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 » Iniquity Survivors » Iniquity Survivors DEMO – Patch 0.0.2

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.

Iniquity Survivors » Iniquity Survivors DEMO – Patch 0.0.2

The probably biggest patch yet will bring significant changes to the Lobby to better reflect what you can expect in the early access version and the full release of the game.

NEW

  • The shop has been removed
  • The Account-Section now features an inventory!
  • Playing different maps rewards you with different items.
  • The Lobby now features multiple NPCs for current as well as future content
    1. Alessandra
      Hire Mercenaries and unlock more characters! This feature is only available in the Early Access version of the game.
    2. Blair
      Engulf yourself in the world of magic and learn new spells from Blair. Additional spells are only available in the Early Access version.
    3. Fabron
      Forge powerful artifacts to strengthen your mercenaries! This feature will be available in the full release.*
    4. Bella,
      Mill herbs, craft potions and inks to unlock and ascend runes to new levels or empower your runs with strong potions! Runes will be available with the Early Access Version of the game. However, you can already collect materials and craft items in preperation for the early access version!
    5. Kanan
      Check back daily at 5AM UTC to see which items he has in for you today! Spend Concentrated Sins to buy missing reagents, or if you are lucky, acquire a very rare item! (And for anyone concerned, there will never be microtransactions in this game!)
  • A new settings option is available to increase multiplayer experience for clients. This option can be disabled to increase performance.

The Demos maximum Account Level of 3 will prevent you from gaining further experience, however, you will still be able to collect Concentrated Sin as well as crafting materials from playing! Use this to your advantage to prepare for a strong start into the early access!

Please note, crafting reagents and amounts needed are subject to change in the future.

BUGFIXES

  • Fixed a bug where sometimes a canto-selection could appear twice, causing an infinite amount of enemies to spawn
  • Fixed a bug where dying at the same time as receiving a canto selection would soft-lock the game

CHANGES

  • Large parts of the Lobby UI has been re-written and redesigned
  • Spells cannot be assigned by drag-and-drop anymore and are now assigned by clicking and selecting a slot.

BALANCING ADJUSTMENTS
SPELLS

  • [BUFF] Spiral Shot: Increased damage gained from hitting additional enemies from 10% SP > 15% SP
  • [NERF] Tempest: Increased Cooldown from 18s > 24s