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 » Gunfire Reborn » Fourth Quarter Update Notice & 2nd Anniversary of Gunfire Reborn v1.0

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.

Gunfire Reborn » Fourth Quarter Update Notice & 2nd Anniversary of Gunfire Reborn v1.0

Hello, everyone!

Today marks the 2nd anniversary of “Gunfire Reborn” official release! We sincerely appreciate your constantly support and love. It’s because of your unwavering dedication and feedback that “Gunfire Reborn” has steadily to improve. In the upcoming year, “Gunfire Reborn” will continue to be with you all,and we’ll keep refining the game and bringing more fun ideas to life. Let’s look forward to it together!

Fourth Quarter Update Preview:

We’ll be releasing two updates on November 23rd and in late December. The November update will introduce a new gameplay, “Endless Journey,” and three new weapons. In December, we will launch a time-limitied mode with new framework, and some free customization rewards. Stay tuned!

Autumn Sale:

We’re gearing up for the upcoming Steam Autumn Sale and will be offering discounts on the “Gunfire Reborn” base game and the two DLCs “Visitors of Spirit Realm” and “Artisan and Magician”

Steam Points Store:

Animated stickers and avatars of Nona and ZiXiao are now available on the Steam Points Store! Feel free to come and exchange for them!
(Some mistakes occured when we were uploading those stickers and avatars which resulted in the delay. Now we have republished all materials and sincerely appreciate your patient wait.)

Pricing Adjustments in Argentina and Turkey:

Starting from November 20th (PT), Steam will change the currency used for sales in Argentina and Turkey to USD. After careful consideration, we’ve decided to make slight adjustments to the pricing of “Gunfire Reborn” and its DLCs in Argentina and Turkey on November 20th. Players who have already purchased the game will not be affected by this pricing adjustment.

— Gunfire Studio

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