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Vampire Survivors

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Quick read

Vampire Survivors is a top-down horde survivor: pick a character, open weapon chests, and let the build snowball until the timer closes.

What kind of game is it?

A top-down horde survivor. Character choice and weapon chests create a build, then the timer and map pressure decide whether the build pops.

Who is it for?

For players who enjoy a build that snowballs while the timer closes in.

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How it plays

Loop: Surviving hordes
Sessions: Short sessions
Progression: Unlocks between runs
Players: Solo or co-op
Structure: Roguelite
Tone: Comedic · Accessible

Game DNA

What playing it feels like, out of 100. Our reading, separate from Steam reviews.

Progression62
Estimate
Social55
Estimate

Key Steam facts

Steam store figures, checked 13 Sept 2026.

Release

released

2021-12-17

Review score

98.3%

Checked 17 Aug 2026.

Steam positive percent.

Review count

265,655

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Store price

$4.99

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Languages

Demo

Early Access

Players

Single-player and co-op

How many people play Vampire Survivors?

Estimates from public Steam data, not figures from the studio. Ranges, not exact numbers.

Estimated copies

6.6M – 15M

Steam reviews × 25 to 55.

Estimated gross revenue

$17M – $58M

Copies × current price × 50–80% (sales, regional prices). Before Steam's cut, refunds and tax.

All-time peak players

77,061

Most people playing at the same moment, per SteamCharts.

Average players, Aug 2026

3,226

Peak that month: 9,231.

Median playtime

28 h

Half of 300 recent reviewers played 13.6–63.9 h. 2% under 2 h.

Players over time

Sept 2023Aug 2026

Where the players are

Languages of the last 300 Steam reviews. A proxy for regions, not a country split.

English48%
Simplified Chinese12%
Russian10%
Portuguese (Brazil)8%
Spanish (Spain)4%
Korean4%

Vampire Survivors players also play

Games played for more than an hour in 49 public Steam libraries of recent reviewers. Each one is played by at least 4 of these players and is more common here than across all libraries we read (× how much).

Assassin's Creed Unity18% · ×4.1
Hotline Miami22% · ×2.7
Assassin's Creed 214% · ×4.4
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth27% · ×2.1
Hades25% · ×2.2
Brawlhalla29% · ×1.9
Cube Escape: Paradox8% · ×8.3
Kingdom Come: Deliverance20% · ×2.3
Titan Quest Anniversary Edition10% · ×5.1
CloverPit10% · ×5

Steam data checked 4 Oct 2026

What makes it different?

Almost no aiming. The spectacle is the build: a character, weapon chests, a timer, and map pressure.

Core mechanics

How it scores

The fantasy: Power fantasy and Chaos. Our scores out of 100, separate from Steam reviews.

Build varianceEstimate

88 / 100

Run varianceEstimate

70 / 100

Fun to watchEstimate

94 / 100

Almost no aiming. The spectacle is the build, which is why YouTube thumbnails work without a story beat.

Set piecesEstimate

95 / 100

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Nearby games. Not always a direct substitute.

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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Hades

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Genre / subgenre

Subgenres: Survivors like, Bullet heaven.

Steam genre: action roguelike / bullet heaven.

Related rankings

Related teardown

Vampire Survivors — launch intelligence

Launched in early access on 17 December 2021 at $2.99 by a solo developer. A hypnotic gameplay loop, perfect thumbnails for YouTube, a trivial price — everything converged so creators had no friction covering the game.

Read the launch analysis →

Sources

Store price checked 13 Sept 2026.

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