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 » Sorcevival » Patch 0.1.1

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.

Sorcevival » Patch 0.1.1

Greetings, Sorcerers!

Last week, we launched the game, and there have already been some minor patches, addressing bugs and making some balance tweaks. Now, just before Christmas, we bring you the first patch with new content! We hope you’re enjoying Sorcevival and continue to do so. The theme of this patch revolves around the Dash.

New Content

  • New Game Mode, Challenge Mode: This is a more challenging game mode where each run grants random Elemental Resistances to enemies, along with better rewards! Feel free to let us know what you think of this game mode!
  • Statistics View: Now, when pausing the game during a session, you can view your character’s statistics. In upcoming patches, we’ll be adding more information.
  • Added death animation
  • Added a new item
  • Added a new Rune
  • Added a new Passive
  • Added a new Spell
  • Added a new Active Spell
  • Added a new Relic
  • Added 6 new quests

Balance

  • Active Spell, Disintegrate: Armor Penetration increased from 0% to 100%. It should now truly disintegrate enemies.
  • Earth Rune: The number of fragments it creates has been slightly reduced.
  • Arcane Projectile, Fatal Finesse (Homing): Attack speed reduced from 40% to 20%.
  • Arcane Orbit, Enhanced First Row: Atk. Spd. 35% to 40% / Atk. Spd, 20% to 25% / Dmg 3 to 4.
  • Arcane Orbit, Enhanced Fourth Row: Penetration from 1 to 2 and Dmg from 4 to 5 / Penetration from 0 to 1 and Dmg from 5 to 7.
  • Boss, Undead Sorcerer: Movement speed increased from 1 to 1.5.
  • Boss, Beast of Doom: Changed summoned skeletons in phase 1 to the fungus version.

Misc and BugFixes

  • Now, Augments cannot be purchased until the “Relics” Augment has been bought. This ensures that the first Boss Soul will unlock this previously unseen part of the gameplay.
  • Changed the icon for Break Runes and Active Spells to the red Experience icon for better understanding.
  • Runes and Active Spells can no longer spawn outside the level, preventing them from being unreachable.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when using a Gamepad and going to apply a rune when there were no spells available. (Now truly fixed)
  • Fixed a bug where dying to a Boss’s area could cause the area to reappear in a fresh run.
  • Fixed a UI bug in the Augments window when using a Gamepad.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed exiting the game by clicking on the end game window.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed performing a “Super” Dash.
  • Fixed some typos.
  • Fixed a bug that caused props to keep spawning after finishing the game.
  • Fixed a bug that made movement speed upgrades only work after performing a Dash.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the current Critical Damage to display incorrectly on the level-up screen.

Have a pleasant holiday season, and see you in the next patch. May your spells hit their mark, and keep on surviving!