Vampire Survivors

Vampire Survivors
Developer(s)	Poncle
Publisher(s)	Poncle
Programmer(s)	Luca Galante David Brown Sam McGarry Adam Goodchild Duncan Stead Mathew Smith Lee Donovan
Artist(s)	Alessio Greco Glauber Kotaki Lo Studio CiAbbatte
Writer(s)	Luca Galante Laurence Phillips James Stephanie Sterling
Composer(s)	Daniele Zandara Filippo Vicarelli William Davies Lorenzo Floro
Engine	Phaser (pre-Version 1.6) Unity (Version 1.6 onwards)
Platform(s)	macOS Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch Android iOS PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
Release	Mac, Windows October 20, 2022 Xbox One & Series X/S November 10, 2022 Android, iOS December 8, 2022 Switch August 17, 2023 PS4, PS5 August 29, 2024
Genre(s)	Roguelike, shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Vampire Survivors is a 2022 roguelike shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Luca Galante, also known as "poncle". Following an early access period that began in December 2021, it was released for macOS, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, and iOS in late 2022. A port for Nintendo Switch was released on August 17, 2023, and on August 29, 2024, a port was released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

In the game, players control an automatically attacking character while battling continuous waves of monsters, aiming to survive the onslaught for as long as possible and unlock additional characters, weapons, and relics for future sessions. The game was initially a small project Galante made while unemployed and released at a very low cost. It drew far greater sales than Galante expected, leading to him bringing on additional developers to improve the engine and expand the game. The game has since had several free and paid expansions, including an official pack based on Castlevania, a series Galante had used for inspiration.

Vampire Survivors received accolades at the Golden Joystick Awards, New York Game Awards, and D.I.C.E. Awards. The game was nominated in five categories at the British Academy Games Awards, winning two: Game Design and Best Game. The game is considered one of the first "bullet heaven" games and has led to numerous titles with similar auto-combat mechanics.