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 » Halftime Heroes » Patch 1.42 is up!

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.

Halftime Heroes » Patch 1.42 is up!

Hey guys, the new patch is up!

From top to bottom in order of importance:

-NEW CLASS: Dexcited (Class designed with Dex 😀 ), this class changes the Fortune Wheel game to make it more rewarding and risky. It also doubles luck and increases the cap on gold gain!
-NEW CLASS: Magnetmancer. This class focuses on attracting nearby experience and gold orbs along with a magnetic spell.
-NEW ULTIMATE SPELL: Ultimate Chakra Rage (we may put this name to vote, sounds meh). Merges Paralys of Sheep and Physical Burst. It’s an AOE wipe around the player. Gonna leave the special effect unspoiled 🙂
-Added some blockage for the out-of-bounds paths on Riverside
-Base reward from chest 1 increased by 500 gold
-Base reward from chest 2 increased by 1500 gold
-Added a backup feature everytime a run has ended to avoid loss of data in case of powercuts, this way you will only lose progress since your last run. Backup is made after the run has ended and checks for corrupted savefiles when the game starts
-Blank Slate EXP gain has been nerfed to 10% (Yes, RIP). It also now sets to 0 ALL the stats REGARDLESS of equipment and upgrades (Mwaha). This upgrade should be an instapick for newbies but avoided to lategame players
-Psy Barrier cooldown is no longer static
-Psy Barrier cooldown has been nerfed 24–>60
-Psy Barrier duration has been buffed 6–>60
-Psy Barrier now gains +2 pierce per level
-Psy Barrier’s base damage has been buffed 20–>50 and its damage per level has been nerfed 25–>5
-Added 1280×800 for the Steam Deck
-Added Y Axis Camera settings to either lock it, invert it or non-invert it
-Increased the height at which monsters spawn just a bit to avoid monsters spawning beneath the ground, do please tell me if this keeps happening and if you were using (or not) “No Portal Mode”
-Increased mass of Lizard boss
-The Specter (Ghost) boss should be closer to the ground
-Flying Dragon should be closer to the ground and should not glitch when getting to close to the player
-Increased radius to Fire Spirit and Homing Missile
-Minor bugfixes