‘Vampire Survivors’ got a surprise (and free) iOS and Android release

Though it solely snagged a single nomination at The Sport Awards, Vampire Survivors is a real sport of the yr contender. It arrived on Steam in early entry a yr in the past and it not too long ago landed on Xbox. Now, you may now not want a Steam Deck or Xbox Cloud Gaming entry to play it anyplace or at any time.
As noticed by Polygon, Vampire Survivors has all of a sudden arrived on the Apple App Retailer and Google Play Retailer. In contrast to the myriad clones which have popped up on each shops all year long, that is the actual deal. What’s extra, the cellular variations are free — Vampire Survivors prices $5 on Steam and it is included with Sport Cross.
The timing means that the cellular launch was going to be a shock announcement at The Sport Awards. Maybe we’ll hear phrase of PlayStation and Nintendo Change variations quickly too.
For the uninitiated, Vampire Survivors asks you to decide on a personality with a locked starter weapon and perk, then sends you out into the Castlevania-inspired world to face an infinite stream of enemies (however no vampires, oddly) and keep alive so long as you possibly can. Your weapons auto-fire and all you might have management over is your motion and the power to decide on a weapon, perk or improve while you degree up. It is immensely satisfying, and you’ll obtain it in your telephone, free of charge, proper now. As well as, you possibly can play the cellular variations in vertical or horizontal mode.
In the meantime, developer Poncle will launch the primary paid Vampire Survivors enlargement on December fifteenth. Legacy of Moonspell will value $2 on Steam and Xbox. It would not be a shock to see the DLC pop up on the iOS and Android variations as properly.
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