The poncle studio has officially announced the development of Vampire Crawlers, a brand new spinoff of its viral indie hit, Vampire Survivors. If you thought the only thing missing from the franchise was real walls and cards, the wait is over. The studio has revealed the title that promises to transform the addictive chaos of the original into a turn-based dungeon crawler experience.
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Forget automatic movement and frantic projectile dodging for a moment. In Vampire Crawlers, the perspective shifts to a first-person view, reminiscent of classic labyrinthine RPGs (known as "blobbers"), but with the chaotic DNA that made the franchise famous. The idea is that you explore dungeons, level up, and annihilate monsters, but now using a deck-building system.
The big draw here is the pace. The game calls itself a "Turbo Turn-Based RPG." This means you can play tactically and calculatingly, carefully choosing each card, or play cards as fast as humanly possible. The end result promises to always be precise, maintaining that "snowball effect" feeling where your power grows exponentially until you break the game with devastating combos.
Check out the main features that differentiate the game:
- Turbo Turn-Based Combat: Play cards in ascending mana order to create combos; each step multiplies the effect of the next card.
- Customizable Pace: Play slowly strategically or at maximum speed for total chaos.
- Deck-Building Roguelite: Accumulate XP, evolve cards, headbutt chests for gems, and summon survivors to create cascades of effects.
- Dungeon Exploration: The game brings something rarely seen in Vampire Survivors: functional walls! Explore maps full of treasures and secrets.
Although it's a departure from the original genre, poncle has maintained the essence of chasing weapon evolutions and the quest for "infinite" damage. It's a curious mix of old RPG nostalgia with the modern dopamine of action roguelites.
Vampire Crawlers is scheduled for release in the first half of 2026. The game will arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC (via Steam), and smartphones. Additionally, it will be available on Xbox Game Pass on launch day.
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