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 » Battle Grid » Battle Grid – 1.0 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.

Battle Grid » Battle Grid – 1.0 Released!

Thank you to everyone for playing our game!

Included in the 1.0 release is the GAMEPLAY UPDATE.
  • New bosses: Face off against two brand new bosses if you initiate an extinction event after winning a run on the Moon or Ice Planet.
  • Dash move: Dodge and position your squad (SHIFT or middle click).
  • Alternate boss moves: Use the new alternate boss moves modifier in the ladder to see the new boss moves that have been added.
  • Manual aiming: Available in the options menu.
  • New enemy type: Exploding plant that surrounds players.
  • Corporate ladder now gives increased hex gain (10% per level).
  • Updated FX.

Progression changes
  • New corporate ladder items: No salvaging, less levels per perk, escalating shop prices (instead of increased shop prices).
  • Reworked Annihilation Protocol synergy: is now a hybrid synergy with guns and synthtech.
  • Reworked which synergies you can unlock in Grid Upgrades.
  • The Ice Moon is unlocked at Corporate ladder 5.

Balance changes
  • Ladder level gain on corporate ladder win increased from 1->3.
  • Synthtech Supercharge cooldown reduction decreased from 90%->50%.
  • Interest damage decreased from 100% to 50%.
  • Hex payment increased by 33%.
  • Venture Capitalist ZAR payout and damage decreased from 30->20.
  • SR Radio Gun (t3) (Self-intelligent -> Annihilation Protocol)
  • Orbital Drill Control (t3) (Annihilation Protocol -> Self-intelligent)
  • Apocalypse Launcher (t5) (Self-intelligent -> Annihilation Protocol)
  • Fractal Revolver (t2) (Subatomic Precision -> Annihilation Protocol)
  • Creeping Scythes (t2) (Annihilation Protocol > Subatomic Precision)

Bug fixes
  • Fixed an issue where the tooltip was stuck during perk/level up.
  • Fixed an issue where tooltip would get stuck in main menu.
  • Fixed a few issues where CN and JP localisation was incorrectly formatting.
  • Fixed an issue where you could still move when dead.
  • Adjusted height on some spells that were clipping through the terrain.

Thanks again!