Vampire Survivors has come a long way since its release, and in a way, it’s about to go back to its roots. The now-popular indie game launched into obscurity on early access in 2021 before growing into a smash hit early the next year and inspiring countless imitators. Around its release, Vampire Survivors’ developer Poncle was accused of stealing sprites from Castlevania, but now, nearly three years since its Steam debut, it’s getting an official crossover with the legendary series.
Launching, appropriately enough, on Halloween, the Ode to Castlevania DLC will cost $3.99 and include 20 new characters, a new level, and 40 weapons alongside other updates. Poncle says it all amounts to more than 10 hours of gameplay — probably a vast underestimation of how much time people can actually spend in a Vampire Survivors rabbit hole. Poncle showed off some of the new characters and weapons in an extremely sick trailer for the DLC, and the character sprites alone look good enough to justify the entire expansion’s existence.
