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 » Neon Abyss » Neon Abyss l New Bug Fix Patch! 1.5.1

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.

Neon Abyss » Neon Abyss l New Bug Fix Patch! 1.5.1

Abyssonauts!

Thank you for your honest and detailed feedback following the launch of the Chrono Trap DLC! Going forwards, we have implemented the following fixes to the game!

Patch Notes:

  • Fixed an issue where costumes cannot be unlocked.
  • Fixed an issue where two blank squares appear in the front end menu.
  • Fixed an issue with rebinded movement keys not working correctly at certain times.
  • Fixed an issue where the game freezes when using a skill with Death Ray.
  • Fixed placeholder characters being displayed for ‘On/Off’ text in rule nodes.
  • [MF] Placeholders are present in the Character menu.
  • Fixed DLC characters being available from the start.
  • [MF] Returning to bar without interacting with the white flame results in a softlock.
  • Fixed an issue where player became stuck/invisible after barrels exploded.
  • Fixed manager/enemies not spawning after defeating Chronos on Endless Mode.
  • Fixed an issue with Argus attack lines not appearing before being used.
  • Fixed an issue with becoming stuck within the dungeon.
  • Fixed an issue where no items spawn in the item room of the dungeon.
  • Fixed Mobs spawning in an inaccessible location.
  • Fixed an issue where players cannot highlight a character in Character Select menu.
  • Fixed an issue where items can drop and fall through the floor/be unattainable.
  • Fixed an issue where the Player cannot leave a room.
  • Fixed Treasure chests spawning another chest at the same time.
  • Fixed white box and blank description showing for an item the player picked up.
  • Fixed key bindings not working across every game scenario.
  • Fixed an issue where characters and descriptions didn’t match at times.
  • Fixed an issue where character/game freezes if using a controller when speaking to the Chief Engineer.

Now return to the Abyss, and make your run even longer! We will see you in the next update!

Feedback
We appreciate all feedback on this update! Feel free to leave us a comment below! Alternatively, if you experience any issues please do report them in the ‘Report a Problem’ section so our Support Team can help out here!

Happy diving Abyssonauts!

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