V Rising Should Try to Beat Valheim to the Punch With a Console Port

gamerant.com:

Both V Risingand Valheim have become popular survival games on PC, both of which are still in early access. Each game brings a unique experience to the genre and both are definitely worth checking out for fans of crafting and building, but V Rising’s rapid success and interesting take on the genre would give it the upper hand in jumping to consoles.

V Rising has all the basics of a traditional survival game. It features crafting, base building, resource management, and an online squad element; however, the combat and progression systems give it an edge over competitors like Valheim. Having a console port would not only allow more fans to partake in this game, but it would also help move the survival genre evolve on consoles.

V Rising: How To Play Offline

There are a plethora of survival games available today and most of them have the same type of experience. The player gathers resources, builds a base, and attempts to upgrade themselves and their base throughout the game. Though V Rising has all of these features, it adds a different twist to the formula.

Playing heavily on the vampire theme, V Rising is based in a dark, Gothic environment and fittingly has players create a castle as their base of operations. The usual survival meters such as food and water are replaced with a thirst for blood, which can be obtained by attacking the living out in the world. V Rising also features some welcome additions to the survival experience. Players are able to recruit NPCs to help assist in gaining resources or defending their castle. Other survival games, such as Conan Exile, have introduced this feature as well and V Rising implements it in a similar way that very much fits the tone of the game.

Another unique survival feature in V