Vampire Survivors was a bite-sized revelation when it arrived in 2022. It looked like someone had made it on their lunch break (I say this with love) and then proceeded to dominate lunch breaks for weeks and months to come. I'm not sure the video game industry knew what hit it. Elden Ring certainly didn't know what hit it when Vampire Survivors surprise-won the Best Game BAFTA that year, and shout-out to Rock, Paper, Shotgun for being brave enough to declare Vampire Survivors its game of the year; I was so impressed I nearly turned coat. I love Vampire Survivors unashamedly, so I've been keeping an eye on follow-up Vampire Crawlers since it was announced.Read more
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