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 » Rift Loopers » Ability Overhaul + Pyro DLC Class

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.

Rift Loopers » Ability Overhaul + Pyro DLC Class

Hello Loopers!

This patch we are bringing a total overhaul on how abilities work, the menu UI, and ability mechanics as we introduce our first DLC class – The Pyro!

The Pyro is our first DLC character and is now available for purchase! Check it out here!

Abilities
One of our goals is to release Rift Loopers on console, so we want the gameplay to feel natural on a gamepad, previously, having 4 active abilities made it awkward for current button layouts to easily aim and move while pressing abilities. So we are bringing down the number of active abilities you can learn to a max of 2 and increasing the max passive abilities to 6.

We have also reverted the change to have right thumbstick control weapon fire, but, we have added an option in gameplay settings to reenable this if you want this back on!

Items
Items are a new feature that gives players a starting support ability, these items can be selected and unlocked in the load out menu. These abilities are fire and forget and have longer cooldowns than most active.

Class Abilities
We have added the foundation for unlocking different class abilities in the loadout menu, expect to see more coming soon!

Patch Notes

  • Pyro Class now available
  • Cooldown Reduction Passive ability, Powerup, challenge, and enhancement added
  • Abilities Overhauled: Active Ability Max set to 2; Passive Ability Max set to 6; Item Abilities Added; Selectable Class Abilities added
  • Main Menu UI completely Overhauled
  • Gamepad Support overhauled – Virtual cursor is no longer in the game
  • Mines and Turret abilities can no longer be placed anywhere in vision and will only be placed near character
  • Option to use Right Thumbstick as weapon fire added in Settings
  • Airstrike is now autofiring and will target enemies in a radius
  • Helldog Animation Bug fixed
  • Psy Worm health bar bug fixed
  • Improved Drone Strike power up
  • Several enemies will now “drop” in on the player as part of spawning
  • Exploder enemy explosion now effects enemies
  • Exploder enemy explosion timer decreased by 50% and damage increased by 200%
  • Laser Abilities now returns in arc before ending

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