Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

I can’t quite believe how incredible Vampire Crawlers is. This fast paced deck builder is almost impossible to put down, and might be the best the genre has to offer full stop. With so many builds and synergies to uncover, unlockables to tick off, and combat that just never gets old, Vampire Crawlers is an effortlessly compelling, fever dream of a game. Even if you don’t particularly like Vampire Survivors this game has to be played, just try to put it down sometimes to touch some grass: it’s just that addictive.

Vampire Crawlers is an almost hypnotic roguelike card game that pulls you in and doesn’t let you go until you clear the credits. You might have to deal with one or two performance issues here or there, but the hyper-engaging core gameplay, a reliable autosave system, and some lovely PS1-style visuals make it all worthwhile.

Vampire Crawlers is a strong contender for my 2026 Game of the Year. If it weren't for some difficulty issues that need tweaking, it would already have taken that spot, Grand Theft Auto 6 be damned. The gameplay loop is fun and addictive, rewarding experimentation and offering countless opportunities for different builds. Exploring dungeons has never been more fun, and I'm far more eager to see more Vampire Crawlers content than a sequel to Vampire Survivors.

Vampire Crawlers is both a spin-off of the developer’s previous title Vampire Survivors and a game that belongs to an entirely different genre. Even so, it faithfully carries over the core formula that made the original so compelling, delivering the same highly addictive gameplay and extended playtime experience.

Unbalanced and a bit rough, yet hypnotic and long‑lasting: Vampire Crawlers is an imperfect sequel that successfully carries over the gameplay and atmosphere of Vampire Survivors into a card game.

Even with everything unlocked and nothing left to work toward, Vampire Crawlers still has its teeth in me, begging me to dive back in and decimate all who stand before me. Since I haven't come close to growing tired of mowing down baddies with the wackiest decks possible, I guess I'll give it just one more run. And then maybe just one more after that.

There are moments of fun, especially towards the end, but too often I just wanted to ram a garlic-flavoured stake through Vampire Crawlers repetitive, grindy heart.

It's simply great, super fun and addicting. Only downside, it's over a little bit too soon, and once the game is "broken", it becomes almost like a job (Vampire Survivor can also be broken, but becomes an absurd explosive party). Still, the path to unlocking everything was tons of fun, I hope they'll make some expansions

Had fun, once you get the hang its pretty easy to put the puzzle together. Definitely got repetitive quickly, but managed to get credits.

It’s a fun game, the combo mechanic is easy to grasp and there’s some good cards to evolve (upgrade) during play. I also like the idea of a simple first person crawler in the ‘modern 16 bit’ style. The levels are a bit repetitive, and the playtime to complete a single stage could do with a bit of trimming. It’s not as deep as the best in the genre (obviously Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Balatro) but it’s decent and a worthy successor to Vampire Survivors and a bold take on a new direction for that series.

Very repetitive and boring gameplay full of grind in order to get access to new bits of pixelated environments. Not worth the time and effort, the game is not rewarding at all, not recommended

The game is far too repetitive with the same enemies over and over. Enemies are unnecessarily tough, and the gameplay boils down to randomly picking cards and fighting in an awful excuse for a game.