Check 1/1 Fun Check 1/1 Feels like VS 0.1/1 Dead Cells Review Scale Heatmap - + The review scale is judged from -1 to 1 in 10 categories, with 200 possible "points" earned. Steam review positive percentage is worth another 100 points, and a "ten point" pure vibe review number adds extra subjectivity. Converted into points, that's 400 points total. The points aren't used directly in the ranking, though, which averages the three number scores for the final review score listed in the game line above. 9.6 Final Review 97% Positive Steam Reviews 119571 Steam Reviews 9.1 Pure Vibes 10.0 Review Scale 388/400 Review Points Not Buggy 1/1 Not Janky 1/1 Good UI 1/1 Controller and Deck 1/1 Lots of Content 1/1 Good Theme 1/1 Good Graphics and Sound 1/1 Fun Feel 1/1 Unique Twists 1/1 Vibe Check 1/1 Metacritic Scores - + This title has metacritic data! The "fuck the man" score is adjusted so each person's review is equally weighted, regardless of critic or fan status. Critic 8.9 Converted 10 Point Score 35 Number of Critic Reviews User 8.2 User Review Average 742 Number of User Reviews Average 8.6 Direct Average 8.2 "Fuck The Man" Combined Mean Dead Cells Tag Cloud - + More sortable taxonomies and categories associated with the game (genre tags are available in the main game table line!) We've just started adding tags to enable more sorting options, this section will get more filled out as we go! Release Tags AndroidEpiciOSitch.ioLinuxMacPS4PS5Steam DeckSwitchWindows PCXboxDLCReleased Sorting Categories Very DifferentRanked Genre and Control Style Tags Content RichDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashMetroidvaniaRogueliteRoguevaniaSidescroller Aesthetic Tags 2DPixel Art Setting / Story Tags DungeonsFantasy Control Styles Controller Game Mode Tags Find Based Metaprogression30m Features and Extras SoundtrackSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop Dev/Publisher Motion Twin Release Info & Community Links - + Direct Permalink: survivorslikes.com/videogame/dead-cells Contextual Table Link: survivorslikes.com/#dead-cells Google Sheet Edit Link: edit.survivorslikes.com row 49 Steam Link: steampowered.com/app/588650/dead_cells Steam Price: 24.99 (USD) Release Date: 8/6/2018 Developer: Motion Twin Publisher: Motion Twin Fully Released? Yes Recent Updates? Yes Steam Compatibility Windows: Yes Mac: Yes Linux: Yes Steam Deck: Verified Other Platforms PS4/5 Xbox Switch iOS Android itch.io Epic Community & Social Links Discord Game Features - + Listing various features we've got info on. Multiplayer Local: No Online: No Player Count: 1 Leaderboards: ? Steam Features Steam Cloud: Yes Steam Achievements: Yes Steam Leaderboards: No Steam Workshop: Yes Steam Trading Cards: Yes Extras, Etc. NSFW: No Demo Available: No DLC Available: Yes Soundtrack Available: Steam YouTube Bandcamp Spotify Marketing Blurb - + Some description of the game and its features from the creators. "Dead Cells is a rogue-lite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you're able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat. Regular free content updates!" "RogueVania: The progressive exploration of an interconnected world, with the replayability of a rogue-lite and the adrenaline pumping threat of permadeath." More info and fan reviews on steam Run Times & Speedups - + Average Run Time: 30m Run Time Notes ? Speed Settings ?
	[edit] Crypt of the Necrodancer DLC Released Extremely Different. Rogue style short runs in a horror fantasy setting with pixel graphics, but rhythm based gameplay without bullet heaven elements. Used to come up more in recommendation threads on reddit. Fan comparison scores via Necrodancer discord. Maqua: "A rhythm turn-based roguelike that lets you perform beat downs to the beat. Less like Vampire Survivors due to fundamental differences in design, but the variety of characters as well as in-game leaderboards allows you to get a lot of replay value even after you master the mechanics." Tufwfo: "Extremely difficult roguelike where all inputs are done to the beat of the music. Learning the patterns of all the enemies leads to mastering the game which is incredibly satisfying after hundreds of hours." Movement focus, but feels very different! Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review]	Content Rich Grid-Based Movement Rhythm Game Roguelike Roguelite Top Down or Isometric Turn Based Hybrid	6.5 Combined Ranking Score 47/72 Ranking Position 1200/1600 Total Points	9.3 Final Review 95% Steam 9.4 Scale 9.0 Vibes 20594 Steam Reviews 379/400 Review Points	3.7 Similarity Score 68% Diagnosis: Extremely Different 821/1200 Comparison Points	61% Genre 1.7/8 genre	69% Simple Controls 2.7/7 move	63% Survival Modes 1/4 modes	38% Power Progression -1/4 level	61% Buildcrafting Depth 1.1/5 build	65% Stage Features 2.1/7 stage	88% Content Breadth 6.9/9 stuff	74% Aesthetics 2.9/6 style	80% Gameplay Vibe Check 6/10 vibe vibe
Crypt of the Necrodancer Ranking Notes - + Scaling and Review Notes Personal Hours Played: 3 (xoxomonstergirl) 4129 (Tufwfo Review) 828.4 (Maqua Review) Review Disclaimer Every game ranked was played, but also scaled based on research, talking to developers & your feedback. The priority with the scale's initial design was to compare similarity on relatively objective features - so it doesn't claim to include reviews of the depth and clarity you'd get at a games journalism site, nor the intensive time played you might get from player reviews on steam. We try to incorporate and link all of that along with a 'review scale' that checks for bugs. See the heatmap and breakdown! Time played noted so you can take any notes with a big grain of salt! I can't get to high level gameplay in 850+ games so I heavily research every game. Over 80 game creators let me interview or survey them! I Hope to go back and refine. Please argue or submit your own scores and reviews to be incorporated with credit into the notes and score numbers. Added or last checked on 11/18/2023 I'm terrible at rhythm games, so went to discord for help investigating this suggestion I'd seen on reddit! Number scores averaged between our user surveys or by scoring guide. Fan review score notes from Tufwfo and Maqua on the Necrodancer discord! Reprinted from the survey with some editing. Maqua Notes: "Crypt of the Necrodancer is a rhythm turn based roguelike. Its unique gameplay style allows it to flow in its own interesting way without separating itself from the identifiers that make it a roguelike." Tufwfo: "It's a very difficult rhythm based roguelike." This gives it a partial score in real time, since it does go on without you. DLC: "Certain features are limited to the Synchrony DLC such as online multiplayer and versus" Maqua: "You move on tiles to the beat of the backing music track, using the arrow keys in time with the music. Moving into an enemy makes you attack the enemy, and if an enemy is able to move into the tile you are on, or moving to, they attack you. It is a very different game from Vampire Survivors since there is a constrained grid system, a low max enemy count per floor, and progression based on if you can make it to the bottom of the crypt or not. It's less about avoidance and more about planning and execution." They're both movement focused spins on roguelike games, but very different! Maqua: "I'm going at this from the perspective of a player with over 840 hours on steam. Necrodancer is a roguelike that relies mostly on player knowledge of the game to be difficult and fun, and any progression elements are mostly reserved for players learning the game for the first time. After that, it's about knowing how to control scenarios in game such that you don't make any mistakes." Maqua continues: "The real complexity comes from the pseudo-turn-based combat that the beat of the game revolves around, making sure you perform correct actions in the scenario you're in without making any mistakes. I find it much different than Vampire Survivors in that aspect, since after a certain point in any run, you're just waiting for the timer to hit zero and move onto the next. In Necrodancer, the very act of clearing a run with a specific character is a major accomplishment by itself. It's also worth noting that Necrodancer's idea of scaling is drastically different than VS, since the stats in ND revolve around low value integers, instead of ranges exceeding a thousand. With ND, you need to have a more active role in play, rather than letting passive item effects let you walk through the rest of your run without much thought." Tufwfo: "All enemies have a specific pattern so over time you learn them all to be able to handle any situation. The game is incredibly fair (in my thousands of hours there's only 1 thing I would say is explicitly unfair) so even playing low% (no items or healing) you can win every run if you're good enough. I consider Vampire Survivors to be a fairly chill game while Necrodancer is extremely difficult. If you're willing to challenge yourself then I absolutely recommend it." Maqua, recommends for VS fans: "..only on the basis that I would recommend this game to anyone. If anyone wants to try something new, this is a game for you." It's worth noting the more rogue-lite side of the game, Single Zones Mode, is easier and earns it a high partial on the rogue-lite feature score. Maqua: "There exists a spin off game, "Cadence of Hyrule feat. Crypt of the Necrodancer" that released on Nintendo Switch by Brace Yourself Games. It is even less similar to a roguelike/roguelite game, but is way more accessible to a newcomer to the style of game. I got into Necrodancer through Cadence of Hyrule first, and the differences between the two games are massive. If anyone finds Necrodancer too rough to get into, I'd personally recommend Cadence of Hyrule as a watered down, but more accessible and charming version of the game." Crypt of the Necrodancer Similarity Scale Heatmap - + Measured in 60 categories via likert-scale style options -1 to 1 in tenths, how does this game compare to Vampire Survivors. This allows 1200 total "points". It's easier to have a point of comparison and we just picked Vampire Survivors since it's the most popular and commonly referenced game in the subgenre. For detailed methodology read the explainer. For in depth examples at score value, see the scoring guide and for term definitions see the key. 3.7 Similarity Score 68% Diagnosis: 821/1200 Comparison Points Rogue-lite 0.8/1 Auto-Fire / Auto-Battle -1/1 Real Time 0.7/1 Top Down or Isometric 1/1 Direct Control of Single Avatar 0.9/1 Arcade Style 0.8/1 Bullet Heaven A (Many Player Bullets) -1/1 Bullet Heaven B (Few Enemy Bullets) -0.5/1 One Handed Play (w Controller) 1/1 Move Only -0.2/1 No Dash 0.5/1 No Trigger 0.8/1 No Special Move 0.8/1 No Aiming 0.8/1 No On-Aim / On-Fire Movement Penalty -1/1 Timed / Boss Ended Survival 0.5/1 Endless Mode 1/1 Organic / Unannounced Waves 0/1 High Enemy Count (Horde) -0.5/1 Level Up on XP Gain Event -1/1 Streamlined Level Choices (Simple UI) -1/1 Currency Based Meta Unlocks 0.5/1 Goal Based Meta Unlocks 0.5/1 Build Crafting 0.2/1 0.5/1 Weapon Combination / "Evolution" 0.1/1 Interesting Item / Weapon / Ability Synergy 0.3/1 Broken / Invincible Builds Possible 0/1 Explorable Map 0.5/1 BIG Maps -0.8/1 XP on Ground 0.5/1 Health on Ground 0.2/1 Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 0.2/1 Treasure Chests and/or Loot Events 0.5/1 Vendor / Merchant on Run 1/1 Enemy Variety 0.7/1 Bosses / Elites 0.5/1 Many Interesting Characters 0.7/1 Many Challenges 1/1 Multiple Stages 1/1 Difficulty Modifiers 0.3/1 Bestiary / Lore 0.7/1 Achievements 1/1 Secrets 1/1 Retro / Pixel Art 1/1 Damage Numbers 0/1 Lofi Charm 0/1 Bumpin Music 1/1 Fun Writing 0.5/1 Subtle Humor 0.4/1 Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 0.4/1 Over the Top 0/1 "One More Run" / Short Runs 1/1 Difficulty Ramp 0.5/1 Fun Ramp 0.2/1 Low Price 0.5/1 Technical Check 1/1 Controls Check 1/1 Fun Check 1/1 Feels like VS -0.9/1 Crypt of the Necrodancer Review Scale Heatmap - + The review scale is judged from -1 to 1 in 10 categories, with 200 possible "points" earned. Steam review positive percentage is worth another 100 points, and a "ten point" pure vibe review number adds extra subjectivity. Converted into points, that's 400 points total. The points aren't used directly in the ranking, though, which averages the three number scores for the final review score listed in the game line above. 9.3 Final Review 95% Positive Steam Reviews 20594 Steam Reviews 9.0 Pure Vibes 9.4 Review Scale 379/400 Review Points Not Buggy 1/1 Not Janky 0.8/1 Good UI 0.7/1 Controller and Deck 1/1 Lots of Content 1/1 Good Theme 1/1 Good Graphics and Sound 1/1 Fun Feel 0.9/1 Unique Twists 1/1 Vibe Check 1/1 Metacritic Scores - + This title has metacritic data! The "fuck the man" score is adjusted so each person's review is equally weighted, regardless of critic or fan status. Critic 8.7 Converted 10 Point Score 46 Number of Critic Reviews User 7.8 User Review Average 240 Number of User Reviews Average 8.3 Direct Average 7.9 "Fuck The Man" Combined Mean Crypt of the Necrodancer Tag Cloud - + More sortable taxonomies and categories associated with the game (genre tags are available in the main game table line!) We've just started adding tags to enable more sorting options, this section will get more filled out as we go! Release Tags AndroidEpiciOSLinuxMacPS4PS5Steam DeckSwitchWindows PCXboxDLCReleased Sorting Categories Extremely DifferentRanked Genre and Control Style Tags Content RichGrid-Based MovementRhythm GameRoguelikeRogueliteTop Down or IsometricTurn Based Hybrid Aesthetic Tags 2DPixel Art Setting / Story Tags DungeonsFantasyHorror ThemedUndead Control Styles Controller Game Mode Tags Unknown30m Features and Extras SoundtrackSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop Dev/Publisher Brace Yourself GamesKlei Entertainment Release Info & Community Links - + Direct Permalink: survivorslikes.com/videogame/crypt-of-the-necrodancer Contextual Table Link: survivorslikes.com/#crypt-of-the-necrodancer Google Sheet Edit Link: edit.survivorslikes.com row 51 Steam Link: steampowered.com/app/247080/crypt_of_the_necrodancer Steam Price: 14.99 (USD) Release Date: 4/23/2015 Developer: Brace Yourself Games Publisher: Klei Entertainment Fully Released? Yes Recent Updates? Yes Steam Compatibility Windows: Yes Mac: Yes Linux: Yes Steam Deck: Yes Other Platforms PS4/5 Xbox Switch iOS Android Epic Community & Social Links Discord Game Features - + Listing various features we've got info on. Multiplayer Local: Co-Op Versus Online: Co-Op Versus Player Count: 4 (Local) Many (Online with DLC) Leaderboards: ? Steam Features Steam Cloud: Yes Steam Achievements: 61 Steam Leaderboards: Yes Steam Workshop: Yes Steam Trading Cards: Yes Extras, Etc. NSFW: No Demo Available: No DLC Available: Yes Soundtrack Available: Steam YouTube Bandcamp Amazon Apple Soundcloud Spotify Marketing Blurb - + Some description of the game and its features from the creators. "Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move on the beat to navigate an ever changing dungeon while battling dancing skeletons, zombies, dragons, and more." "Descend into the crypt as 15 playable characters with unique play styles and challenges! Jam out to over 40 original songs in Danny Baranowsky’s award winning soundtrack, or set your own beats with songs from your own MP3 collection!" "BONUS: Includes 6 playable remixes of the entire soundtrack. Remixes by FamilyJules, A_Rival, Chipzel, OCRemix, Girlfriend Records, and Virt!" "Reach great heights as you disco down through the depths of the crypt. Whether you aim to get the highest scores or complete runs in the fastest times, you can compete against a robust community of players in a range of permanent and daily challenges across all characters." (There are no leaderboards in rogue-lite mode) Single Zone Mode: "Gather diamonds to unlock permanent upgrades and better equipment to traverse deeper into the NecroDancer’s lair. The deeper you go, the more treacherous enemies you'll face." More info and fan reviews on steam Run Times & Speedups - + Average Run Time: 30m Run Time Notes Maqua: "22 minute casual runs". Tufwfo: "40 Minutes Maximum" Speed Settings None
	[edit] The Riftbreaker DLC Released Very Different. A top down shooter horde survival game, but in the long term resource gathering sense in the main campaign mode. Build a base, or rather multiple bases, as you attempt to survive on an alien planet. Relevant to this sheet is the timed survival mode. It recently came on sale on steam so I decided to see how it matches up on this scale considering it shares some elements. It may be an interesting one to check out if you enjoyed the horde and exploration aspects of the genre but wished for a long game with persistent progression instead of short runs. Technically, though, with a hardcore mode enabling permadeath it's optionally rogueish. I wouldn't say it's similar to Vampire Survivors, but it is a horde survival game for sure! Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review]	Action RPG Base Building Content Rich Horde Survival Roguelite Sandbox Story Rich Survival Craft Top Down or Isometric Tower Defense Twin Stick Shooter Wave Survival	6.3 Combined Ranking Score 48/72 Ranking Position 1182/1600 Total Points	9.0 Final Review 91% Steam 9.4 Scale 8.5 Vibes 13901 Steam Reviews 370/400 Review Points	3.5 Similarity Score 68% Diagnosis: Very Different 812/1200 Comparison Points	68% Genre 2.8/8 genre	11% Simple Controls -5.5/7 move	85% Survival Modes 2.8/4 modes	38% Power Progression -1/4 level	80% Buildcrafting Depth 3/5 build	82% Stage Features 4.5/7 stage	95% Content Breadth 8.1/9 stuff	69% Aesthetics 2.3/6 style	75% Gameplay Vibe Check 5/10 vibe vibe
The Riftbreaker Ranking Notes - + Scaling and Review Notes Personal Hours Played: 10.8 Review Disclaimer Every game ranked was played, but also scaled based on research, talking to developers & your feedback. The priority with the scale's initial design was to compare similarity on relatively objective features - so it doesn't claim to include reviews of the depth and clarity you'd get at a games journalism site, nor the intensive time played you might get from player reviews on steam. We try to incorporate and link all of that along with a 'review scale' that checks for bugs. See the heatmap and breakdown! Time played noted so you can take any notes with a big grain of salt! I can't get to high level gameplay in 850+ games so I heavily research every game. Over 80 game creators let me interview or survey them! I Hope to go back and refine. Please argue or submit your own scores and reviews to be incorporated with credit into the notes and score numbers. Added or last checked on 11/16/2023 An interesting game to compare and not unlikely to come up in your search because it's a "survival" game with "hordes" of enemies. It's also top down and a twin stick shooter and randomization, so it's got some surface level similarities. But it's also an incredibly complex game with many controls, so in many ways the polar opposite of something like Vampire Survivors. It has a campaign mode but also a survival mode with timed waves. The general gameplay loop consists of gathering resources and base building to develop and increase various weapon powers and survive waves of enemies. Set up towers, do research, explore and so on. It's really a rather cool mashup of genres, which got me interested in checking it out. It's got kind of the polar opposite of "simple level choices", having some of the most complex systems to upgrade your fighting level imaginable (dependent on base building.) I mostly liked that, but for my review score I'll have to note I found the voice acting grating when I should have been loving this. It might hurt that my name is also Ashley so it just felt like my robot dad was yelling at me a lot. With a game design really revolving around long term play, it's definitely not a roguelite, but with map generation and hardcore mode, it is a non-traditional Roguelike in the same manner that Diablo 2 is a roguelike. I usually use roguelite to refer to metaprogression and I'm not sure if the campaign unlocks apply to hardcore mode yet - and if they do to the survival mode, it actually shares more in common with these games than I thought at first glance. In any case, I'm giving it a partial score in "rogue-lite". It doesn't have a sprawling open world or stretching maps, but you do explore to other maps through the same game when playing the campaign. Aesthetics feels a little like some custom Star Trek map with one mech defending from waves of zerg rushes. Voice acting and writing is kind of annoying imho, probably could have done entirely without it but it doesn't intrude too often. It feels a bit more bullet heaven when you equip a gun on each hand and stand near a million towers you set up. Enemies do have ranged attacks, though. All in all it's more of an ARPG / base building hybrid and not a survivors-like, but it could tickle your fancy for long term wave defense with more complex systems. The Riftbreaker Similarity Scale Heatmap - + Measured in 60 categories via likert-scale style options -1 to 1 in tenths, how does this game compare to Vampire Survivors. This allows 1200 total "points". It's easier to have a point of comparison and we just picked Vampire Survivors since it's the most popular and commonly referenced game in the subgenre. For detailed methodology read the explainer. For in depth examples at score value, see the scoring guide and for term definitions see the key. 3.5 Similarity Score 68% Diagnosis: 812/1200 Comparison Points Rogue-lite 0.7/1 Auto-Fire / Auto-Battle -0.5/1 Real Time 1/1 Top Down or Isometric 1/1 Direct Control of Single Avatar 0.7/1 Arcade Style -1/1 Bullet Heaven A (Many Player Bullets) 0.6/1 Bullet Heaven B (Few Enemy Bullets) 0.3/1 One Handed Play (w Controller) -1/1 Move Only -1/1 No Dash -1/1 No Trigger -1/1 No Special Move -1/1 No Aiming -1/1 No On-Aim / On-Fire Movement Penalty 0.5/1 Timed / Boss Ended Survival 0.8/1 Endless Mode 1/1 Organic / Unannounced Waves 0/1 High Enemy Count (Horde) 1/1 Level Up on XP Gain Event -1/1 Streamlined Level Choices (Simple UI) -1/1 Currency Based Meta Unlocks 0/1 Goal Based Meta Unlocks 1/1 Build Crafting 1/1 1/1 Weapon Combination / "Evolution" 0.5/1 Interesting Item / Weapon / Ability Synergy 0.5/1 Broken / Invincible Builds Possible 0/1 Explorable Map 1/1 BIG Maps 0.9/1 XP on Ground 0.5/1 Health on Ground 0/1 Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 0.1/1 Treasure Chests and/or Loot Events 1/1 Vendor / Merchant on Run 1/1 Enemy Variety 1/1 Bosses / Elites 1/1 Many Interesting Characters 0.1/1 Many Challenges 1/1 Multiple Stages 1/1 Difficulty Modifiers 1/1 Bestiary / Lore 1/1 Achievements 1/1 Secrets 1/1 Retro / Pixel Art -1/1 Damage Numbers 1/1 Lofi Charm -0.5/1 Bumpin Music 1/1 Fun Writing 1/1 Subtle Humor 0.8/1 Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 0.3/1 Over the Top 0.6/1 "One More Run" / Short Runs -1/1 Difficulty Ramp 1/1 Fun Ramp 1/1 Low Price -0.7/1 Technical Check 1/1 Controls Check 1/1 Fun Check 1/1 Feels like VS 0/1 The Riftbreaker Review Scale Heatmap - + The review scale is judged from -1 to 1 in 10 categories, with 200 possible "points" earned. Steam review positive percentage is worth another 100 points, and a "ten point" pure vibe review number adds extra subjectivity. Converted into points, that's 400 points total. The points aren't used directly in the ranking, though, which averages the three number scores for the final review score listed in the game line above. 9.0 Final Review 91% Positive Steam Reviews 13901 Steam Reviews 8.5 Pure Vibes 9.4 Review Scale 370/400 Review Points Not Buggy 1/1 Not Janky 0.8/1 Good UI 0.8/1 Controller and Deck 0.8/1 Lots of Content 1/1 Good Theme 1/1 Good Graphics and Sound 1/1 Fun Feel 1/1 Unique Twists 1/1 Vibe Check 1/1 Metacritic Scores - + This title has metacritic data! The "fuck the man" score is adjusted so each person's review is equally weighted, regardless of critic or fan status. Critic 8.3 Converted 10 Point Score 9 Number of Critic Reviews User 8.4 User Review Average 64 Number of User Reviews Average 8.4 Direct Average 8.4 "Fuck The Man" Combined Mean The Riftbreaker Tag Cloud - + More sortable taxonomies and categories associated with the game (genre tags are available in the main game table line!) We've just started adding tags to enable more sorting options, this section will get more filled out as we go! Release Tags EpicGOGPS5Steam DeckWindows PCXboxDLCReleased Sorting Categories Very DifferentRanked Genre and Control Style Tags Action RPGBase BuildingContent RichHorde SurvivalRogueliteSandboxStory RichSurvival CraftTop Down or IsometricTower DefenseTwin Stick ShooterWave Survival Aesthetic Tags 3DRealisticSerious Setting / Story Tags MechaSci-fi Control Styles Controller Game Mode Tags Custom Mode/ScenarioDifficulty ModesDifficulty ModifiersHardcore Mode (Optional Permadeath)Inventory ManagementMap Based CampaignResearch TreesTimed SurvivalWave Survival60m Features and Extras SoundtrackSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop Dev/Publisher EXOR StudiosSurefire Games Release Info & Community Links - + Direct Permalink: survivorslikes.com/videogame/the-riftbreaker Contextual Table Link: survivorslikes.com/#the-riftbreaker Google Sheet Edit Link: edit.survivorslikes.com row 52 Steam Link: steampowered.com/app/780310/the_riftbreaker Steam Price: 29.99 (USD) Release Date: 10/14/2021 Developer: EXOR Studios Publisher: Surefire Games Fully Released? Yes Recent Updates? Yes Steam Compatibility Windows: Yes Mac: No Linux: No Steam Deck: Yes Other Platforms PS5 Xbox Epic GOG Community & Social Links Discord Game Features - + Listing various features we've got info on. Multiplayer Local: Planned Online: No Player Count: 1 Leaderboards: ? Steam Features Steam Cloud: Yes Steam Achievements: 41 Steam Leaderboards: No Steam Workshop: Yes Steam Trading Cards: Yes Extras, Etc. NSFW: No Demo Available: Yes DLC Available: Yes Soundtrack Available: Steam YouTube Soundcloud Apple GOG Marketing Blurb - + Some description of the game and its features from the creators. "The Riftbreaker™ is a base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements. You are an elite scientist/commando inside an advanced Mecha-Suit capable of dimensional rift travel. Hack & slash countless enemies. Build up your base, collect samples and research new inventions to survive." "Your presence on this planet will not go unnoticed. As you build up your industry and disrupt the natural order, the world will start seeing you as a threat. Build up your defenses. Construct walls, barriers and defense towers as the attacks get stronger with every passing day. You will face thousands of hostile creatures trying to eliminate your presence." "If intense fight for survival is not your thing either, then try out the Sandbox mode, where we give you control over the entire game – including resources, enemy spawns, and weather conditions." More info and fan reviews on steam Game Modes - + Map Based Campaign Timed Survival Custom Scenario, Difficulty Modes & Difficulty Modifiers (For both modes) Hardcore Mode (Optional Permadeath) Game Mode Notes The game is designed with a campaign across several procedurally generated maps. It mimics sandbox base construction games a little bit, but the starting map does run out of resources relatively quickly if not enemies. The game lets you explore and set up other bases on other maps and then return to your main one until you complete the campaign. There is a secondary survival mode which speeds up research and challenges you to survive until the end of a timer. Both modes allow a large degree of customization for challenge and difficulty. Run Times & Speedups - + Average Run Time: 60m Run Time Notes The default mode is a campaign with multiple procedurally generated maps. You build bases as you progress objectives and survive waves, but you can spend as long as you want on any map, in theory (?). You make bases that persist as you explore other maps. There's also a survival mode, which speeds up in game research for a compressed experience on a single map. 60m refers to the default run time of the first "survival" mode. Speed Settings None
	[edit] Dwarf Fortress Free Available Released Extremely Different. A titan of gaming history and a personal recommendation to anyone on the planet, but while it is influenced by Rogue and has some surface traits in common it's So different that attempting to score it on these named categories is very hard. A long form rogue-Like where you manage many many characters. An interesting one, Included to test the scale. You may find some similar aspects of this game appealing, though! Don't mind my 378 play hours, that was all just one run so I haven't really seen much of the game. Note: We're scaling the base management mode, not the single character control Adventure. Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review]	Basebuilding Colony Sim Content Rich Real Time With Pause Roguelike Story Rich Survival	5.0 Combined Ranking Score 61/72 Ranking Position 1015/1600 Total Points	9.6 Final Review 95% Steam 9.3 Scale 10.0 Vibes 19980 Steam Reviews 388/400 Review Points	0.5 Similarity Score 52% Diagnosis: Extremely Different 627/1200 Comparison Points	38% Genre -1.9/8 genre	14% Simple Controls -5/7 move	53% Survival Modes 0.2/4 modes	5% Power Progression -3.6/4 level	10% Buildcrafting Depth -4/5 build	86% Stage Features 5/7 stage	81% Content Breadth 5.5/9 stuff	92% Aesthetics 5/6 style	68% Gameplay Vibe Check 3.5/10 vibe vibe
Dwarf Fortress Ranking Notes - + Scaling and Review Notes Personal Hours Played: 378.8 Review Disclaimer Every game ranked was played, but also scaled based on research, talking to developers & your feedback. The priority with the scale's initial design was to compare similarity on relatively objective features - so it doesn't claim to include reviews of the depth and clarity you'd get at a games journalism site, nor the intensive time played you might get from player reviews on steam. We try to incorporate and link all of that along with a 'review scale' that checks for bugs. See the heatmap and breakdown! Time played noted so you can take any notes with a big grain of salt! I can't get to high level gameplay in 850+ games so I heavily research every game. Over 80 game creators let me interview or survey them! I Hope to go back and refine. Please argue or submit your own scores and reviews to be incorporated with credit into the notes and score numbers. Added or last checked on 10/23/2023 Now with a graphics inclusive version on Steam, Dwarf Fortress is inspired by classical Rogue-likes, but your permadeath possible "run" is managing a fortress with many characters instead of just one. Over the years the game has gained a lot of features that bring it more close to contemporary games than Rogue itself. The extreme differences in genre and control and mechanics makes it very hard to rate on our scale (which is designed to tease out subtle differences in very similar games) but it's interesting to test the scale. It is, after all, technically an "endless wave survival" game. Mostly real time, but with a lot of optional pauses. For the movement section, we're counting all the various controls (there are many) for categories like "special moves" but there's no reflex "dodge", etc. DF doesn't have any victory conditions or set challenges, a huge difference. Nor does it let you chose how to level your characters, they progress themselves. Eventually, there are big hordes of enemy invaders, usually. Worth noting the "Adventure" mode not reviewed here has both more in common with original Rogue and modern Rogue-lites. This is an amazing game, but again we're mostly including it here to show how the scale is used and can be used for just about anything. There's more about it in the scoring guide, like many of the ones included to test and then demonstrate the scale. And I guess it's here because I can't resist a chance to talk about Dwarf Fortress. Dwarf Fortress Similarity Scale Heatmap - + Measured in 60 categories via likert-scale style options -1 to 1 in tenths, how does this game compare to Vampire Survivors. This allows 1200 total "points". It's easier to have a point of comparison and we just picked Vampire Survivors since it's the most popular and commonly referenced game in the subgenre. For detailed methodology read the explainer. For in depth examples at score value, see the scoring guide and for term definitions see the key. 0.5 Similarity Score 52% Diagnosis: 627/1200 Comparison Points Rogue-lite 0.3/1 Auto-Fire / Auto-Battle 0.2/1 Real Time 0.5/1 Top Down or Isometric 1/1 Direct Control of Single Avatar -1/1 Arcade Style -0.9/1 Bullet Heaven A (Many Player Bullets) -1/1 Bullet Heaven B (Few Enemy Bullets) -1/1 One Handed Play (w Controller) -1/1 Move Only -1/1 No Dash 0/1 No Trigger -1/1 No Special Move -1/1 No Aiming -1/1 No On-Aim / On-Fire Movement Penalty 0/1 Timed / Boss Ended Survival -1/1 Endless Mode 1/1 Organic / Unannounced Waves 0/1 High Enemy Count (Horde) 0.2/1 Level Up on XP Gain Event -1/1 Streamlined Level Choices (Simple UI) -1/1 Currency Based Meta Unlocks -0.8/1 Goal Based Meta Unlocks -0.8/1 Build Crafting -1/1 0/1 Weapon Combination / "Evolution" -1/1 Interesting Item / Weapon / Ability Synergy -1/1 Broken / Invincible Builds Possible -1/1 Explorable Map 1/1 BIG Maps 1/1 XP on Ground 0.5/1 Health on Ground 0/1 Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 0.5/1 Treasure Chests and/or Loot Events 1/1 Vendor / Merchant on Run 1/1 Enemy Variety 1/1 Bosses / Elites 1/1 Many Interesting Characters 1/1 Many Challenges -1/1 Multiple Stages 1/1 Difficulty Modifiers 1/1 Bestiary / Lore 1/1 Achievements 0/1 Secrets 0.5/1 Retro / Pixel Art 1/1 Damage Numbers 0/1 Lofi Charm 1/1 Bumpin Music 1/1 Fun Writing 1/1 Subtle Humor 1/1 Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 0.5/1 Over the Top 0/1 "One More Run" / Short Runs -1/1 Difficulty Ramp 0/1 Fun Ramp 0/1 Low Price 0/1 Technical Check 1/1 Controls Check 1/1 Fun Check 1/1 Feels like VS -1/1 Dwarf Fortress Review Scale Heatmap - + The review scale is judged from -1 to 1 in 10 categories, with 200 possible "points" earned. Steam review positive percentage is worth another 100 points, and a "ten point" pure vibe review number adds extra subjectivity. Converted into points, that's 400 points total. The points aren't used directly in the ranking, though, which averages the three number scores for the final review score listed in the game line above. 9.6 Final Review 95% Positive Steam Reviews 19980 Steam Reviews 10.0 Pure Vibes 9.3 Review Scale 388/400 Review Points Not Buggy 1/1 Not Janky 0.9/1 Good UI 0.9/1 Controller and Deck 0.5/1 Lots of Content 1/1 Good Theme 1/1 Good Graphics and Sound 1/1 Fun Feel 1/1 Unique Twists 1/1 Vibe Check 1/1 Metacritic Scores - + This title has metacritic data! The "fuck the man" score is adjusted so each person's review is equally weighted, regardless of critic or fan status. Critic 9.3 Converted 10 Point Score 12 Number of Critic Reviews User 8.5 User Review Average 242 Number of User Reviews Average 8.9 Direct Average 8.5 "Fuck The Man" Combined Mean Dwarf Fortress Tag Cloud - + More sortable taxonomies and categories associated with the game (genre tags are available in the main game table line!) We've just started adding tags to enable more sorting options, this section will get more filled out as we go! Release Tags Directitch.ioLinuxSteam DeckWindows PCFree AvailableReleased Sorting Categories Extremely DifferentRanked Genre and Control Style Tags BasebuildingColony SimContent RichReal Time With PauseRoguelikeStory RichSurvival Aesthetic Tags 2DAsciiLofiPixel Art Setting / Story Tags DungeonsFantasy Control Styles Keyboard OnlyMouse Only Game Mode Tags Custom Mode/ScenarioEndless ModeSandboxSurvival CraftTraditional RoguelikeWave Survival∞ Features and Extras SoundtrackSteam Workshop Dev/Publisher Bay 12 GamesKitfox Games Release Info & Community Links - + Direct Permalink: survivorslikes.com/videogame/dwarf-fortress Contextual Table Link: survivorslikes.com/#dwarf-fortress Google Sheet Edit Link: edit.survivorslikes.com row 65 Steam Link: steampowered.com/app/975370/dwarf_fortress Steam Price: 24.99 (USD) Release Date: Freeware 8/8/2006 Steam 12/6/2022 Developer: Bay 12 Games Publisher: Kitfox Games Fully Released? Yes Recent Updates? Yes Steam Compatibility Windows: Yes Mac: No Linux: Yes Steam Deck: Playable (barely) Other Platforms Direct itch.io Community & Social Links Discord Game Features - + Listing various features we've got info on. Multiplayer Local: No Online: No Player Count: 1 Leaderboards: No Steam Features Steam Cloud: No Steam Achievements: Planned Steam Leaderboards: No Steam Workshop: Yes Steam Trading Cards: No Extras, Etc. NSFW: No Demo Available: Yes DLC Available: No Soundtrack Available: Steam Bandcamp YouTube Spotify Soundcloud Amazon Apple Marketing Blurb - + Some description of the game and its features from the creators. "The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created. The legendary Dwarf Fortress is now on Steam. Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world." "In this complex construction/management/roguelike simulation, every generated world brings a unique challenge, whether it’s dwarves with their own simulated personalities or aquifers." "One of the first video games acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York" "The original inspiration for RimWorld, Prison Architect, Minecraft and more." More info and fan reviews on steam Control Style Notes - + Game is presented as a top down management sim, similar to later games like Rimworld, and not with direct control of a player avatar. Classic DF was entirely keyboard based, but the steam version has mouse support baked in. Experienced players know many hotkeys and ways to navigate many menus quickly. It's now possible to mostly play with mouse for long periods, or just use keyboard to move the camera around. Automated Features To a great degree in DF the action is carried out by orders issued to your population, which sometimes they treat more like suggestions. You can tell them to attack an enemy, but it might be more common to tell them to patrol an area, and so on. There's no way to directly attack an enemy or manipulate anything, you can only give orders and set the priority for them. Supported Controls Controller: No Controller Move Only: No Controller One Handed: No Mouse Only: Yes Keyboard Only: Yes Keyboard One Handed: No Game Modes - + Endless Survival Custom Scenario Sandbox Survival Craft ("Fortress Mode") Traditional Roguelike ("Adventure Mode") Game Mode Notes The primary mode is a roguelike colony sim, with a great deal of procedural generation for your world and maps. There is no win condition, you simply want to build a civilization and survive as long as possible. Default settings will throw increasingly dire waves of invaders and dangerous monsters at you, as well as many emergent challenges. There is an absolutely incredible amount of customization available before generating a world and starting a scenario, customization many times still available in the menus even after you've embarked and started your perhaps hundreds of hours in your "run." It's possible to play completely peacefully, but there will always be risks to your population. Further customization is available with mods and dfhack. Run Times & Speedups - + Average Run Time: ∞ Run Time Notes You can manage a single fortress essentially "forever", except likely at some point your computer and the game won't be able to handle the size and complexity of your save file and current concurrent interactions. Once it dies, you can start another fort in the same world or an adventure playthrough from any saves. Functionally the game is as "endless" as any game, but many people consider the end of a fortress the end of a story, closing the pages on that world in favor of the next epic "run." My longest living fort was 400 hours of person time, many generations of dwarves. (Actually, I'd modded myself a kobold fortress.) Speed Settings Mostly "real time with pause", there is also a great degree of freedom overclock speed. The game works through frames, so limiting your FPS to 1 or 2 frames greatly slows down the time. Of course, my computer could only do 7 FPS max at the end with my fort. This isn't actually the graphical refresh rate, it's the amount of frames the game is generating for you to see. Player Power Progression - + Detailed notes on progression systems. In Run Progression There are no skill trees or level up dialogs for individual members of your fort, but they do increase in skill and opinion of things in many many different ways. Much of the mystery and appeal of Dwarf Fortress is figuring out how to increase the overall prosperity of your Fort and skill of your citizens without much in the way of set goals or information about what would do what next. It's about as complex a system as you could possibly get in a game, but it also doesn't force decisions in a classical sense so it's easy to just end up watching how things hash out and crossing your fingers. While you can spend a long time simply building a lovely fort. Meta Progression Dwarf Fortress in its most "pure" style according to many is a true roguelike, with the history of the world unique and death permanent, all drillable down to a turn based system in "adventure mode". However, DF has many features that may feel similar to metaprogression. When everyone at your fortress dies, you can start another in the same world or even reclaim it with a new set of settlers. You can play adventure mode by importing an old fortress save. There's no way to have 'advancement' that unlocks for a new world, all options are there when generating. But death is perhaps not the end of your story.
Dev Scores Submitted via Score Card (Released) This section includes mostly upcoming games where devs themselves submitted a score card or filled the web form. Tags sugggested by devs. They'll be moved up top after I've checked it all over and adjusted the feature scores to be in line with how other games are scored.
	[edit] Survivor Mercs EA Note: Feature comparison score and metadata reported based on dev submitted scorecard Dev? Experienced player? Help us rank this game! [Submit Feature Survey] [Submit Review]	Auto-Shooter Bullet Heaven Horde Survival Roguelite Survivors-like Twin Stick Shooter	7.8 Combined Ranking Score -/72 Ranking Position -/1600 Total Points	7.4 Final Review 74% Steam - Scale - Vibes 47 Steam Reviews -/400 Review Points	8.1 Similarity Score 91% Diagnosis: Similar 1088/1200 Comparison Points	96% Genre 7.3/8 genre	77% Simple Controls 3.8/7 move	85% Survival Modes 2.8/4 modes	96% Power Progression 3.7/4 level	85% Buildcrafting Depth 3.5/5 build	92% Stage Features 5.9/7 stage	93% Content Breadth 7.8/9 stuff	99% Aesthetics 5.9/6 style	94% Gameplay Vibe Check 8.7/10 vibe vibe
Survivor Mercs Ranking Notes - + Scaling and Review Notes Review Disclaimer Every game ranked was played, but also scaled based on research, talking to developers & your feedback. The priority with the scale's initial design was to compare similarity on relatively objective features - so it doesn't claim to include reviews of the depth and clarity you'd get at a games journalism site, nor the intensive time played you might get from player reviews on steam. We try to incorporate and link all of that along with a 'review scale' that checks for bugs. See the heatmap and breakdown! Time played noted so you can take any notes with a big grain of salt! I can't get to high level gameplay in 850+ games so I heavily research every game. Over 80 game creators let me interview or survey them! I Hope to go back and refine. Please argue or submit your own scores and reviews to be incorporated with credit into the notes and score numbers. Added or last checked on 10/29/2023 Scale scoring from scorecard submitted by Developer. Once evaluated after a couple hours play and some research, will be adjusted and moved up into the ranking proper. Devs note they have a lot of planned features and currently feel the game is in ok shape in early access, but not meeting their full 'fun check' expectations. Some features planned to be added or expanded (notes made in columns) Dev Scorecard notes: "Dash, trigger, action buttons: we have certain Commander heroes with active abilities and twin-stick shooting, but the main part is moving and auto-shooting. Active abilities and twin-stick shooting may become slightly more prominent features in the future." Help us rank this game! [Submit Review] Survivor Mercs Similarity Scale Heatmap - + Measured in 60 categories via likert-scale style options -1 to 1 in tenths, how does this game compare to Vampire Survivors. This allows 1200 total "points". It's easier to have a point of comparison and we just picked Vampire Survivors since it's the most popular and commonly referenced game in the subgenre. For detailed methodology read the explainer. For in depth examples at score value, see the scoring guide and for term definitions see the key. 8.1 Similarity Score 91% Diagnosis: 1088/1200 Comparison Points Rogue-lite 1/1 Auto-Fire / Auto-Battle 0.8/1 Real Time 1/1 Top Down or Isometric 1/1 Direct Control of Single Avatar 1/1 Arcade Style 0.9/1 Bullet Heaven A (Many Player Bullets) 0.9/1 Bullet Heaven B (Few Enemy Bullets) 0.7/1 One Handed Play (w Controller) -0.2/1 Move Only 0.7/1 No Dash 0.5/1 No Trigger 0.6/1 No Special Move 0.5/1 No Aiming 0.7/1 No On-Aim / On-Fire Movement Penalty 1/1 Timed / Boss Ended Survival 1/1 Endless Mode Planned/1 Organic / Unannounced Waves 0.9/1 High Enemy Count (Horde) 0.9/1 Level Up on XP Gain Event 0.9/1 Streamlined Level Choices (Simple UI) 1/1 Currency Based Meta Unlocks 1/1 Goal Based Meta Unlocks 0.8/1 Build Crafting 1/1 0.5/1 Weapon Combination / "Evolution" 0.5/1 Interesting Item / Weapon / Ability Synergy 0.6/1 Broken / Invincible Builds Possible 0.9/1 Explorable Map 1/1 BIG Maps 1/1 XP on Ground 1/1 Health on Ground 1/1 Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 1/1 Treasure Chests and/or Loot Events 0.9/1 Vendor / Merchant on Run 0/1 Enemy Variety 0.8/1 Bosses / Elites 1/1 Many Interesting Characters 1/1 Many Challenges 1/1 Multiple Stages 1/1 Difficulty Modifiers Planned/1 Bestiary / Lore 1/1 Achievements 1/1 Secrets 1/1 Retro / Pixel Art 1/1 Damage Numbers 1/1 Lofi Charm 1/1 Bumpin Music 1/1 Fun Writing 0.9/1 Subtle Humor 1/1 Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 0.7/1 Over the Top 1/1 "One More Run" / Short Runs 1/1 Difficulty Ramp 1/1 Fun Ramp 1/1 Low Price 0.8/1 Technical Check 0.7/1 Controls Check 0.8/1 Fun Check 0.7/1 Feels like VS 0.4/1 Survivor Mercs Review Scale Heatmap - + The review scale is judged from -1 to 1 in 10 categories, with 200 possible "points" earned. Steam review positive percentage is worth another 100 points, and a "ten point" pure vibe review number adds extra subjectivity. Converted into points, that's 400 points total. The points aren't used directly in the ranking, though, which averages the three number scores for the final review score listed in the game line above. 7.4 Final Review 74% Positive Steam Reviews 47 Steam Reviews - Pure Vibes - Review Scale -/400 Review Points Not Buggy -/1 Not Janky -/1 Good UI -/1 Controller and Deck -/1 Lots of Content -/1 Good Theme -/1 Good Graphics and Sound -/1 Fun Feel -/1 Unique Twists -/1 Vibe Check -/1 Survivor Mercs Tag Cloud - + More sortable taxonomies and categories associated with the game (genre tags are available in the main game table line!) We've just started adding tags to enable more sorting options, this section will get more filled out as we go! Release Tags LinuxMacSteam DeckWindows PCEA Sorting Categories SimilarDev Scored (Released) Genre and Control Style Tags Auto-ShooterBullet HeavenHorde SurvivalRogueliteSurvivors-likeTwin Stick Shooter Aesthetic Tags Unknown Setting / Story Tags Unknown Control Styles Controller Game Mode Tags Unknown20m Features and Extras SoundtrackSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsSteam Workshop Dev/Publisher Wandering WizardWolpertinger Games Release Info & Community Links - + Direct Permalink: survivorslikes.com/videogame/survivor-mercs Contextual Table Link: survivorslikes.com/#survivor-mercs Google Sheet Edit Link: edit.survivorslikes.com row 86 Steam Link: steampowered.com/app/2141520/survivor_mercs Steam Price: 7.99 (USD) Release Date: Early Access: 9/14/2023 Developer: Wolpertinger Games Publisher: Wandering Wizard Fully Released? No Recent Updates? Yes Steam Compatibility Windows: Yes Mac: Planned Linux: Planned Steam Deck: Yes Other Platforms Planned Community & Social Links Discord Game Features - + Listing various features we've got info on. Multiplayer Local: No Online: No Player Count: 1 Leaderboards: ? Steam Features Steam Cloud: Yes Steam Achievements: 26 Steam Leaderboards: Yes Steam Workshop: Planned Steam Trading Cards: No Extras, Etc. NSFW: No Demo Available: Planned DLC Available: No Soundtrack Available: Planned Marketing Blurb - + Some description of the game and its features from the creators. "Survivor Mercs is a squad-based bullet heaven and extraction shooter. Survive the onslaught of a robot army on each Operation, including dangerous mini-bosses. Explore the map to capture objective ... and extract or try to survive to meet the unique final boss in each of the various maps.Complete missions to unlock more Mercs (weapons) and Gear (squad-wide modifiers)." More info and fan reviews on steam Run Times & Speedups - + Average Run Time: 20m Run Time Notes ? Speed Settings ?

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