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 » Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood » Update: Early Access 3.2! MERCENARY CAMP!!!

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.

Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood » Update: Early Access 3.2! MERCENARY CAMP!!!

Hi, Captains of Fortune!

This update is important on a symbolic level because it is the first update focused on Story Mode!
Obviously, you will only be able to play the new features relating to this mode when it is finished, but in the meantime, I would like to let you know about the progress, hoping to make your mouth water 😀

CHANGES IN EARLY ACCESS 3.2:

– I corrected some of the new translations thanks to you.
For this reason, I would like to thank them very much:
SirMadnessTV for French
Xavi Nihon for Spanish

Anyone of you who wants to help improve translations in your language is welcome!

NEWS ABOUT STORY MODE:

As you may have already noticed, the new feature of this update is the mercenary camp!

This camp will be your headquarters.
Here you can:
– craft new equipment
– cook delicious food
– sell and buy items
– recruit new mercenaries
– manage your soldiers
– find new missions
– … and sleep!

I will make sure that most of the objects inside the camp are interactable with the player, so as to give him the impression of actually being in a “real” environment.

If you have any questions or curiosities, I will be happy to answer them.
If you have ideas about it or would like to see certain features implemented, I will be even more happy to hear from you!

FACE THE HORDE, GRAB THE LOOT, CROSS THE PORTAL.

If I don’t release new updates by December 25th (very likely), I wish you all a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.
Use this time of year to put love and passion at the center of your life, in whatever form it may be. From experience, I guarantee that things will start to change.

Furthermore, I have wanted to tell you something for some time, and the Christmas atmosphere allows me to tell you more easily.
Most of those who buy my products are teenagers, a time in life that we all know is difficult.
We often have difficulty talking to parents or friends about an internal problem.
It is very important for me to let you know that if any of you are going through a difficult time (teenager or not), you can write to me privately or open a discussion on the Community Hub.
I’m not a doctor, but I’ve been through so many bad times that maybe my experience will help someone in the future.

This world would be much more beautiful if we all had the courage to help and be helped.

See you next year! 😀