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Vampire Survivors

poncle · 2022-10-20

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ActionCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 17, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 20, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 01, 2023 (Linux), Aug 29, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Aug 29, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Feb 01, 2022 (Mac)

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

Vampire Survivors is an Action, Casual, Indie, RPG game released in 2022, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 265811 reviews).

2,831
playing now
98%
positive of 266k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
35
twitch viewers (latest)
5.8
viewers/channel (concentration)
91/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (380 ratings)
86
Nexus mods (289k downloads)
4.84★
PlayStation Store rating (15,243 ratings)
88/100
opencritic · mighty · 98% recommend · from 49 critics
28h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 55h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

2,831 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Vampire Survivors, also known as Vampire Survivors — First Survivaton, is a 2022 independent roguelike shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Luca Galante under the studio name poncle. Following an early access period that began in December 2021, it was released for macOS, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, and iOS in late 2022. A port for Nintendo Switch was released on August 17, 2023, and on August 29, 2024, a port was released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. A virtual reality port for the Meta Quest was released in November 2025.

Trailer

Vampire Survivors trailer thumbnail

Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon | Coming August 28th | Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,831 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7,667 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~958/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (34,649 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.3M–12M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 266,402 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$3.74-25%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.69 at Steam (2021-12-17) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 13 of 30 observed days · $1.05 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34k34k20212026Week of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18,230 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 34,188 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 461 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13,754 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18,713 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11,360 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7,542 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5,944 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4,613 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3,593 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7,065 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 32,806 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8,251 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7,969 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4,475 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3,098 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5,020 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2,346 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2,178 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,941 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4,242 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,729 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3,320 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5,173 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3,403 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,722 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,530 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,904 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,566 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,040 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,209 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,556 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,536 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,149 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,494 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4,992 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,570 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,405 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,039 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,229 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,398 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 953 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,074 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 810 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 825 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,715 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,005 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,243 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,038 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 845 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 794 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 902 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 981 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,049 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 888 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 989 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.1k2.3k2026-09-15 11:00 — 3,815 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 4,154 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 3,573 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 4,069 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 5,061 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 3,808 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 2,823 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 3,645 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 3,272 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 3,438 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 3,668 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 2,630 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 2,294 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 3,768 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 3,735 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 2,832 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 3,712 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 3,333 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 3,006 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 3,695 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 4,336 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 3,384 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 2,831 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
39k4Dec 2021Aug 2026Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2022 — avg 39,032 · peak 77,061Apr 2022 — avg 33,329 · peak 68,805Jun 2022 — avg 17,196 · peak 34,545Aug 2022 — avg 11,348 · peak 20,665Oct 2022 — avg 11,496 · peak 35,264Dec 2022 — avg 13,483 · peak 27,925Feb 2023 — avg 9,339 · peak 16,171Apr 2023 — avg 10,818 · peak 28,479Jun 2023 — avg 4,746 · peak 7,697Aug 2023 — avg 8,656 · peak 18,715Oct 2023 — avg 6,857 · peak 12,070Dec 2023 — avg 8,086 · peak 14,957Feb 2024 — avg 4,326 · peak 6,816Apr 2024 — avg 3,907 · peak 7,082Jun 2024 — avg 3,714 · peak 5,942Aug 2024 — avg 4,624 · peak 9,914Oct 2024 — avg 3,981 · peak 16,005Dec 2024 — avg 5,150 · peak 8,169Feb 2025 — avg 3,721 · peak 5,809Apr 2025 — avg 5,191 · peak 12,782Jun 2025 — avg 3,277 · peak 5,984Aug 2025 — avg 2,946 · peak 4,463Oct 2025 — avg 4,744 · peak 13,813Dec 2025 — avg 3,936 · peak 5,519Feb 2026 — avg 3,142 · peak 4,784Apr 2026 — avg 3,293 · peak 8,411Jun 2026 — avg 3,937 · peak 7,183Aug 2026 — avg 3,226 · peak 9,231
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
78782026-09-212026-10-132026-09-21: 78 new positive2026-09-21: 5 new negative2026-09-22: 18 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 18 new positive2026-09-24: 17 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 23 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 21 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new negative2026-09-27: 25 new positive2026-09-28: 20 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 5 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 21 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 13 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 73 new positive2026-10-04: 10 new negative2026-10-05: 25 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 14 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 12 new positive2026-10-08: 14 new positive2026-10-09: 19 new positive2026-10-10: 18 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 20 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 32 new positive2026-10-13: 10 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$0.002021-12-172026-10-142021-12-17 — best price $2.692022-04-15 — best price $2.992022-11-01 — best price $4.992022-12-05 — best price $3.992023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $3.992023-04-25 — best price $3.742023-05-27 — best price $3.992023-07-13 — best price $4.992023-08-22 — best price $4.992023-10-15 — best price $4.992023-11-21 — best price $3.742023-12-21 — best price $3.742024-02-12 — best price $4.242024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $3.742024-08-15 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $3.742024-12-20 — best price $3.492025-02-17 — best price $4.992025-03-26 — best price $3.992025-04-09 — best price $4.992025-06-02 — best price $4.992025-06-27 — best price $3.742025-07-21 — best price $4.992025-10-21 — best price $3.492026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-02-23 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-04-13 — best price $4.992026-04-27 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $3.742026-07-29 — best price $4.992026-09-09 — best price $4.992026-09-30 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $3.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k2882026-05-28 — 407 pageviews2026-06-01 — 340 pageviews2026-06-05 — 395 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1,204 pageviews2026-06-13 — 441 pageviews2026-06-17 — 688 pageviews2026-06-21 — 476 pageviews2026-06-25 — 410 pageviews2026-06-29 — 425 pageviews2026-07-03 — 386 pageviews2026-07-07 — 373 pageviews2026-07-11 — 333 pageviews2026-07-15 — 399 pageviews2026-07-19 — 367 pageviews2026-07-23 — 330 pageviews2026-07-27 — 373 pageviews2026-07-31 — 289 pageviews2026-08-04 — 288 pageviews2026-08-08 — 340 pageviews2026-08-12 — 470 pageviews2026-08-16 — 419 pageviews2026-08-20 — 498 pageviews2026-08-24 — 558 pageviews2026-08-28 — 675 pageviews2026-09-01 — 554 pageviews2026-09-05 — 597 pageviews2026-09-09 — 538 pageviews2026-09-13 — 582 pageviews2026-09-17 — 451 pageviews2026-09-21 — 483 pageviews2026-09-25 — 465 pageviews2026-09-29 — 468 pageviews2026-10-03 — 468 pageviews2026-10-06 — 641 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

66502026-09-30 21:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 665 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 52 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 75 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 35 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
97.8%
earned "Hollow Heart"
73.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing9 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish…

Post-launch support: 9 DLC released, first 2022-10-13, latest 2026-08-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)137,5073%243
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)50,7881%253
PS5 (PlayStation)19,8026%254
PS4 (PlayStation)5,41346%125
Switch (Nintendo)2,6040%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieRetroActionArcadeCasualVampireControllerRogue-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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