Transforming the “original hit” into a tactical deckbuilder
- by Liam Doolan
If you loved Vampire Survivors and want to dive back into this universe, here’s your reminder that Poncle’s newest game is now available for Switch 1 & 2.
It’s officially titled Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors and it turns the “snowballing thrill of Survivors” into a turn-based, card-driven experience with rogue-lite elements where you build decks, explore familiar locations from a new perspective, and unleash “world-ending” combos.
You can see the game in action in the launch trailer above. We’ve already reviewed this one here on Nintendo Life, awarding it eight out of ten stars. Here’s what our reviewer Parker Johnson had to say about it:
“If you’re going to create a deckbuilder out of Vampire Survivors, I think Vampire Crawlers is pretty much exactly the result you’d hope for – minus some bugs. It combines all of the weapons and power-ups from the first game with clever fusions and twists on traditional deckbuilding tentpoles.
“Even things that are annoying — not being able to check your deck when selecting an upgrade and hard to track damage numbers — feel like quirks of the franchise. It scratches my brain in a familiar way, and the euphoric feeling of creating a broken build still feels great.”
This game is available on the Switch and Switch 2 for $9.99 / £9.99. And if you buy the game on Switch, Poncle has confirmed you can get the Switch 2 version for free.
Will you be checking out Vampire Crawlers this week? How are you finding it so far? Let us know in the comments.
Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.
