One of the surprise indie hits of the year leaves early access with a major update
The Vampire Survivors 1.0 update includes new gameplay modes, achievements, gameplay tweaks, and a Twitch mode.
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Vampire Survivorsstudio Poncle said in September that the 1.0 release update, set to arrive on October 20, would be “a surprise and should hopefully offer a little something for everyone.” Now the big day is here, and I think it’s fair to say that the promise has been kept.
Today’s1.0 updatedidn’t go through the usual public beta process in order to avoid spoilers, Poncle said, which means two things: First, if you run into “any problems, frustrations, or balancing issues,” you’re asked to please report them in eitherDiscordor theSteam forums; and second, if you’re concerned about spoilers yourself, you might want to stop reading now because update details are going to be posted below.
There’ll be an ad below this, which should help protect from unintentional glances, but after that you’re on your own.
We already know about some of this new content. Inverse Mode, for instance, which amps up gold reward and enemy health, and literally flips levels upside-down, looks “extremely evil” in the eyes of our resident Vampire Survivor Fraser, who worried last week that it’s “going to be the end of me.” There’s also a new Twitch mode, which enables viewers to make level-up decisions, choose special commands, and vote on special events.
Poncle said in the announcement that even though Vampire Survivors is now in full release, they won’t be done with it until “I—or you—get tired of it.”
“We’ll probably start developing something new in poncle, but support for VS will also carry on,” they wrote. “As anticipated in the v1.0 announcement, we’ll need to do some QOL improvements on niche mechanics like Eggs and Limit Break, plus finishing the engine port. But brand new features are also in the works…
“A huge thank you once again to all the players who turned this little weekend project into an insane success!”
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The full details of the Vampire Survivors 1.0 update are below:
New Content:
Inverse Mode:
Endless Mode:
Achievement Tweaks:
Tweaks:
And finally, for those of you who already have everything from the 0.11 release and want to get straight to the new stuff in 1.0, here’s what you need to do:
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