Steam is Getting an Absurd New Vampire Survivors Clone in 2 Weeks

When I first played Vampire Survivors, it was a revelation for me. It wasn’t just that the small-scale indie game felt like the beginning of a brand-new genre; it was more that it did wonders for my anxiety. It got me through many five-hour flights, because playing it is an act of time travel. You sit down, tune everything in the world out, and realize that hours have passed by in minutes. I’ve kept up with the “bullet heaven” subgenre that developer Poncle has inspired since, spending time with games like Brotato and Megabonk, but nothing has scratched that itch in quite the same way.