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

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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.

In Woods » Hypervariant

Hi Everyone,

In Version 0.7, a new mode: Hypervariant is added into the game! You may enter this mode after collecting all stars in corresponding levels. In Hypervariant Mode, enemies will have a random enhancement every a period of time passes. To against the enhanced enemies, each items will also attach a random ability increase. There will be 5 Hypervariant Levels in each stage.

Next, there is a new system: Monster Cards! In Hypervariant mode, there will have chance dropping a card after killing a monster. The drop rate will be increase when you challenging a higher Hypervariant Level. Each card provide a tiny ability up permanently and those increase are stackable.

In addition, a new character: Card Fighter is added into the game! Card Fighter is a character with Very High Critical Damage.

Also, there is a Little Change on Environment Outlook!

Lastly, there are some new items and modifications come with this version. Please feel free to check it out!

New Features
  • Add New Mode: Hypervariant
  • Add New System: Monster Cards
  • Add New Character: Card Fighter
  • Add 12 New Magic Items
  • Add 3 New Craftable Items
  • Add 4 New Achievements
Modifications
  • Unlimited redraw chance for magic items when level up
  • Choice of crafting items increase from 4 to 5
  • Modify Damage Text Display
  • Health Steal of Vampire modified from 0.5% to 0.2%
  • Attack Speed increase of Light Feather modified from 20 to 15
  • Attack Speed increase of Dagger modified from 20 to 15
  • Attack Speed increase of Ribbon modified from 25 to 20
  • Final Attack Speed increase of Speed Potion modified from 80 to 75
  • Walk Speed decrease of Weird Mushroom modified from 10 to 15
  • Experience gain of Piggy Bank modified from 5 to 10
  • Experience gain of Grand Crystal modified from 10 to 15
  • Knockback Force of Turtle Shell modified from 10 to 15
  • Knockback Force of Spiked Mace modified from 3 to 5
  • Knockback Force of Torch modified from 3 to 5
  • Knockback Force of Staff modified from 3 to 5
  • Fire Damage of Torch modified from 25% to 2
  • Lightning Damage of Staff modified from 25% to 2
  • Handgun decrease 10% Attack Speed
  • Pick also increase 1 Physical Damage
  • Logging Saw become Craftable Item
  • Combat Manual become Craftable Item
  • Book of Magic become Craftable Item
Bugs Fix
  • Fix start page button may appear on other page
  • Fix Magic Crystal effect did not apply to Piggy Bank & Grand Crystal