With a new relic, you can now see the weapon evolution pairings right in the pause menu
Patch 0.7.3 forVampire Survivorsisout today, and you know what that means: more characters, weapons, relics, Arcanas, and achievements to unlock. I’ve never fought so hard to maintain 100 percent completion in a game, but that just goes to show how quickly these updates are coming. I grind and grind, and the developers grind right back.
This trailer is a nice hazy attention-grabber, and I’ve got specifics below.
Arcanas
Tweaks and fixes
After highlightinga fan-made evolution chart, it’s nice to see that in the game proper. I’m about 50 hours intoVampire Survivorsand I still need to double-check some of them.
TheVampire Survivorsteam is growing
In a Steam post, the creator ofVampire Survivors, poncle, spoke about the growing team.
“We had a team for some time now, but I’m taking the opportunity to talk about it only now that one more developer, David, is finally joining me in working full time on the current version of the game. This doesn’t mean we’re going to reach version 1.0 of the game faster than expected, but it means we’ll be putting in the game even more features and be faster in polishing rough edges. One of the new relics from this patch, the Grim Grimoire, is a good example of what kind of extras to expect!”
There are also a few developers working on portingVampire Survivorsto an “industry-standard engine” without losing the game’s very particular look and feel.
They’re aiming to have “a version ofVampire Survivorsthat plays just like the current one, but that is free of hardware and controller compatibility issues and that performs well even when there is an unreasonable amount of projectiles and enemies on screen.”
If all goes well, that’ll be done this summer, but it’s ultimately “ready when it’s ready.”
“We might be getting close to the conclusion ofVampire Survivors, but for ponclethat’s just the beginning.” On that note, I’m rooting so hard for a Nintendo Switch port.
I’m not joking around when I say thatVampire Survivorsis one of my favorite games of 2022. No, really! It’s just so satisfying to cleave through hordes of pixelated baddies, and I love the sense of micro and macro progression. Individual game runs are inherently fun, as are the achievements/unlockables that push you to keep playing again and again.
It might not look like much, but that’s part of the charm.
