Vampire Survivors–like

Video game genre Vampire Survivors–like, also known as Survivors-like, horde survivor, bullet heaven or reverse bullet hell, is a subgenre of shoot 'em up video games in which the player combats successive waves of enemies by maneuvering their character. Typically, the player unlocks periodic upgrades to their attacks and passive abilities, with each successive run proceeding in the fashion of a roguelike. The genre was popularized by Vampire Survivors in 2022, with a number of developers creating similar games to capitalize on its success. History The genesis of the genre can be found in the 2019 mobile game Magic Survival (released 2018 in South Korea), which Vampire Survivors developer Luca Galante of Poncle drew from when designing its gameplay. Following the success of Vampire Survivors in 2022, various developers produced games with similar gameplay. These titles included HoloCure – Save the Fans!, Brotato, and 20 Minutes Till Dawn, among others. Some spin-offs of existing games were created in the Vampire Survivors–like genre, including Temtem: Swarm, based on the monster-taming game Temtem, which included a catching mechanic, and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. The genr