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 » Scarlet Tower » Patch Notes v0.9.1

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.

Scarlet Tower » Patch Notes v0.9.1

Hey Guys!

Let’s go through the information about update v0.9.1!

Additions
    • Corruption 10• New Map: Leviathan’s Lair (Ocean)• New Enemy: Green Jellyfish• New Enemy: Blue Jellyfish• New Enemy: Pink Jellyfish (Elite)• New Enemy: Shark• New Enemy: Sea Aberration• New Enemy: Eel (Elite)• New Enemy: Dark Crab• New Enemy: Angler Fish (Boss)• New Enemy: Octopus (Boss)• New Enemy: Flesh Demon (Plaguelands Boss)• New Enemy: World Eater (Corruption 10)• New Weapon: Octopus Staff• New Weapon: Vampire Staff• New Weapon: Deep Orb• New Fusion: Winter Staff• New Fusion: Warmth Staff• New Fusion: Darkness Knife• New Fusion: Leviathan’s Scepter• New Weapon Rework: Ivy Staff• New Weapon Rework: Horizon Staff• New Achievement: Slain Flesh Demon• New Achievement: Slain Octopus• New Achievement: Slain Angler Fish• New Achievement: Slain C10 World Eater on Nightpine Valley• New Achievement: Slain C10 World Eater on Plaguelands• New Achievement: Slain C10 World Eater on Leviathan’s Lair• New Achievement: Dance Teacher

Changes
    • Buff: Plaguelands now gives 40% more gold and nightshard• Buff: Dash range for all characters increased by 40%• Buff: Ninn’s Cosmic Orb now releases +2 projectiles• Buff Talent: Dark Link’s effect increased by 50%• Buff Talent: Sacrifice damage increased by 100%• Buff Flask: HP Regen Flask increased power by 100%• Nerf: Necrotic Orb cooldown increased by 35%• Nerf: Veromus’ Purgatory damage reduced by 25%• Nerf: Allure’s Dual Katana damage reduced by 8%

Fixes
    • Necrotic Orb is no longer reddish (to avoid confusion with enemy abilities)• Several performance issues have been fixed• DPS values now display correctly at the end of the game• Familiar damage values now display correctly at the end of the game• Freeze issue on the Final Screen when winning a battle on some computers has been fixed.

Next Major Update: May 15~19

May Content Preview
• New Passives
• New Glyphs
• New Map Mechanics
• New NPCs
• New Major System for Weapons and Accessories
• New Map: Scarlet Tower – First Floor

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See you in the next update!

Thank you so much!
Pyxeralia