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 » Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor » Playtest now live!

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.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor » Playtest now live!

Hello Survivors.

We have just sent out the first round of invites to the Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Playtest. This is the first time we are distributing the game to a wider audience which is both nerve wracking and very exciting for us. The purpose of this playtest is to gather feedback from a wider range of players than we have been able to previously, testing on a wider range of hardware, with players on both ends of the genre-skill bell curve.

The Playtest is a small taste of what the Early Access release will look like (which in turn is a small taste of what the full release will look like). If you feel like the game is currently lacking in certain ways, remember that we are a very small team working hard to improve it every day.

Q: How do I give feedback?
A: We have a system set up on our Discord to create threads with bug reports, and cards with feature suggestions that can be voted up/down by the community. If you insist on using the Steam Hub for feedback, we will read that occasionally too.

Q: When are you sending out more invites?
A: We will be inviting more people throughout this week and next at irregular intervals, so keep an eye out for an email from Steam that says “You’ve been invited to help test Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor”.

Q: How long will the playtest last?
A: A couple of weeks. We will be sure to give you a warning a couple of days in advance before we close it, so you have time for one last dive.

Q: I didn’t get in 🙁 Why don’t you just let EVERYONE in?
A: The purpose of the playtest is to get actionable feedback, not to be overwhelmed by it. We will make a demo for everyone later this year, so you get to try the game before our Early Access launch.

We sincerely hope you enjoy the playtest, and look forward to hearing your feedback. We are making this game for you.

Rock and stone!

Funday Games

PS. We’ve just added an extra way to get a key for the Playtest (if you’re lucky). Sweepwidget is a bit like Gleam.io where you can get a few entries to a giveaway by following our socials and wishlisting the game. We’re giving out 250 keys with this on Friday.
https://sweepwidget.com/c/71109-vflbayrh