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 » Neon Sundown » Controller Support (v2.3) | Now on experimental!

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.

Neon Sundown » Controller Support (v2.3) | Now on experimental!

Hello everyone!

I’m excited to announce that controller support is now available on the experimental branch for testing.

Although controller support was in the game previously, it was very limited and would often break or require 3rd party software to function. In addition to this, a recent engine upgrade completely broke the old input system, and so I’ve redone the entirety of this system to utilize the new Unity input API.

How to access this branch:
  1. Locate Neon Sundown in your Steam library
  2. Right click, and go to properties, than betas
  3. In the drop down list, select “Controller”
  4. Wait for Steam to update the game, and play!

PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT full controller support, a keyboard and mouse is still required for menu navigation. Below you can find exactly what this system supports, and what it does not.

Please also remember this is experimental, and there are most likely bugs or features missing.

What this new system supports:
  • A multitude of commonly used controllers without requiring external software
  • Binds aiming reticle around the ship for more precise aiming (right joystick)
  • Card navigation (left and right D-Pad) and Card selection (bottom button)
  • Card redraw (right button), Card burns (left button), and Card skips (top button)
  • Upgrade navigation (top and bottom D-Pad) and selection (bottom button)
  • Using primary weapons (right trigger) and secondary weapons (left trigger)
  • Ship movement (left joystick) and ship dashing (press left joystick)
  • Toggling auto fire to allow for trigger release (press right joystick)
  • Pausing the game (select/start) and ending the run (right button)
  • Menu click-thru (bottom button) for getting back in game quickly
  • Updating the in-game card select UI to reflect controls stated above

NOTE: I’m looking for any feedback on the controls, so please let me know your thoughts!

What this does not support:
  • Menu navigation (arena selection, ship selection, store navigation, settings)
  • Custom controller mapping (setting bindings for controller)
Known issues that are being worked on:
  • Keybinds for KMB input have not been setup with the new API.
  • Game sometimes stops detecting controller input. This is Unity’s doing, and I’m waiting on a fix.
  • In-game card select navigation can be a bit finicky, this is an ongoing WIP.

I’m fully expecting this first version to be a bit of a mess, but I’ll continue to work on it and improve it over the coming weeks until it’s released on live. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this new support, please feel free to let me know below or in our Discord server.

Discord: https://discord.gg/NHnR7zcaCc

Thanks for reading,
~ Ben