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Jennifer Young

Vampire Survivors was rebuilt just to run well on Xbox consoles

Vampire Survivors

What you need to know

  • Vampire Survivors is an indie roguelike title developed by Poncle Games, and arrived with much fanfare to Xbox Game Pass in November 2022.
  • The game was originally designed using web technologies like Javascript and needed to adapt to a larger audience fast when it gained traction in the gaming community.
  • Originally a PC game, the Vampire Survivors needed to be rebuilt on a new engine to work on Xbox, and fans didn't even notice the change.
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