Kudos to the OG

Vampire Survivorsis a game where you control a little pixellated person who auto-attacks periodically.

So excellent, in fact, that it’s already seen a few spin-offs.

I don’t think it’s something the subgenre has quite grasped yet.

Imelda clears a swath of enemies from the battlefield in Vampire Survivors

I know this post has been a bit of whine, sorry!

Have you played a decent Survivors-like that isn’t the visual equivalent of a carpet bomb?

Do let me know.

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