Play Hit Viral Game ‘Vampire Survivors’ for Free

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Vampire Survivors is the latest Steam Early Access hit. This casual yet addictive bullet-hell game has you taking out monsters and collecting upgrades, and you can try it for free in your browser. Want the full version? It’s only $3 on Steam.

Vampire Survivors describes itself as a “time survival game with minimalistic gameplay and roguelite elements.” In terms of gameplay, all you need to do is move your character around a large field while passive attacks take out enemies. Enemies will drop colored gems, which you then pick up to level up your character.

Each time you level up you’ll get to choose a new upgrade or improve one of your older upgrades. Combat is entirely passive, which means that the timing of how your move your character is the most important thing here. The longer you survive the more powerful you’ll get, and you’ll unlock upgrades that you can take into your next run.

This is where the “roguelite” aspect comes in. In a “roguelike” game you start from the beginning each time you die, but the adjusted roguelite formula sees you retain some progress. In Vampire Survivors this progress comes in the form of unlocking new abilities for future runs.

If you’re a bit confused, we’ve dropped a trailer above which should clear it up. The game has an old-school look and feel, and it hits the right balance between casual experience and addictive time-sink. Fortunately, you can try it out for free.

You can play Vampire Survivors in your browser on itch.io. We tried out the game using the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Edge without a problem, but couldn’t get the game working in any version of Safari (mobile or otherwise). Provided you have the right browser, the game should work on Windows, Mac, Linux, and even