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 » Tesla vs Lovecraft » 1.0.4 Update

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.

Tesla vs Lovecraft » 1.0.4 Update

It’s a patch time! After listening to player feedback, we decided to roll a bit back with Extra Barrel and XP restrictions. Extra Barrel once more doubles shotgun shells. XP restrictions now only apply to Survival mode, to keep it more interesting.

Here’s the full change list.

  • COOP: Players now have an option to trade level up to revive all dead players
  • VISUALFX: Improved visuals on LOW particle detail level
  • PERFORMANCE: Improved performance with particle effects, especially for LOW and MEDIUM quality
  • UI: Leaderboards – Improved time format
  • UI: Daily Quests screen is now automatically updated when new quest is available
  • UI: Improved readability on progress bar caption texts
  • UI: Amount of crystals per level is now clearly visible
  • UI: New ‘Planes’ window which displays plane descriptions
  • UI: Added ‘Show on Map’ button to Monsterpedia, to make monster hunting bit easier.
  • UI: Fixed screens for 5:4 aspect ration
  • BUG: Lightning Ball Gun now deals correct amount of damage with perks
  • BUG: Fixed Special Ability Master’s description.
  • BUG: Occasionally game would freeze during Boss entrance camera drive
  • BUG: Fixed leaderboards category cycling with Gamepad
  • BUG: Fixed rare animation bug during tutorials
  • BUG: Fixed Teleport Directional arrow scaling on very large and small resolutions
  • BUG: Wardenclyffe Battle did not end properly
  • BUG: Tentacles no longer hit through indestructible walls
  • BUG: Player no longer can walk through walls at Wardenclyffe Tower
  • BUG: Fixed damage on Fire Bullets with Gauss Assault Rifle
  • ABILITY: Explosive Barrels can now be layed more frequently
  • PERK: Epic Death Ray no longer gets stuck
  • PERK: Extra Barrel now works better with shotgun-type weapons
  • WEAPON: Lightning Ball Gun’s projectile now pierces opponents, making it more efficient
  • WEAPON: Epic Tesla Death Ray now lasts longer and fires up faster
  • POWERUPS: Identical powerups now stack better, multiple Fire Bullets last longer.
  • CONTROLS: Added auto-fire option for Gamepads
  • BALANCE: Fire Vampires deal more damage
  • BALANCE: Improved damage on Gauss Shotgun
  • BALANCE: XP limits for level ups are reduced for levels 9+ for non-survival levels.
  • BALANCE: Improved Fire Bullets damage on Tesla Guns

Please let us know what you think

PS. Mac & Linux users will also get this update, right away.