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 » Wanted Shadows » HUGE Update Out Now (New Character, 3 New Ascensions, 28 New Achievements)!

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.

Wanted Shadows » HUGE Update Out Now (New Character, 3 New Ascensions, 28 New Achievements)!

Hi everyone!

Thank you all for the positive reception of Wanted Shadows since its release 4 days ago! I’ve been working hard on an update since then, and here are the patch notes for it!

Also, I would really appreciate it if you left a review! It’s the best way to support the game!

Version 1.1.0 Patch Notes
  • Added a new character, Holig. Stamina depletes instantly when attacking and dashing, but has incredibly fast daze recovery and more power.
  • Added ascension 4 – Enemies have even more HP.
  • Added ascension 5 – Enemies move faster.
  • Added ascension 6 – Enemies move faster over time.
  • Added achievements for completing all of ascensions 1 through 6 on Tundra.
  • Added achievements for completing all of ascensions 1 through 6 on Mansion.
  • Added achievements for completing all of ascensions 1 through 6 on Hell.
  • Added achievements for beating Hell in ascension 6 for each character.
  • Increased the cost of all unlockables.
  • Fixed bug that would cause the game to crash if you obtained the Spider Shock.
  • Changed the color of the hammer enemy in Hell from purple to white to make it more easily visible.
  • Fixed bug that caused the special upgrade and level up screens to appear at the same time.
  • Fixed bug that caused the Hell miniboss to have no entrance animation.
  • Fixed bug that caused beams to self-proc crit and hence crash the game.
  • Fixed bug that caused music to be unhearable if there were too many sound effects playing.
  • Fixed bug that caused fast-acting hitboxes to not register as hits on enemies.
  • Toned down sound effects on melee attacks.
  • Fixed some upgrade typos.

That’s it for the patch notes, but I wanted to mention that if you own Wanted Shadows, you can get our other game, Soul Stalker, at a discount! Also, if you don’t own Wanted Shadows but you do own Soul Stalker, then you can get a discount on Wanted Shadows!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1714240/Soul_Stalker/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2491670/Wanted_Shadows/

Anyways, that’s it for this update, I hope you all enjoy it, and leave a review if you have since it helps so so much 🙂

– Conrad, Lead Developer