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 » Poly » Update 0.3

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.

Poly » Update 0.3

POLY 0.3 Update + Mac Support Rollout

MAC Support Comes To Poly!

over the past week, I have been testing the mac support of the game to make sure that the rollout on mac devices is as smooth as it was for windows! :D, I had a few last minute issues for Mac Support working but hopefully its all fixed now, don’t be afraid to join the discord and let me know if there’s still issues 😀

and after this week I am happy to announce that mac support is coming to poly as of today!

Also I have been working on a ton of new content for the game 😛

NEW CHARACTER! Meet the electrician, he zaps enemies with his tesla coil and arcs electricity between them!

Additions
  • Added Flawless Achievement, unlocks new item
  • Added Revitalize Item
  • Added Lots Of Friends Item
  • Added Pre And Post Round Informational Flash Text
  • Added Arc Shot Item (New Bullet Behavior)
  • Certain Items Stacks In Unique Ways
  • Grenadier Grenades Now Damage Enemies On Hit, Triggering Items On Hit Effects
  • Added Burning Rubber Item
  • Added How To Play Before Each Game
  • Added Difficulty Colors For EVERY Difficulty Not Just The First And Last One
  • Added A List Of Previous Runs Played In The Stats Menu

Fixes + Changes
  • Bloodlust now works as Intended, 55% chance at luck 100 to increase max health by 1 on enemy kill
  • Fixed Settings Screen Options Having Multiple Options For Each Resolution
  • Fixed Poison Field Not Triggering The OnEnemyDamaged Effect On Items
  • Fixed Correct Spelling Of Death Messages
  • Fixed Alignment Of Text On Game Over Screen
  • Fixed Stats Menu Showing Total Of All Players Enemy Kill Count Instead Of The Local Players’
  • Changed Character Selection To Carousel Instead Of Clamp
  • Changed Items Descriptions To Be More Specific
  • Changed Four Leaf Clover To Increase Luck By 2 Instead Of 0.5
  • Increase Based Speed Of All Characters
  • Poison Field Becomes Larger The More Poison Fields Your Character Holds
  • Arc Shot Arcs Between More Enemies The More Arc Shots Your Character Holds
  • Bloodlust Increases Max Health By A Larger Amount The More Bloodlusts you Hold
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