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 Β» Updates Β» Patch Notes Feed Β» Danger Scavenger Β» Update 2.0.7: Hello Steam China! Big optimizations & new localization

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.

Danger Scavenger Β» Update 2.0.7: Hello Steam China! Big optimizations & new localization

Star Drifters β­πŸš€ and Piotr Wolk πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» are proud and excited to present a new update with which the game becomes officially available on Steam China!

The update introduces a lot of very significant performance improvements as well! And the long awaited new localization!

Therefore, we are very happy to announce our cooperation with Doyoyo Games! Their professional team, which consists of avid gamers, will be responsible for publishing Danger Scavenger in China.

Together, we worked very hard towards the release on Steam China. The Chinese players will soon see the following changes:

  • The game gets the official, fully localized version with the Chinese title “ζ‘©ε€©ζœΊεŠ¨ι˜Ÿ”. 🏒
  • Fully updated and optimized Steam China Store Page includes convenient explanations for the Chinese players to learn the relevant game information. πŸ”
  • The official start of the Chinese community support on Steam China which will make participating and finding new friends easy! Regular online activities! And short reply times for player feedback, comments, and questions. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ
  • With the help of Doyoyo Games we are also actively preparing new Chinese in-game content. Our aim is to integrate more into the unique Chinese cultural background. This content is expected to be officially released in Q4 this year. πŸ‰

Thanks to all the Chinese players for your love and support! πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈ We are here for you in case you need anything!

Changes in the update 2.0.7:

  • Updated the Chinese localization with official translation from Doyoyo Games πŸ‰
  • Big performance improvements, namely:
  • Optimized destruction of the environmental objects πŸ’₯
  • Optimized texts showing the damage dealt to enemies πŸ’―
  • Optimized area effects πŸ’«
  • Optimized textures of some UI elements πŸ“Ž
  • Optimized enemy AI decision making behaviour πŸ€–
  • Nerfed the Professor’s jetpack flight length from 3.5 s to 2 s πŸš€βž–
  • Updated the demo version to the latest game version 🎁
  • Added the Korean language support πŸ‡°πŸ‡·

Even more optimizations are coming in the future updates! πŸš„ It is thanks to your thorough reports that we are able to make the game faster!

Grab a bunch of links for you to visit and follow:

be a rebel! ✊
Star Drifters teamβ­πŸš€