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 » Gunsuit Guardians » Update 0.39

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.

Gunsuit Guardians » Update 0.39

NOTE: This is the 2nd attempt to publish this update. A pretty nasty bug was discovered shortly after publishing it yesterday. Apologies if you saw the previous announcement and wondered where it went. 😅 Thanks to the folks on Discord who help track down the source of the bug!

On with the original announcement…

Some sneaky players found a way to endlessly farm points, but that strategy is no longer possible!

The leaderboards have therefore been reset for this update. The old leaderboard has been preserved on Steam. Apologies to everyone who gained a nice score using conventional methods, but you are now all on a more even playing field. That top spot is up for grabs again!

Change Log

ADDED
  • Power-Ups can now drop from Care Packages (there are currently 4 Power-Ups available).
  • Magnet now pulls pickups even after they have left its radius.
  • When EXP gems are left behind they are now gathered into one huge gem of equal value. This huge gem will be dropped by an alien once enough value has accumulated.
  • Weapon Class is displayed when selecting weapons.
  • A new system to prevent endless score-farming on the final wave. One minute after the boss appears, the points you gain for each action start depleting. After another minute your score is frozen.
  • Large gems and XL gems.
CHANGED
  • All bosses have lower max HP.
  • Final boss moves faster and attacks more frequently.
  • All boss’ bullets move faster.
  • Mid-bosses have lower mass (i.e. easier to knockback).
  • Final boss gives x5 more points than mid-bosses.
  • Shiny aliens give x5 points than regular aliens.
  • Visual FX is more noticeable on shiny aliens.
  • Shiny aliens now drop more valuable gems, instead of just dropping more gems.
  • Medium-sized gem now looks more like an actual gem.
  • Giant Care Packages now drop large gems instead of medium gems.
  • Big Blue and Big Red aliens no longer always drop gems (they now use the random chance like regular aliens), but can drop more EXP.
FIXED
  • Music no longer cuts out if you level up quickly after selecting an upgrade.

In case you missed the last announcement too, GunSuit Guardians is now Verified on Steam Deck. I’ve been playtesting the game often on my Steam Deck, so it’s great to finally see that big green tick. Hooray!

Please keep the feedback coming. I really love hearing your thoughts, whether it’s in a review, a forum post or on Discord. It’s all useful information that helps me improve the game. 😁

Till next time,

Matt