The Scale

The Monstergirl Scale

For determining if a game is like Vampire Survivors

-1 to 1 in 60 categories

Genre

1. Rogue-Lite 2. Auto-Shooter / Auto-Battler 3. Real Time 4. Top-Down or Isometric 5. Direct Control of Single Avatar Camera Usually Centered on Player 6. Arcade Style (Little Plot) 7. Bullet Heaven A Many Player Shots 8. Bullet Heaven B Few Enemy Shots / Damage on Touch Focus

Simple Movement Focused Controls

9. One Handed Play (With Controller) 10. Move Only 11. No Dash / Dodge 12. No Trigger 13. No Special Move Button 14. No Aiming 15. No On Attack / On Aim Movement Penalty

Survival Game Modes

16. Timed Survival / Boss Mode 17. Endless Mode 18. Unannounced & Organic Waves 19. High Enemy Count / "Horde"

Power Progression

20. Level on XP Gain Run Event 21. Streamlined Level Choices 22. Currency Based Meta Unlocks 23. Goal Based / Find Based Meta Unlocks

Depth of Buildcrafting

24. Build Crafting 25. Impactful Level / Item Options 26. Weapon Combination / Evolution 27. Interesting Weapon, Item & Ability Synergy 28. Invincible / Broken Builds Possible

Map / Level Features

29. Explorable Map 30. BIG Maps 31. XP / Currency on Ground 32. Health on Ground 33. Temp Powerups / Items on Ground 34. Treasure Chests / Loot Events 35. Vendors on Map / Run

Depth and Breadth of Content

36. Enemy Variety 37. Elites & Bosses 38. Many and /or Interesting Characters 39. Many Challenges 40. Multiple Stages 41. Difficulty Modifiers 42. Bestiary / Lore 43. Achievements 44. Secrets

Aesthetics

45. Retro / Pixel Art Style 46. Damage Numbers 47. Lo-Fi Charm 48. Bumpin' Music 49. Unique / Fun Names / Writing 50. Subtle Humor

Gameplay Vibe Check

51. Panic & Zen Duo Vibe 52. Over The Top 53. "One More Run" / Short Runs 54. Difficulty Ramp 55. Fun Ramp 56. Low Price 57. Technical Check / Functional Polish 58. Controls Check 59. Fun Check 60. Feels like VS

How to Tally

-1 to 1 in 60 Categories
Scoring in 10ths
(example: -.4 or .8)

1: Feature Fully Present
0: Feature Missing
-1: Critical Difference

Tip:

Rely Heavily on Vibes!

Report as number out of 60,
Or Convert into 10 Point Score.

The scale "assumes you're
ranking a very "similar game.
In theory a final score can be negative.

See Definitions for a full explanation of every category on the similarity and review scales. See scoring guide for detailed examples.

Comparison Scale Examples:

Vampire Survivors

10.0 | 60

Halls of Torment

9.0 | 53.9

Chess Survivors

8.0 | 48.0

20 Minutes Till Dawn

6.8 | 40.8

Risk of Rain

5.1 | 30.7

Hades

4.4 | 26.3

Returnal

3.2 | 19.4

Rogue

1.0 | 6.1

Elden Ring

-1.9 | -11.3

Call of Duty 2

-3.8 | -22.9

Fun at Home!

Score games yourself with The Scorecard!

Argue about it on the playground!

Patch Notes Archive

Home » Updates » Patch Notes Feed » Whisker Squadron: Survivor » 0.62 released.

Patch notes are imported from steam. There may be errors. This mostly exists so I can stay on top of them to update the features in our tags and scoring categories (which I do manually), but since many of you liked the idea of staying up to date with all the games in one place I'm working on making this data automated (right now I manually hit it every couple days) with better info and linking in with the game views.

There will be more data and proper atribution here (original author, steam link, original post date, etc) real soon, I promise. This is just like a technical test to see if they're coming in ok at all.

Whisker Squadron: Survivor » 0.62 released.

It’s patch build time!
Thanks so much for all of your feedback from our Early Access Release. We read every comment, every forum post, and every feedback form. Your opinions directly impact the development of our game and we thank you!

Here’s what you can expect in 0.62:

CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS:
– Added new music tracks.
– Music is more randomized for variety.
– Increased Pulse Laser damage.
– Fixed Pulse Laser not damaging certain objects.
– Mods give more VP bonuses across the board when activated.
– Movement Speed mod effect reduced to 30% from 100%.
– Changed The Hammer unlock requirement to: Kill 35 Stinger Scarabs.
– Changed shotgun upgrades level 2 and 4 to reduce energy use instead of increase bullet speed.
– Tweaked colors in Nexus Station for improved readability.
– Added some toggleable accessibility options in the settings menu:

  • Disable camera shake.
  • Reduced game speed.
  • Reduced player damage.

(Please let us know what other options you’d like to see!)
– Updated credits.

BUG FIXES:
– Fixed all known issues with achievement unlocks and mod unlocks not working properly.
– Crashing into enemies will no longer kill you if “Instant Death” mod is active.
– Improved player-vs-environment collisions when you crash through objects.
– Fixed issue where you could get stuck in tunnel ceiling in Nexus Station.
– Fix for “Low Hull” mod wrongly reducing hull when entering portal.
– Fixed Gatling gun auto-aim logic so it still has spread when auto-aimed.
– Fixed “Stronger” mod not actually increasing enemy damage.
– Fixed issue where controller buttons didn’t update after customizing controls.
– Fixed issue where character dialogs appeared on top of pause screen.
– Fixed screen turning white at wrong time in Summit’s Edge portal world.
– Fixed issue where “unlock” screen showed wrong prices.
– Fixed issue where XP bar had wrong value after going into portal world.
– Fixed description for Pulse Laser.
– Some punctuation/spelling fixes.
– Fixed issue where some keys/buttons couldn’t be bound in customization menu.
– Fixed bug where tutorial plays in Kickstarter world.
– Fixed incorrect spelling for Kickstarter character Deebee.
– Fixed rare crash in tutorial.