Vampire Survivors started the survivorlike subgenre, and quite a few spawned off of it. Like Halls of Torment is Vampire Survivors meets Diablo 2, Brotato is Vampire Survivors meets The Binding of Isaac.

Great style, TBoI-like room structure (20 rooms where each lasts for a couple of minutes, instead of one giant dungeon lasting half an hour), lots of content but not so much that you'll get sick of it (especially if achievement hunting, since they keep the gameplay pretty varied by forcing you to switch classes and not just keep using the one you like the most).
Visibility is great and it's easy to find "safe spots" at a glance, which is pretty important with the small rooms. The room structure with the shop between rooms is a pretty huge twist on the genre and makes it even more "portable", which is fantastic for playing on a Steamdeck (where I played all my 121 hours on).

If you don't like survivorlikes, this is probably not the one that will change your mind. If you do, definitely give this one a try!

Reviewed on Jun 25, 2024


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