Vampire Survivors gets Steam Trading Cards, first co-op gameplay vid, and more
Today, the game is getting Steam Community Items (Trading Cards, emoticons, and more) and a first gameplay video showing the local co-op mode in action. The team’s also announced that Vampire Survivors on Steam is fully switching over to the new engine on the 17th of August. (Previously, the game was running on the old and new engine in parallel on Steam).
Developer poncle has released Steam Community Items for Vampire Survivors today, a first gameplay video showing the new upcoming co-op mode in action is out now too, and the team revealed a new item for the co-op mode. It was also announced that the Steam version of Vampire Survivors will be fully switching to the new engine on 17th August (currently, the game runs on the old and new engine in parallel), and the team will soon host its first-ever IRL community event.
Steam Community Items (Trading Cards, emoticons, etc.) are out today
Community Items were a much-requested community feature, so from today on, players can unlock the following to bolster their Steam profiles:
5 Trading Cards
6 Badges
5 Emoticons
3 Profile Backgrounds
Spoiler: If you look really closely, you might spot a super subtle video game reference or two on the Trading Cards.
First co-op mode gameplay video + new co-op item info
As the old saying goes: “A first gameplay video is worth a thousand words”. That’s why developer poncle has now released the first gameplay video of Vampire Survivors’ co-op mode, recorded by the lovely folks at IGN via Xbox.
It should answer many fan questions, such as how levelling up, moving as a group, and destroying friendships works. The video shows an advanced build of the new mode, but details are still being tweaked and balanced.
New co-op item revealed: The Friendship Amulet
The team also revealed a new item for the co-op mode today: an ancient, almighty artefact called… The Friendship Amulet.
This item can appear on the level-up screen and will level up a random weapon for each player. Players will have to decide if they tactically (or selfishly) pick a level-up for a weapon of their choice or give the whole group a round of random level-up.
Fully switching to new engine
Vampire Survivors on Steam has been simultaneously running on its original engine and its new engine (which was needed for porting and better stability) for a while. Now that the game has reached the point where the new engine has been thoroughly tested and runs as stable as the old one, the Steam version of the game will fully switch over to the new engine on 17th August, when the co-op update hits.
Co-op hands-on event in London
poncle is hosting its first-ever community event in real life! It’s a hands-on event where players and VIPs can try out the co-op mode with friends (if you don’t have any friends, don’t worry, the team provide some in this case, as it’s a much-requested feature) before it launches. The co-op event will be taking place in early August in London.
Players can expect the co-op mode, free stuff and surprising snacks. Tickets will be free but limited. Poncle will announce more details on how to apply for tickets on their Twitter and TikTok.
About Vampire Survivors
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 thrown at you.
The genre-defining “be the bullet hell” action game is a multi-million seller, was the highest-rated Steam game of 2022 (over 180,000 reviews, 98% overwhelmingly positive), is one the most played games on Steam Deck, won 2 Baftas (including “Best Game”), and was featured on the New Yorker’s “Best Video Games 2022” list. Vampire Survivors is currently available on PC, Mac, Xbox, Android and iOS and does not feature any vampires.