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 » Zombie Party » *UPDATE 14* – Dev Message

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.

Zombie Party » *UPDATE 14* – Dev Message

I’m so excited to bring you the next major update for Zombie Party, Update 14! This update adds a ton of new content, a huge performance boost, as well as new game modes and mini-games! The old arcade mode has been replaced with an entirely new game, something I created as a tribute to everyone who has supported zombie party, you guys are freakin amazing! 🙂

Dev Message – (Feel free to skip – more update screens and details below)
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Zombie Party was released July 10, 2015 on Early Access. It was a simplified twin-stick shooter with crappy pixel art, but even when I didnt know what I was doing people supported me and gave me positive feedback. A year later it was fully released out of Early Access, because of your support. Zombie Party was my first full-sized project, and was a huge part of my life for years and still is to this day. The first year of development after I quit my job, I hardly made any money, had to get some crappy side jobs, and had to move into a cheaper apartment, but it was so worth it. 🙂 I was driven to produce the product I promised. I’ve poured so much passion, love, emotion, time, and creativity into this project and in a way its a reflection of my ADD mind. Ill probably never create something quite like it again. Everyone who supported this project is amazing, you guys made this entire game possible. Now the game is on its way to consoles and I’m so excited to grow and create new games for you guys to play!

Ultimately, I want to say thanks to you guys for allowing me to follow my dreams and bring my creations to the eyes of thousands of people. You rock! 🙂

Ben ——————————————————————————————————-

Now onto Update 14!


INTRODUCING: ARCADE MODE!

Notes –
– New Arcade mode!
– Arcade mode is a completely new game for you guys 🙂
– Arcade Leaderboards – Arcade mode has its own new leaderboards!
– Huge performance boost for entire game! (game is now compiled with C++)
– Slot machine to win gold, characters, guns, items, and more!
– XL inventory – inventory now can be scaled 2x for better visibility!
– New character Levi, throws chainsaws!
– Tons of tweaks and bug fixes!


Try to survive against hordes of zombies!


Visit the shop in between stages to buy guns and upgrade your stats!


Find the Rainbow Machine Gun! 15 guns to discover – all based on zp guns!


Physics, Particles, Parallax, Skeletons, and Animations!


XL Inventory – just push the expand button! (a much requested feature)


Expand anytime, anywhere!


Gamble your money, and try to get lucky!


Unlock new character, guns, pets, and more!


Or just try to go for the gold!

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I always love bringing you new content! Its so much fun to work on. Be on the look out for more content! I dont think ill ever be done with zombie party!
Ben