TITLE
How ‘Vampire Survivors’ Went From Obscurity to 27,000 People Playing at Once
AUTHOR
Patrick Klepek
PUBLICATION
Waypoint: Games By Vice
YEAR
2022
ARTICLE TYPE
Article
FROM THE ARTICLE
There are, as of this writing, more than 27,000 people playing a $3 game on Steam called Vampire Survivors. That’s more than games like The Elder Scrolls Online, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Phasmophobia, and just below God of War and The Witcher 3. Vampire Survivors, a mashup of clickers and roguelikes that’s obsessed with the aesthetics of Castlevania, is an early surprise for 2022. It’s, uh, also a surprise for the game’s designer, because when Vampire Survivors launched on December 17, eight people were playing.“I’m happy and in disbelief at the literally overwhelming positive feedback and very grateful to the amazingly supportive community that grew overnight around the title,” said designer Luca Galante in an interview with Waypoint.
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Poncle
GAMES MENTIONED
Vampire Survivors
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Luca Galante