📹 Vampire Crawlers Demands Your Attention

Vampire Crawlers is a new deckbuilding roguelike game from the creators of Vampire Survivors, which in most universes would be everyone’s most anticipated game of the year. In reality, it seems to be a bit of a niche thing, possibly aided by the game’s bizarre subtitle: “The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors”. This “turbo wildcard” self-identification implies a game which allows for a deckbuilder that feels as snappy and hands-off as Vampire Survivors, but the reality of the actual play demands much more the further into the game you get. Yes, you’ll still have broken builds which will have you flying through runs easily, but you need to spend at least some time drafting cards into your deck and deciding play order on a per-hand basis — which already sets the game apart from its predecessor and the genre description tacked onto the end of its title. Despite all of this: I think the game is exceptional. When it launches on mobile, I will be doomed. You should check it out. ⏆ Reply…