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 » Scrumlords » SCRUMLORDS Dev Blog #2: We’re Still Working We Swear!

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.

Scrumlords » SCRUMLORDS Dev Blog #2: We’re Still Working We Swear!

Hello Scrumlords! The dev team has collectively arisen from their Starfield-induced comas and are eagerly diving headfirst back into work on SCRUMLORDS. We’ve gotten lots done and have lots more planned!

We’ve received some great feedback from the community and have been working to address some of the biggest issues in the upcoming 1.1 Quality of Life update.

1.1 PATCH NOTES :

  • Buddy health and armor has been increased to make them feel less WIMPY
  • Players can now use either of the shift keys to sprint
  • Divided options menu into audio settings and graphics settings
  • Added an option for fullscreen or windowed mode
  • Added option to change screen resolution
  • Added option to mute all sounds

Issues/Features Still Being Worked On

  • Options for changing keybinds
  • Steam lists install size at 4ishGB. (This one has us befuddled. The final install size of SCRUMLORDS is 1.2ishGB)
  • H3 mines in Tau Ceti system have clogged up production chain and prevented flow of copper and iron ore to manufacturing hub

Check back in the next few days, for Update 1.1 to go live and try out these changes yourself!

Da Big Announcement: TOTAL CAMPAIGN REVAMP

Currently the gameplay loop in SCRUMLORDS is:

  • Enter Level
  • Fight bad guys
  • Enter slightly different level
  • Fight more bad guys
  • Repeat til dead

This loop, while functional, is LAME and STUPID and MUST BE FIXED.

One of the hallmarks of games in the Roguelike genre is the importance of player choice. In our Campaign revamp, we plan to introduce a new campaign map system similar to those found in Slay the Spire and FTL. This revamp is just out of the planning phase, so we don’t have any new images to share just yet, the art team is hard at work bringing this new vision for SCRUMLORDS to life. Here is a list of planned features for the CAMPAIGN REVAMP:

  • Campaign map with branching paths
  • Various different level types (i.e. battles, shops, events, boss rooms, etc.)
  • New Items which can be picked up during a run and provide various buffs/debuffs
  • New Boss Enemies and campaign ‘win’ rewards

With the scope of this revamp, the team expects to have this update live sometime this Winter. (And if they don’t, there will be severe consequences)

That’s all we got today. Thanks for reading. Ciao.