Up till now, reverse bullet-hell shooter Vampire Survivors, one of many 12 months’s must-play indie hits, didn’t have a closing boss. That’s not the case within the wake of a latest replace, which provides a brand new model of the sport’s closing stage.
Nonetheless in early entry, and technically first launched within the twilight of final 12 months, Vampire Survivors is a Castlevania-inspired survival sport. Although it could seem like a top-down bullet hell shoot-’em-up, the core idea isn’t actually about dodging projectiles: You’re the one taking pictures them, obliterating hundreds of enemies. And because of a handful of roguelike parts, Vampire Survivors can simply put you into that “simply 5 extra minutes” mindset. Right here’s Kotaku’s Ian Walker:
Vampire Survivors’ true energy, nonetheless, is in its near-constant dopamine rush. It looks like a cellular sport with out all of the cellular sport bullshit, or possibly a kind of senseless Flash distractions you used to secretly pull up in your faculty’s examine corridor computer systems. Not solely is clearing the display of baddies satisfying, however from time to time uncommon, stronger enemies reward you with a treasure chest that showers you in further gadgets and cash for unlocks with a flashy sequence that rivals even the most effective loot bins.
The newest replace, 0.8.0 (patch notes right here), showers you with even extra stuff, inching Vampire Survivors nearer to a full launch through a slew of recent skills, achievements, and weapons. However the largest change is the addition of a reworked closing stage, “Cappella Magna.” In case you survive to the 30-minute mark, as Polygon notes, the entire stage’s enemies will coalesce, Voltron-style, into a large reaper. That’s the ultimate boss. When you defeat it the primary time, “Cappella Magna” will revert to the better—however nonetheless actually freakin’ tough—model. On your efforts, you’ll unlock the Nice Gospel relic, which lets you improve weapons past their max degree.
In case you haven’t performed but, Vampire Survivors is price a spin. It’s a part of the PC library for Sport Go, Microsoft’s games-on-demand subscription service. Or, and that is key, it prices $3.
