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 » New Content Update + BIGGEST DISCOUNT EVER Out now!

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 » New Content Update + BIGGEST DISCOUNT EVER Out now!

Hi everyone!

The Winter sale just went live right now and I’m happy to announce that not only is the game discounted to a ridiculous $1.19, but I just added a HUGE update to the game that adds tons of content! Below are the patch notes:

P.S. If you like the game, a review would help me out so much 🙂

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

  • Added a new character, Hourkoo – Attack speed is increased by 2x if health is 1. Every additional health point decreases attack speed by 30%.
  • Added the bonus level Bomb Factory – has all new enemies and a cool new environment.
  • Added the bonus level Cold Fire Plains – has all new enemies and a cool new environment.
  • Added 8 new enemies that appear in the bonus levels.
  • Added 16 new achievements for the new character and bonus levels.
  • Made it such that completing higher ascensions grants you the achievements for the lower ones as well, e.g. completing ascension 6 grants you the achievements for ascensions 1-6.
  • Fixed bug that made the high tolerance upgrade do the opposite of what it was supposed to do.
  • Fixed some typos.

And that’s it! I also just posted a new video on YouTube that goes over one of the level design processes I use in my games, so check that out if it interests you!

If you haven’t played my other game, Soul Stalker, you can get it at a discount through the bundle below if you already own Wanted Shadows, and that game is also on its biggest discount ever through the Winter Sale! It’s in the same genre as Wanted Shadows but with more emphasis on decision making and less important placed on action, so get the game if that sounds like what you’d like!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36217/Rad_Roguelikes/

– Conrad, Lead Developer