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 » Hyperhell » Dance & Deal Update

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.

Hyperhell » Dance & Deal Update

A dance dance devilution arcade cabinet has appeared in the office breakroom! Featuring two playable songs (+ possibly more in the future?) with a full scoring system and tweakable speeds, avatars, etc, this is (probably) our highest effort minigame yet!

But that’s not all! The new devil deal system will give experienced players new varied challenges to face in their runs! Not to mention the new boss…

Showcase vid here

-New rhythm minigame with two playable songs, three avatars, adjustable song speed/note scroll speed, and input system.

-New devil deal system! Spoilers on how to unlock/use it: The second level of each area except the mall (2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-5, etc) you can find a goat where a boss would normally spawn. Entering the level with a 10x combo or higher will spawn a sign that points you in the direction of this goat. Upon reaching the goat, if you’ve gotten a 25x combo at any point during the run he will give you a choice between 3 deals that make the run harder but also make enemies drop 5 more points on kill. These stack, but each time you go to the goat the combo requirement is another 10 higher.

-New secret boss! Spoilers on how to find it: Trigger the devil deal using the system described above, but instead of walking into a contract, shoot the goat instead. This can also be used to not take a devil deal if you don’t get the one you want, however killing the goat means he can’t spawn again during the run.

-New rare weapon: Entropy Shotgun.
-New challenge: get 3 mutators at the same time.

-Moving enemies will now occasionally spawn post loop.

-Loads of new level and rhythm game music (4 new level songs, 2 new boss tracks, 2 new rhythm game songs)

-Massive gupi buff! Shotgun is improved, snare lasts longer, hp increased from 4 -> 5

-Folie nerf, max hp decreased from 5 -> 4

-Lategame health droprate increased (mostly affects max heat post loop)

-Boost pad overhaul, they temporarily increase move speed instead of flinging you

-Misc bugfixes, some crashes, some enemy projectile desync, etc.

-Booster bruce nerf, projectiles changed from yellow to red but he shoots more of them now

Thanks for playing, love yall