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 » NeuroVoider » Check our new game ScourgeBringer!

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.

NeuroVoider » Check our new game ScourgeBringer!

Hey Voiders!

Over the past few months, we have been busy on something big. Bigger than NeuroVoider.

We’re super pumped to finally share this new rogue-like adventure with you!

Please meet ScourgeBringer! Now available for wishlisting.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037020

Teaser trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnwPdPGcRDo

What’s ScourgeBringer?

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and to slash her way through the ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

To make the game, we partenered with Dear Villagers, and we are also very pleased to have Joonas Turner on board! Does that name ring a bell? Joonas was the sound master on Nuclear Throne, Broforce, and Downwell. He will be making both the sound design and the music composition for ScourgeBringer and we can already tell that it’s going to be quite something!

  • Get the raw feel of a metroidvania through a fast paced rogue-like.
  • Slash and shoot your way smoothly with fluid platforming controls.
  • Sharpen your skills with a frantic combat system focused only on attacking.
  • Dash forward with other-worldly adaptive music.
  • Defy a dozen of giant bosses holding the secrets of the Scourge.
  • Explore the infinite depths of an ever changing dungeon.
  • Uncover mysteries and alternative routes to find mementos of previous explorers.

If you were early into NeuroVoider, you may remember that the game went through an alpha access, and then an early access before hitting its full release.

We love making games with the community, and for ScourgeBringer we are pushing things forward with an in-game feedback system, a weekly newsletter, and Discord polls!

Stay tuned on our Discord to know when the alpha access will start!

Are we leaving NeuroVoider alone?

Nope! If you have been following the game, you may have noticed that we are regularly around and still patching the game if need be.

Speaking of which, we just pushed an update that improves performance and compatibility (because there’s no reason that our progress on our engine for ScourgeBringer shouldn’t be backported to NeuroVoider).

You also may have noticed that ScourgeBringer appears within NeuroVoider. If that should ever bother you, you can dismiss it forever (or even start the game with the -noCrossReft launch parameter to get rid of it automatically).

We cheerfully hope that you are going to like ScourgeBringer!

See you on the ScourgeBringer Steam page, where you can already wishlist it and get updates!

Have an awesome day Voiders!

Thomas