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 » Soul Slayer » Demo Update 2

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.

Soul Slayer » Demo Update 2

Dear Soul Slayer,

first of all, thank you for your feedback so far on the demo version of Soul Slayer.
This update improves almost every User Interface (UI) in terms of better readability. It also improves the understanding of the more complex game systems.

Patchnotes:
  • Rearranged the positions of the friendly NPC’s on the Celestial Island.
  • The currently owned amounts of Soul Energy and Blessed Feather are now visible on every UI on the Celestial Island.
  • A new UI window appears when unlocking new things such as weapons, maps etc.
  • Improved the Weapon Selection UI.
    – Added highlighting when the cursor is above certain UI elements.
    – Added a soundeffect when equipping a new weapon.
    – It is now clearer to see how many more weapons can be unlocked.
  • Improved the Weapon Enchanting UI.
    – Added highlighting when the cursor is above certain UI elements.
    – Added a soundeffect when enchanting a weapon.
  • Improved the Ascending UI.
    – Added highlighting when the cursor is above certain UI elements.
    – Added a soundeffect when selecting a perk.
  • Improved the Implant Management UI.
    – Added highlighting when the cursor is above certain UI elements.
    – Added a soundeffect when equipping an implant.
  • Improved the Wanderer Soul Management UI.
    – Renamed. Before it was called “Soul Empowering”
    – Added and renewed most parts of the UI for better understanding in how this system works.
  • Improved the Portal UI.
    – Added highlighting when the cursor is above certain UI elements.
  • Improved the Wanderer Soul Selection UI which appears during an adventure.
    – Added highlighting when the cursor is above certain UI elements.
    – Added and changed some UI elements. Its now easier to see how much element power you currently have and how much you need for enabling master effects of your Master Souls.
  • Improved the Weapon Upgrade UI which appears during an adventure.
    – Added highlighting when the cursor is above certain UI elements.
  • Improved the Choosing your Fate UI which appears during an adventure.
    – Added highlighting when the cursor is above certain UI elements.
    – Added more animations to this.
    – Note: The purpose of this system should now become clearer when reaching a specific time in the adventure.
  • Smaller changes to the Settings Menu and the Soul Slayer Selection UI.
  • Some more visual improvements.

Thanks for reading & take care!
– Niifares

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