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 » Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors » Update 1.4 | Vitality Augmentations

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.

Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors » Update 1.4 | Vitality Augmentations

Greetings agents,

we have a new update for you! As always, we appreciate your feedback and support as we work diligently to improve your experience.

Additions

We’ve introduced Augmentations for the Vitality module: Protection and Tenacity.

Protection

Generates a shield equal to 25% of the maximum health which regenerates after taking no damage for 10 seconds.

Tenacity

After taking a fatal hit, the agent is invulnerable for 5 seconds. Tenacity has a cooldown of 5 minutes.

Changes

Since the release of Area 51 and Vol’nar, we’ve made a series of important modifications. Notably, in regards to some aspects, like values for Vol’nar and projectile size of certain other enemies have been adjusted. We have also revised the damage metrics from final bosses for a better game balance.

Moreover, we have made some subtle changes to the user interface and color coordination, ensuring that your gameplay is as user-friendly as ever.

Bugfixes

As always we’ve been hard at work on squashing bugs. Issues related to the range value for specific elements have been resolved. Achievements for certain augmentations are now functioning as they should, and a glitch that was preventing the unlocking of new locations after progression has been corrected.

Also, we have fixed a number of localization typos and inconsistencies.

These updates mark our commitment to continuously refine and improve your experience. As always, thank you for your feedback, and we encourage you to continue sharing your thoughts and suggestions on our forums and Discord.

Stay tuned for more updates. Happy hunting!

Defend Earth Team!

1.4 Changelog

Additions
  • New augmentations for Vitality module

Changes
  • Adjusted values for Vol’nar, the Deadeye
  • Adjusted projectile size of Blaster enemies
  • Adjusted damage from final bosses
  • Some minor UI adjustments
  • Adjusted colors of Flare augmentation for Cyber Burst to match other player generated effects

Bugfixes
  • Fixed a bug using the wrong range value for Void Stalker
  • Fixed Steam achievements for some augmentations not triggering (Lightning Gauntlet + Accelerator)
  • Fixed Berlin not unlocking after beating Paris in Horde Mode
  • Fixed some localization typos and inconsistencies