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 » Goobies » 1.0.6

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.

Goobies » 1.0.6

Added
  • Cloud save added. Activate in-game in settings. Make sure that the first time you activate cloud save you are on your device with the most progress on. When you activate cloud save Goobies will attempt to backup your current save files.
  • New “Display Shadows” toggle in settings.
  • Mega XP orbs which collect surrounding XP orbs.
  • You can now see your stats and items during a roulette.
  • Mini bosses now drop a roulette item which needs to be picked up in order to reap its benefits.
  • Roulette now automatically displays item tooltip.

Changes
  • New main menu.
  • Hoozey Woozey’s passive damage increased by 100%.
  • All audio is overall louder now.
  • Gamepad deadzone now affects right thumb stick too.
  • Ulla suction reworked. No longer scales with your movement speed.
  • Item drops can now no longer spawn in rocks or water (they will hop home).
  • Abnormal Autopsy drop rate buffed and score multiplier is now positive. Also health can drop when this artifact is present.
  • Death effect more gory. Color has been changed slightly.
  • Bosses and mini bosses are much harder to shoot of the island.
  • Full Spectrum can no longer randomize the same goobie as the previous one.
  • Tinctured Glimpse unlock criteria changed, now only requires 30 items.
  • Chain Lightning description updated.
  • Orb Amplifier item is removed from item pool if Abnormal Autopsy is active.
  • Black hole visuals slightly updated.
  • Sonic Howl tsunami proc rate up 5%.
  • Sonic Howl’s tsunami visuals updated.
  • Goo now much smaller when airborne.
  • Dissolving no longer benefits from XP multiplier.
  • Removed red core from the explosion from Exploding Blobs.

Bug Fixes
  • Worms are now properly triggered on all enemy deaths.
  • All enemy projectiles are now destroyed upon going through the portal (you are no longer bombarded as soon as you enter a new island).
  • Halo still procing despite being healed up has been fixed.
  • Dissolve text on roulettes fixed (was showing more XP than it was giving).
  • Last Orb Amplifier upgrade now obtainable.