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 » X Invader » Version 0.6.4 Update Patch Notes

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.

X Invader » Version 0.6.4 Update Patch Notes

Hello Invaders!

We have conducted a comprehensive balancing effort to address the penalties associated with existing Add-ons, aiming to enhance the diversity of build choices.

After the update, if you encounter any issues during gameplay,
please follow the link below to perform a file integrity check:

https://help.steampowered.com/faqs/view/0C48-FCBD-DA71-93EB

◆ Update Version : V 0.6.4

◆ Patch Notes :

1. Balance Adjustment

1-1) Ooparts Effect Adjustments

– ‘Wig of Awakening’ penalty: Attack Speed increase effect removed, Physical Damage adjusted from 18% to 20%.
– ‘Steam Pack’ penalty effect removed, Attack Speed increase amount adjusted from 1.45% to 1.2%.
– ‘Giantization’ penalty effect removed.

1-2) Weapon Upgrade Effects Modification

* DDOS Gauntlet
– High-Powered Plasma Bullet: Penalty removed, Execution now deals 5% of the target’s health.
– High Compression Charger: Penalty removed, Attack Speed increase reduced from 30% to 15%.
– Shadow Bullet: Penalty removed, Attack Speed increase reduced from 40% to 25%.
– High Efficiency Magazine: Penalty removed.

* Code Cutter
– Blade Storm: Penalty removed, blade damage 10 → 7

* Vaccine Crasher
– Flaming Sea: Penalty removed, Flame Damage reduced from 20% to 10%.

* E-Laser
– Elemental Blast Laser: Penalty removed, and the elemental laser explosion effect now triggers every 15 attacks instead of every 10.
– Elemental Maximizer Cannon: Penalty removed, and the elemental damage increase has been adjusted from 30% to 15%.

* Common
– Changed the total weapon upgrade loop Add-ons to 2.
– Updated some icons for weapon upgrade Add-ons.

1-3) Etc.
– The AVATAR ‘Carp Princess’ Reload Speed has been adjusted from 80% to 40%.
-Modified the Vaccine Crasher gas explosion to activate by default with the last shot..

2. Improvement

– Changes to the ‘Treasure Trove’ upgrade effects
( Level 1 upgrade: +1 Add-on Slot, Level 2 upgrade: +1 Ooparts Slot )
– Removed the penalty where enemies were immune to elemental and summoning damage in random penalties at Security Level 5.

Thank you for playing X Invader.
Enjoy your gameplay and have fun! 🙂