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 » Attack of the Karens » 1.1.0a Out on Beta Branch!

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.

Attack of the Karens » 1.1.0a Out on Beta Branch!

Hey everyone!

Version 1.1.0a is now live on the Beta branch for the game!

You will need to enable access to the beta in your steam library, then enter the password “attackofthekarens1” (no quotes). After a few weeks of beta, I’ll move this to the main branch of the game with another announcement. This is just to protect your game from any unforeseen issues so you can still play if the new beta breaks your game.

Included in 1.1.0a:

  • Control remapping! Directional movement and menu navigation/operations were excluded.
  • Localization support for other languages! Japanese is first to be added to the game, and depending on how well that does, I may choose to add more languages down the road. To switch languages, select the flag on the main menu and press the confirm button. Voice language does not change.
  • Heavy rework has been done to the dialogue system! It should now more closely match the text, and the pacing will be a little slower. This prevents dialogue from inadvertently getting skipped.
  • New controller glyphs throughout the game have been added for button prompts! These should match your configured button mapping.
  • Screenshake feedback slider! Adjust or eliminate the amount of screenshake in the main menu or hangar options!
  • Fixed some minor spelling issues.
  • Updated game logo on the title screen!
  • Minor balancing to multi-bullet upgrades. I felt it was still overpowered. Double bullets now drop to 75% damage per bullet and triple bullets drop to 60% damage per bullet.

As for future game updates, I don’t know how much more I will do for Attack of the Karens. I had wanted to do some more for leader boards, etc. but it seems like interest in the game just isn’t there sadly. I will probably come back to this game at some point in the future and add some content, but for the foreseeable future I’m going to let it stay here. Of course, any bugs or issues with this update will be corrected! Please continue to report those in the forums.

I want to thank everyone for the incredible ride of releasing my first game! It’s been an awesome experience and has been very hard, but the fact that you’ve enjoyed this game makes it all worth it!

I have many more games I want to develop, so stay tuned for updates!

Thanks a bunch,

Joel