I remember hearing about this game in 2022 when PlayStation fanboys were in full swing parading God of War Ragnarok. Vampire Survivors had come out on Xbox around the same time, and the PS fanboys were trashing on it for its 8-bit design and simple mechanics. Didn’t hold a candle to Ragnarok’s graphics and cinematics!
Despite that, Vampire Survivors blew up in popularity on both Steam and Xbox, and it effectively created its own genre with hundreds of copycats. It still rides high on its fame even today. I ended up trying it back in 2022 while I still had Game Pass and from starting the very first map, I knew I was in for a masterpiece. So the way I discovered this game was from PlayStation fans making fun of it.
From time to time I’ll just get burned out with Vampire Survivors and take extended breaks. But whenever I come back to it, I remember why I put it in my top 10 favorite games list.
