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2022’s bullet hell hit Vampire Survivors simply acquired a launch date for its PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 port, that means it’ll lastly be obtainable on each present gaming platform.
Vampire Survivors will launch on the 2 Sony consoles on August 29, and the shop web page is now stay for many who need to wishlist it. All DLC, which incorporates Legacy of the Moonspell, Tides of the Foscari, Emergency Assembly, and Operation Weapons, can even be obtainable for buy.
The shock indie phenomenon was initially solely obtainable on Steam in early entry, however launched correctly in October 2022. It then got here to Xbox Collection X/S and Xbox One a month later, adopted by Android and iOS. The Swap port took a bit longer, however finally made its technique to gamers in 2023. A model with two DLC packs, referred to as Vampire Survivors+, was added to Apple Arcade simply this month.
The builders at Poncle stated that the PlayStation port took longer than anticipated as a result of they have been inexperienced with that individual course of. “That is the primary time we’re going via submission processes on PlayStation so it’s taking a bit of longer than traditional,” a publish on X (previously Twitter) learn. “We’re additionally doing a little trial and error on Trophies to make sure we get them proper.”
Vampire Survivors turned a large indie hit when it launched, and ushered in a brand new sub-genre of video games with a mixture of bullet hell gameplay and roguelite components. It not solely has an efficient gameplay loop that consists of operating via areas nearly actually filled with monsters and obliterating them in a spectacular vogue, however you may play for 5 minutes or 5 hours. It’s excellent for both a console, a Steam Deck, or a cellular machine. In truth, we at Digital Developments referred to as it almost “excellent.”
