When a game as big as Vampire Survivors comes along, it’s bound to be followed by plenty of imitators. That may be a good thing if you can’t get enough of whatever the latest trend is, but I’ve never found any Survivors-likes very compelling, so I experience them mainly as clutter when I’m digging through Steam for new games. But the most recent Steam Next Fest finally gave me a demo in the subgenre that I actually enjoyed, and now that the full game is out, it’s even better than I was expecting.
Despite finding its title completely preposterous, I can’t get enough of Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road. That would not be the case if it were just another Vampire Survivors clone, but it mixes auto-combat with tower defense mechanics, adding a satisfying strategy layer to its endless monster-slaying.
