When it comes to enjoying different stage maps in Vampire Survivors, the choices are more than enough.

The base game itself offers plenty of different stages to begin with, even though some of them are hidden at first. With the introduction of post-launch DLCs, new maps and stages have been added to the core lot.? That said, you'll still want to have the full information about how to access all of them. While the normal maps can be unlocked quite easily, the hidden stage maps can be tricky to find in the first place.

All normal stage maps in Vampire Survivors

The normal stage maps are ava?ilable t??o everyone by default, and they will provide you with a first taste of the gameplay and what to expect in more advanced stages.

All bonus stage maps in Vampire Survivors

The following stages can be unlocked once you've gained access to Hyper Mode. Hyper Mode is a booste??d version of the default stage, and it makes you and your enemies far more efficient. Here is how you can unlock the Hyper Mode across all five story mode stages.

• Mad Forest: Kill the Giant Blue Venus monster
• Inlaid Library: Kill the Nesuferit monster
• Dairy Plant: Kill the Sword Giant
• Gallo Tower: Kill the Giant Crab
• Cappella Magna: Kill the Trinacria

All Inverse stage maps in Vampire Survivors

Once you find Gracia's Mirror on the Eudaimonia Machine stage, you can unlock the Inverse?? mode. The Inverse mode allows you to try out the normal stages but you can pl??ay upside down. The modifiers also undergo a change from their default version.

All Hidden stage maps in Vampire Survivors

Hidden or secret maps require you to comp??lete a specific task to unlock them.

That's all the stages that are available in Vampire Survivors following the O??ctober updat??e. Always remember that future DLCs are more than likely to add new stages to test the players and their survival skills.

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Ode to Castlevania brought to Vampire Survivors a massive roster of 40 characters from the legendary Konami franchise, going from Leon Belmont to his ??b??loodline's fateful rival, Dracula.

But just like a man is nothing more than a miserable pile of secrets (c'mon, you knew this was coming), you will first need to meet the Dark Lord to unlock him. Here's how to unlock Dracula in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania.

How to unlock Dracula in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania

Once at the Castlevania stage, you can unlock Dracula in Vampire Survivors by heading to his throne room while playing as Richter Belmont (you can check out how to unlock Richter by heading further down). As you can see below, the throne room wi??ll be located at the very top of the castle, past the Abbadon boss fight.

Unlike how their battle played out in Rondo of Blood, Dracula X Chronicles, and Symphony of the Night, and although his location will be m??arked with a Skull, Dracula is not a boss here. Instead, upon performing a comical reenactment of their classic confrontation, the vampire will immediately join your squad and unlock the stage's true final boss, Death. After defeating Death, you will both complete the stage and become able to get 20 secret characters, including fan favorites like Isaac.

How to unlock Richter Belmont in Vampire Survivors

You can unlock Richter Belmont in Vampire Survivors by evolving the Guardian's Targe into the Sacred Beasts Tower Shield. You can perform t?he evoluti??on by opening a chest while having both the weapon at max level and a Pummarola in your inventory.

If you have yet to unlock the Targe, you will get it together with Maria Renard. But don't go thinking that will be easy, as you will only be able to get her after unlocking a series of 12 characters, including most of the Belmonts. To be more specific, here's a step-by-step guide on every?thing you will need to do to unlock both Maria and Richter:

• Open the first coffin in the Castlevania map to get Leon Belmont. Kill the Giant Medusa Head with him to unlock Trevor Belmont.
• Defeat the Doppelganger with Trevor to unlock Alucard.
• Evolve Alucard's Alucart Sworb into the Alucard Swords to unlock Christopher Belmont.
• Evolve Christopher's Jet Black Whip to unlock Simon Belmont.
• Evolve Simon's Wind Whip into the Spirit Tornado Tip to unlock Juste Belmont.
• Open the second coffin in Dracula’s Castle to unlock Julius Belmont.
• Defeat the Gergoth with Julius to unlock Soma Cruz.
• Evolve Soma's Hand Grenade into The RPG to unlock Jonathan Morris.
• Evolve Jonathan's Javelin into the Long Inus to unlock Eric Lecarde and get access to the Alucard Spear.
• Unlock Charlotte Aulin by getting seven Mirrors of Truth after unlocking the Capra Gate.
• Evolve Charlotte's Raging Fire, as well as the Ice Fang, Gale Force, and Rock Riot spells to unlock John Morris and get access to the Iron Ball.
• Evolve the Alucard Spear into the Thunderbolt Spear and the Iron Ball into the Wrecking Ball to unlock Shanoa.
• Complete one stage with Shanoa and then Juste Belmont (or vice versa) to unlock Maria Renard.
• Evolve Maria's Guardian's Targe into the Sacred Beasts Tower Shield to unlock Richter.

You can check out how to get all of the evolutions above in our All new Weapon Evolutions in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania guide.

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Queen Sigma is widely considered to be the best character in Vampire Survivors, given her immediate acces???s to Victory Sword —aka one of the game's best weapons �and a wide array of massive buffs.

True to that, however, unlocking the queen will demand a lot out of you, even if you decide to go with a shortcut. Here's how to unlock Queen Sigma in Vampire Survivors.

How to unlock Queen Sigma in Vampire Survivors

You can unlock Queen Sigma in Vampire Survivors as a reward by unlocking all collection entries part of the game's 1.0 version, with the exception of her Victory Sword, the Sole Solution, and all variants of the Candybox. If you are looking to get her as soon as possible, you can also unlock Queen Sigma by heading to Secrets and then casting the spell "ALLATONCE".

You can unlock both the Secrets tab and the ability to cast spells in Vampire Survivors by acquiring the Forbidden Scr?olls of Morbane. It's also important to point out that Queen Sigma's Victory Swor??d cannot evolve. Instead, the weapon will allow you to get the Sole Solution passive by using Torrona's Box.

How to get the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane in Vampire Survivors

You can get the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane in Vampire Survivors by heading to The Bone Zone and defeating the Sketamari boss. The boss's location will be marked by an interrogation symbol, but his position will only be highlighted on the map screen aft??er you acquire the Yellow Sign. You can check out a step-by-step guide on how to get the Sign below:

• Enter the Moongolow stage while using any non-secret base character except for Sir Ambrojoe, Divano, Gallo, and Zi'Assunta. You will know you picked an eligible character if the stage is shown under a red moon.
• Survive 14 minutes to get transported to the Holy Forbidden stage.
• Go right until you reach the end of the stage to unlock the Yellow Sign.

After doing the above and getting the item, you will be thrown back into the title screen. As you will lose?? all of your equipment except your starting weapon once at Holy Forbidden, I recommend using a character capable of performing constant forward attacks like Antonio or Pugnala. But don't worry if you fail to get the item at first, as you can jump right back into Holy Forbidden from the stage selection menu until you complete it.

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A great pick for those looking to farm or add an extra challenge to their runs, Vampire Survivors allows players to boost the speed of all characters within most of its stages, as well as a few other aspects of it by turning on Hyper M?ode.

But as expected, the large majority of the game's maps won't have the mode unlocked from the get-go. To help you see everything and become the worst nightmare of the creatures of the night, here's how to unlock Hyper Mode for all Vampire Survivors stages.

• Table of Contents:

  • How to unlock Hyper Mode for all base stages in Vampire Survivors
  • How to unlock Hyper Mode for All DLC Stages

How to unlock Hyper Mode for all stages in Vampire Survivors

You can unlock Hyper Mode for all of the regular stages in Vampire Survivors by diving into them and defeating certain bosses only available after the 25-minute mark. Unlocking it for all B?onus and Challenge maps not featuring it from t?he get-go, however, will demand unlocking a certain number of Hyper Modes. To be more specific, you can check out how to unlock Hyper Mode for all of the stages featured in the base game below:

How to unlock Hyper Mode for All DLC Stages in Vampire Survivors

Much like the game's regular stages, you can unlock the Hyper Mode for most of the DLC maps in Vampire Survivors by defeating certain bosses within them. The only exceptions lie in the Operation Guns Hectic Hallway, which will demand evolving the C-U-Laser into the Pronto Beam, and in the Ode to Castlevania Castlevania stage, which will have the mode unlocked from the get-go. So that you can know which booses you need to hunt, here's how to unlock Hyper Mode for all DLC stages in Vampire Survivors:

Now that you know how to unlock Hyper Mode for all stages, consider checking out how to unlock all characters in Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania DLC.

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Among the plethora of characters and items that debuted as part of the Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania DLC, none is more unusual than the Parm? Aegis, which will boost your invulnerability and must be used to acquire the game-changing Stellar Blade.

But unlike most would expect, you can get the item within minutes after diving into Dracula's backyard. Here's how to get the Parm Aegis in Vampire Survivors, as well as what you need to do to unloc??k the Stellar Blade.

How to get the Parm Aegis in Vampire Survivors

You can get the Parm Aegis in Vampire Survivors by either selecting it through the Arma Dio or finding it within Dracula's Castle in the Castlevania map. Regarding the latter, you will be able to find the item by heading to the spot highlighted in the image?? below, located north of the Giant Medusa Head boss area. After acquiring the passive weapon in any of the ways above, you will be able to unlock it as a level-up/chest reward by raising its level to five during the run.

If you haven't unlocked it yet, you can get the map for the Ode of Castlevania stage by heading west of its starting point and east from the Behemoth boss seal. Like all of the castle keys in Ode to Castlevania, th?e ?map's effect will be valid for all the runs following its acquisition, so make sure to get it asap.

How to make the Stellar Blade in Vampire Survivors

A clear homage to Maxim Kischine's Stellar Sword, first shown in Harmony of Dissonance, I was able to make the Stellar Blade in Vampire Survivors by opening a chest after leveling both the Parm Aegis and the Discus to their respective maximum levels. You can get the Discus in Vampire Survivors by taking a hidden path above the northmost corridor in the Dracula's Castle Library. Raising the weapon's level to fiv??e during a run will unlock it as a chance reward after both leveling up or opening chests.

Now that you know how to get the Parm Aegis and make the Stellar Blade, I also highly recommend checking out how to unlock all of the new characters available as part of Ode to Castlevania.

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The new Ode to Castlevania DLC for Vampire Survivors has arrived, with over 20 new characters to unlock. There are a lot of specific rules, so we've made this guide to help clear the air on what you'll need to find your favorite Castlevania characters.

The DLC has a massive map, and there are a lot of places to go. As you defeat bosses, you'll unlock warp points that are persistent. These will allow you to hop to specific bosse??s and areas of the map faster in subsequent playthroughs.

There are bosses that certain characters need to kill to unlock more content. We've created a ??map belo??w with the locations of these specific bosses. Make sure to check which character needs to defeat them in the table under that.

We have a list of every character and how to unlock them here. If you're unsure how to evolve certain weapons, check out our guide here.

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Vampire Survivors has finally come full circle (of the moon) with its latest Ode to Castlevania DLC. There's a whole arsenal of new weapons to find and evolve. This Vampire Survivors update c??ome?s with over 20 new weapons, a couple of new passives, and a whole lot more.

To unlock the new weapons, you'll basically need to unlock the characters, which we have a separate guide for. Each character comes with a weapon, and you usually unlock that weapon for other characters by surviving with the original ??owner for a set amount of time. You can find these specific conditions in the Unlocks section of the game.

If you haven't played Vampire Survivors in a little while, you may have missed some updates. Here's our guide to the most recent Darkasso Update, which adds new "Dark Arcana" cards. These are extremely powerful, and we recommend unlocki?ng them as soon as you can.

We've compiled a handy guide so that you won't have to dig around through a miserable pile of secrets. But enough talk; have at yo?u!

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It’s been a real “Will they, won’t they?�dynamic between Vampire Survivors and Castlevania. It’s the crossover that makes the most sense, but it’s because it makes the most sense that I believed i??t wouldn’t happen. Time makes fools of us all.

Ode to Castlevania is funny because Vampire Survivors is already an ode to Castlevania. Nowh??ere is this more evident than with the new weapons that don’t have a lot to do with Castlevania. That’s because all the weapons most associated with the game were already in it originally, from throwing crosses to holy water.

But I’m getting ahead of myself. By default, a Castlevania crossover is going to be the best expansion for the game because I love Castlevania. However, it’s also the best expansion so far for other reasons.

Ode to Castlevania can be summed up as a lot of whips, a lot of music, a lot of Belmonts, and one big map. Unlike the previous two expansions, there is no new Adventure mode here; that one big map is the central focus. And it is big. It’s dominantly Dracula’s castle, filled with bosses and broken into sections via locked doors. It’s not exactly Vampire Survivors m??etroidvania, but that sounds like it would be a hassle anyway.

The castle is laid out in a more-or-less linear fashion. You kick down the door and march your way up to Dracula’s bedroom to put him back to sleep. Is he actually there? Does Vampire Survivors actually have a vampire in it ??now? I’m no?t telling because that would be lame.

Much like the last two crossover expansions, this is still Vampire Survivors, but it’s wearing Castlevania’s clothes. But unlike those games, Castlevania fits Vampire Survivors a lot better. The enemies, all torn from various games in the series, look as though they belong here, and the castle could easily be compiled from various stages alr??eady in the game. Unsurprisingly, it isn’t much of a stretch.

The one big level is easily the best that the game has seen. It’s large enough that it’s extremely difficult to make your way through it, from start to fin?ish, in a single round. Instead, after beating specific bosses, a nearby teleporter will be activated that you can transport yourself to from the start. This allows you to essentially continue from close to where you left off without having to wade through everything again.

There are a tonne of b?osses torn from the series�history, and while many of them are just the sort that you keep your distance from while bashing on them, a few have some unique attacks that make them interesting. There?? are also moments within the castle where things turn into a sidescroller, which can be disorienting but feels appropriate.

If there’s one place that the Castlevania conformity actually hurts the game, it’s with the whips. Most of the Belmonts come packing one, and while they’re all different, most of them kind of suck. They’re often short-range and only at??tack in specific directions. The whips that were already in the game are far better; it’s just sort of a drag that you can spend time turning yourself into a whip machine for less reward than you’d usually find from holding a whip.

Sonia Belmont has the Sonic Whip, however, which absolutely wrecks house. It’s not all bad, but when you’re shoveling more junk weapons on an already threatening pile of them, it can become difficult to effectively create your desired build. There are other much more useful weapons that were added, fortunately. Although, as I mentioned before, some of them don't have much to do with Castlevania and feel like they were added because they needed to a??dd something aside from whips and spellbo??oks.

This is all backed by an extremely impressive list of songs and remixes from the Castlevania series. The composers working with Poncle did a great job with Contra in Operation Guns, and the same is true here with tracks torn from all?? over the series. There are even ??some tunes that I wouldn’t have thought to include that are made irresistible through their loving remixes. Easily, one of the best parts of this expansion is the soundtrack.

Overall, It’s a loving tribute from a developer who is a clear fan of the Castlevania series. So much of a fan that there isn’t a Gabriel Belmont in sight, but there is a Sonia. That’s how you really know.

It’s also only $3.99, which is a buck-and-a-half more expensive than something like Operation Guns, but I think the remix soundtrack is worth ?the value alone. In a world with horse armor, it’s a great value.

As a fan myself, this is easily the most fun I’ve had with the game since diving into the base version. The big map adds a lot more playtime than you might expect, and being able to unleash hell on various foes from the series while a frantic remix of Bloody Tears plays is, as one would expect, rather arousing. The way that Vampire Survivors has matured over the years almost feels like it was preparing to wear the Castlevania dress. And it fit??s so well. It’s almost like it was made for it. 

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It’s hard not to trip over the first coffin in Vampire Survivors�new Ode to Castlevania ??map. It’s practically sitting right next to the door. The second one, on?? the other hand, requires you to do a bit more looking. I’ve got you covered. I did all the wall-humping so you don’t have to.

The first coffin on the map will net you your first Belmont (presumably), family progenitor Leon Belmont (Lament of Innocence). He is easily the Belmo?nt with the most well-maintained hair. I didn’t know such conditioner existed back in the 11th Century.

The second coffin is, in my opinion, more exciting. It contains the family’s most modern vampire hunter, Julius Belmont. He first appeared in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrows before returning in its immediate sequel, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows. He was also a playable character in the multi-player spin-off, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. 

He’s not even the main character in the Sorrows games. But do you know how badass he is? He be?at Dracula, but for real. In 1999, he and Alucard defeated Dracula and sealed his ca??stle in a solar eclipse; no more coming back every 100 years for him. 900 years of conflict ended by this dude.

But enough about who he is, let’s get into how you can unlock him in Vampire Survivors.

How to get the second coffin in Ode to Castlevania

The second coffin is in the area that is unlocked after you defeat the Puppet Master boss and get the Scorpion Gate. The area is a library, with (not literally) endless rows of bookcases. If you have the map and you look at it while in this ??area, you can see the question mark in an area south of the entrance. However, i?t’s in a grey area that does not really show on the map.

There’s no visible door to the area with the second coffin. To get into the hidden area, you need to look to the far right of that spot on the map. If we’re starting from the bottom, the entrance between the first and second bookcase. You’ll see a bloodstain on the wall. Simply push against?? it to enter the area.

When you reach the coffin, touching ?it will create a circle of enemies. Defeat them, then touch the coffin to release Julius Belmont to your collection of heroes. While you’re there, there’s also an Arma Dio to add a Passive Item to your stock and a boss you can ??take on. 

He comes equipped with the Vanitas Whip. He starts with Ar?cana XIX: Heart of Fire. This means, he’s more powerful when his health is low. The Vanitas Whip evolves when paired with the Hollow Heart, and it’s�fine. Not the best whip, and the evolution isn't really that great, but it gets the job done. I just wouldn't prioritize it for your builds.

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Oh, wow. I didn’t think they would do it, but Vampire Survivors is coming in hot with the Ode to Castlevania expansion. It’s almost here, r??eleasing on October 31,?? 2024.

It was a pretty great misdirection when Poncle announced that their big Konami crossover was with Contra for Operation Guns earlier this year. I thought they might really play up its “featuring no vampires�jest and release everything adjacent to Castlevania without actually crossing over with Castlevania. Doing the crossover just seems too obvious.?? But, I guess when Konami has their portfolio open, you should grab all? you can.

I mean, Vampire Survivors already has a lot of legally distinct homages to Castlevania, and now it’s going to have actual characters from the games in it. Over 20 chara??cters, apparently. That’s a real Belmont family reunion. One must assume that Dracula won’t be able to attend. There are also going to be 40 (plus) weapons to the game, 30 music tracks, and the biggest level yet feat?ured in the game. I’ll give you the whole bullet-pointed list I was sent in a moment, because it’s a lot.

I’ve been digging the expansions getting piled into Vampire Survivors, but I’m a bit afraid that the central, non-adventure gameplay mode is going to get buried under a glut of weapons. But I don’t know, excess is sort of Vampire Survivor’s thing. Asking it to tak?e the foot off the pedal isn’t going to do much. Anyway, here’s the bulleted l??ist. I added an Oxford comma:

• 20+ New characters: What a horrible night to have a curse, especially if you are:

  • The Belmonts, your favorite whip-obsessed family of vampire hunters, including Simon, Richter, Trevor, and even Sonia.
  • The Belnades, Sypha, Yoko, and a myriad of legendary witches from throughout the history of the occult clan. Even the likes of Charlotte Aulin and Maria Renard have their spellbooks ready.
  • Other Heroes, not just Jonathan and Charlotte, but Jonathan Morris AND John Morris?! Amazing allies abound, from Shanoa to Eric Lecarde.

• 40+ New weapons, fighting the forces of evil is hard as hell:

  • Whips - Whole lot of whips. More whips than we can count (it's eight).
  • Spells: elemental magic has finally made its way in Vampire Survivors, offering a wide array of spells inspired by games such as Portrait of Ruin and Harmony of Dissonance.
  • Magic weapons: not any sword, but Alucard's Sword. And Alucard's Spear. Also Alucard's Shield, Alucard’s etc.
  • Projectiles: do you remember that time the Morris' were throwing javelins and iron balls?
  • Glyphs: Confodere, Vol Confodere, Melio Confodere, but also plenty of non-Confodere, we swear.

• A monstrously large Stage

  • Enchanting mysteries and danger await those who enter:
  • The largest map Vampire Survivors has ever seen, stacked with sinister secrets and a bunch of baneful bosses.

• 30+ New Music Tracks

  • A ridiculous amount of remixes of Castlevania tracks from Vampire Survivors historic composers Daniele Zandara and Filippo Vicarelli, but also from fan-favourite Evelyn Lark and Keygen Church!
  • Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears, Simon's Theme, Leon's Theme, a lot of themes.
  • Moonlight Nocturne, Lost Paintings, Dance of Pearls, but like you've never heard them before.
  • Aquarius, The Beginning, Divine Bloodlines, everything that screams "this is Castlevania".
  • An Empty Tome, Invitation of a Crazed Moon, Pitch Black Intrusion, so many hits from the more recent entries in the series.
  • Amber Scenery, Sarabande of Healing, Jaws of a Scorched Earth, and many others you didn't know the title of!
  • On top of that we have borrowed several dozen original tracks from Castlevania games. There is so much music we revamped the music selection panel for the occasion.

Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania is out on October 31, ?2024 and? will run you $3.99.

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Vampire Survivors has been around since 2021, offering exhilarating rounds of enemy waves to take down in a variety of levels, using several unique characters. The game with level-ups, abilities, and power-ups gets increasingly more fun and difficult as the 30-minute match progresses. While the game can seem a bit too difficult for new players, slowly some players become accustomed to the gameplay and are then able to progress through the levels of Vampire Survivors.

For players who feel that they can survive in Vampire Survivors beyond the standard cycle of 30 minutes, developers Poncle introduced the Endless Mode. As the name suggests, this mode continues beyond the 30 minutes and keeps going until the player is defeated. Each time a player completes 30 minutes in an Endless Mode round, the??y complete one cycle. With each cycle, enemy health increases by 100%, damage goes up by 25%, and the amount of enemies increases by 50%, making survival progressively tougher. Furthermore, player damage also decreases by one per cycle.

Vampire Survivors was rec?ently released on PlayStation consoles so for all new and existing players looking for a tougher challenge, the Endless Mode can be worth a try.

To unlock Endless Mode in Vampire Survivors, players must first ?complete the final stage known as Eudaimonia Machine. The stage has to be unlocked first, and it can be unlocked by collecting 11 relics in the game. Most of these are unlocked while playing different levels, while the Mindbender relic is earn??ed by having 50 entries in the collection.

Here are all the relics you need to ??u?nlock and how to unlock them:

When all of these relics are collected, the final stage Eudaimonia Machine will be unlocked in Vampire Survivors. When players go to Eudaimonia Machine for the first time, they will come across a shadowy entity with hands duri?ng the round.

Walking into the entity will trigger an interaction, followed by a question. ?Players will be met with two choices, they can either answer that their experience has been “Too Hard�or “Too Easy� Select “Too Hard�which unlocks Endless Mode as well as the Seventh Trumpet relic. You will now be sent back to the title screen, and you will see the Endless Mode option now available at the stage selection menu.

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Vampire Survivors, a popular bullet heaven game, is now available on PlayStation consoles. Arriving on both ??PS4 and PS5, the game from developer Poncle has finally put its bullet heaven on Sony consoles.

Vampire Survivors has been gradually picking up platforms since its original launch on PC in 2022, eventually adding Xbox, mobile, and Switch ports. Now, PlayStation owners can give it a shot as well, to see how long they can survive through a round of Vampire Survivors.

Vampire Survivors is described as a bullet heaven game since the player is raining bullets upon enemies, instead of being on the receiving end of it, like in bullet hell games such as Ikaruga.

The rogu??elike game offers nigh-endless gameplay, where gradually increasing waves of enemies have to be defeated (or avoided) for as long as possible. There are several playable ??characters to choose from, each having their own unique weapons and bonus stats.

Each round in Vampire Survivors starts players off with basic abilit?ies, and they can pick up new auto-fir??ing weapons and upgrades during the round to improve their character. When a round ends, players lose all the abilities that they have earned during the round, but they retain the coins earned during a playthrough. These coins can then be used to purchase temporary or permanent upgrades for a new Vampire Survivor round.

While the gameplay on PlayStation will be the same as it is on other platforms, there will be unique trophies for players to collect on Vampire Survivors, including a Platinum trophy. In total, there are 221 trophies to unlock in Vampire Survivors on PlayStation across its base game and DLCs (via Exophase).

Vampire Survivors is available for $4.99 for PS4 and PS5, but PS Plus members can pick it up for $4.49.

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An unexpected update was recently released for Vampire Survivors, with a surprisi?ng amount of content. It contains the first few cards in the new "Dark Ar??cana," serving as the groundwork for some incredibly powerful abilities.

There's more: A new stage, some new secrets, and a new character are also awaiting you. We're here to make sure you know how to find and unlock everything in Vampire Survivors' Darkasso update.

How to unlock the new stage

The first thing you'll need to start on the path to unlocking everything is the new stage. While the clue might be obvious, we'll still explain the details. The st??age unlocks when you "cast a spell" called "forbiddenbox." As long as you've collected the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane, you'll have a main menu option called "Secrets." Go there, and navi?gate to the "Cast Spell" box. Type out the spell's name, "forbiddenbox." But be prepared, you'll immediately drop into the new level with a random character!

This is the surprisingly spooky new stage, Room 1665. You'll need to navigat??e south by killing enemies until the door opens. I wouldn't worry about build outside of assisting whatever character you're dealt. Just get your most powerful weapons and survive. When y?ou hear a strange laugh, the next door will open.

When you see a little treasure goblin walk across the stage, aim for them, as they will drop a treasure? chest. The corridors be?tween rooms have candles in them for supplies like floor turkey. The stage is a shorter one, only 20 minutes long. As long as you reach the bottom room, however, you'll have everything you need for now.

Sadly, characters who can pass through walls can??not skip the door mechanic. You have ??to wait through each room, of which there are 16 in total.

Getting to the end of the stage unlocks the Darkasso: Rhe Dark Arcana used to mix up your runs. You'll have Number VI - Moonlight Bolero by default. It causes an extra treasure boss to spawn every minute. The treasures it carries migh??t allow you to have more Arcana cards or Passive Weapons than you can normally carry. It's incredibly powerful in beefing up the back half of your run wh?ile helping level all your weapons faster.

How to unlock each of the new Dark Arcana in Vampire Survivors

There are five new Dark Arcan??a cards total, all incred??ibly powerful. They are still subject to change based on feedback from the players.

You'll start with the Moonlight Bolero once you unlock the Dark Arcana so that one is out of the way. The next one you'll want is th?e Sapphire Mist, which requires you to reach a Co??oldown Bonus of -85% with Space Dude. If you don't have him, you'll have to survive 20 minutes in the Space 54 stage.

Once you have him, I recommend playing on The Library, as it has an Empty Tome you can pick up. You'll need this as part of the challenge. Before you start, I also recommend using as many Seals as you can to lock away as unevolved weapons. When you start your match, you'll want to pick Arcana XX - Silent Old Sanctuary. It grants you extra Rerolls, Skips, and Banishes. But the more important aspect? is that it gives you 20% Might and -8% Cooldown for each active weapon slot left empty.

As you play, you'll need to alway??s Banish weapons, and only ever pick up Passive Weapons. As long as you have five empty Weapon slots, you shou?ld have a -85% cooldown. The trick to unlocking this is that you have to finish the stage with this cooldown reduction. Once you do, a powerful new Dark Arcana will be yours.

For Hail the Future, you'll need to play as Santa Ladonna. If you haven't unlocked her, you'll need to survive 20 minutes on the Laboratory stage. Santa Ladonna has a passive ability that triggers a Rosary when her health reaches a critically low level. As far as I co??uld tell, you just need to trigger this ability to unlock the Arcana.

Forcing it to trigger by taking damage was the only unusual thing I did for the stage when I played her. The same applies to the next card, Crystal Cries. Except you'll use the character She-Moon Eeta. She's unlocked by surviving 20 minutes in?? Whiteout. She-Moon has a similar low-health ability that triggers, though hers fre?ezes enemies for 10 seconds. Force yourself to take damage until it triggers, and you should be all set.

For the final card, you'll need to reach +665 Max Health with Bat Robbert. You can unlock him by unlocking his weapon, which itself is unlocked by beating over 160,000 bats. If you need help with this, play Bat Country a few times. Bat Rob??bert gains +32 Max Health whenever his health reaches a critically low level. Between this and the Hollow Heart item, it shouldn't be difficult to get him to max.

I recommend taking some Revive passive items and Arcana to help protect yourself if your health gets too low. You'll have to trigge?r it multiple times, so keep an eye on the pause menu to see what your health buff is. If it goes over 665, that's okay.

How to unlock the new character Bats Bats Bats

To unlock Bats Bats Bats, you'll have to follow one of the most cryptic clue??s in the game. "It's as easy as ABC, find the Ring of Rings." The "ABC" in this clue is a reference to the stage Bat Country, which features a secret set of lettered tiles that let you play with the background visuals. You'll need to find the "Ring of Rings," which is more literal than it sounds. In Bat Country, there is a circle made of the Golden Ring item on the right side of the map.

Be careful when you acquire them - not only are they cursed items, but each of the six rings has an Atlantean Ring Wraith protecting it. Once? you collect the items, you'll hear the unlock sound effect and Bats Bats Bats will be available from the character select screen.

Bats Bats Bats starts with a special version of the evolved form of the Pako Battiliar, the Mazo Familiar. Its Damage and Amount are affected by your Max Health. The original item requires the Hollow Heart to evolve into the Mazo Familiar, but it's still a good idea to pick it up for the bonus damage. Bats Bats Bats's version continues to grow stro??nger when you level up. Also, if you revive during a match, it increases the weapon's Amount and gives you a follower bat. He's incredibly powerful when teamed up with the IV - Awake Arcana and the Tirajisu.

How to unlock new old characters

Two classic characters, Poe Ratcho and Imelda Belpaese, have new versions that can be unlocked. To do so, you'll need to clear their respective Adventure Mode campaigns. If you already have, but you do not ??see these characters unlock, try opening up their Adventure Mode menus and see if that pro??mpts the achievements to collect.

Once unlocked, you can s??elect these new versions of the characters from the Character Select screen. You'll have to select the originals and then select their alternate appearances. Select the character, then press Left on the D-Pad from the Start button. You'll be able to pick from the normal, the original sprite, and the new versions. The new versions also come with level 5 versions of the Passive Weapon that evolve their default item.

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Developer Poncle released the Darkasso update for Vampire Survivors in the dead of night on August 15, 2024. As players slowly realized that new content had been added to the game, they delved through the new Darkanas and quickly realized they we?re completely broken in the best way possible. Provided they don't cra??sh your system.

Vampire Survivors' Darkasso update is a meaty one with a new challenge stage, relic, the aforementioned Darkanas, new character skins, and, of course, some additional surprises. It's the Darkanas that have been causing havoc for players, th??ough, and they h??aven't been shy about sharing their experiences in the update on the game's subreddit.

While some builds crafted with the items the update adds have crashed the game, every?body welcomes it because the builds that don't crash your system ar??e invincible, making them somewhat of a cursed monkey paw to play with.

More power, but at what cost?

The first few posts from players about the Darkasso update showed how it broke Vampire Survivors so hard that it caused the game to crash outright. Use??r Bonzi77 posted a great example in good spirits, saying, "I gained so much movement speed that I had to grapple with the reality of my existence."

However, t?here are now more posts demonstrating the sheer power of Darkanas than there are of any game-breaking issues. This one from user RevolutionaryDraw662 shows how you can make a build that's so powerful you can't even tell what's going ?on.

My favorite is this post from user Dex_Belle that shows their mad run in which they've become trapped with a build so strong it can't be beaten. "I am too powerful�I need help. As of writing this, I am on the Tiny Bridge sitting at over 80 minu??tes. By my count I should have over 30 Reapers on the screen. I can't be killed. The round won't end. These new arcanas are no joke."

While it might seem like Poncle didn't let this update cook long enough, I think it's likely wor??king mos??tly as intended. The new area, Room 1665, seems like a real challenge even for experienced players, and it's possibly only completable using the Darkanas added with the update.

Vampire Survivors will launch on PS4 and PS5 on August 29, 2024, with the Darkasso update included. Many of us have been waiting to play this version of the game for so long becaus??e it means we can finally add its platinum trophy to our collections.

However, the most exciting part of the release is that so many new players get to experience the entire game and these ??crazy new items for the first time ever. Poncole will undoubtedly fix the update's system-crashing issues before the PlayStation release date, meaning the? next month or so will be a very exciting time for the community as they discover new and old content together.

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Yesterday, a cryptic series of patch notes and social media posts released for Vampire Survivors hinted at a quie?t update made to the game. Patch 1.11.1 contains a mysterious new stage with a boppin' track, a new character, 9 new achievements, and 5 new arcana cards. The update is out now on all platforms except PlayStat??ion, where it will release with the whole game on August 29.

The biggest part of this content drop, which we now know is called "The Darkasso Update," is the experimental "Dark Arcana" cards, which come with bizarre effects. The Moonlight Bolero, as an example, spawns an additional stage boss every minute, who might carry special treasure chests that let you gain additional Arcana or Passive Weapon past your max capacity. In the patch notes, the devs are r??equesting feedback on these new arcana to inform further designs down the road.

As another part of this update, you can get new variations of Imelda Belpaese and the garlic-loving Poe Ratch?o. To unlock these, you need to complete their respective Adventure Mode campaigns. If you've already beaten them, you may need to select "Adventure Mode" on the main screen to activate the achievements.

This? entire update came unannounced, outside of the sudden cryptic messaging a day before its drop: It was never on? any roadmaps or anything. It's the kind of fun, weird updates you love to see from indie developers. And the fact that there's more room for new Dark Arcana down the road is a great sign that we'll be getting plenty more updates for this incredible game for a while.

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Good news for people who only own a PS4 or PS5: Vampire Survivors is finally hitting your favorite �and possibly only �platform. Vampire Survivors arrives on PS4 and PS5 on August 29.

What’s the best way to describe Vampire Survivors to someone who hasn’t experienced it? I??t’s a game where you glide around big maps while stuff falls out of your pockets and hopefully onto hordes of enemies. You don’t actually do anything to empty your pockets. It just happens automatically, so your job is to avoid touching bad people while also jamming more stuff into your pants. You can play it with one hand.

If you want a more in-depth explanation, I reviewed it when it came out on Switch, then also gave tender critiques to the Emergency Meeting and Operation Guns expansions.

But while this paradigm-shifting game has been available on practically every other platform aside from ones belonging to Sony. Poncle has been working on a port for some time, but it has been held up by Sony’s submission process.

One important thing to note is that the new PlayStation trailer notes that the base Vampire Survivors is the same price a??s a peri-peri wrap. I’m not sure where they’re getting a peri-peri wrap for $4.99. I call hogwash. Not for quite some time have I witnessed a chicken dispensary offering such a beloved dish for such a low pr??ice.

Anyway, Vampire Survivors is available on practically every platform except PS4 and PS5. It will be released for PS4 an???d PS5 on August 29.

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Fans of Vampire Survivors simply can't get enough of the pixelated chaos. While some of us are choosing to play the game on Xbox (me), others go f??or the PC version, wh?ile a few may be opting for the Switch or even mobile ports. However, PlayStation users have been out of luck thus far.

When will PS4 and PS5 users get to play the indie hit sensation? Currently, there's still no word on that, but developer Poncle has given an update about what's happening ??on that front.

In a couple of posts on X/Twitter recently, the Vampire Survivors creator said this is the first time the team has been "going through submission processes on PlayStati?on," which means it's "taking a little longer than usual." The developer is also doing some "trial and error on Trophies" to get them just right.

Patience will be appreciated

This does, h??owever, mean that a PS4 and PS5 version could still be some way off, but Poncle has assured us that fans will know more about a "solid date" as soon as possible. Many in the?? comments are just grateful to be getting any kind of update at this point.

An immediately gripping experience, Vampire Survivors has been a pretty big deal since it released in October 2022. Currently, it has an Overwhelmingly Positive review score on Steam, helped by the stu??dio conti??nuing to pump out new content.

We recently got the Operation Guns DLC, which mixes the vanilla experience with some bombastic Contra-style action. If you want to know what it's like to actually be the bullet hell, you should absolutely check the game out. Here, I did a Vampire Survivors guide to get you started.

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The premise of Vampire Survivors is pretty simple: what if you were the bullet hell? Given gaming's propensity for fulfilling a player fantasy in terms of might, ability, heroism, fame/infamy, and feeling rested after a good sleep, it's little wonder that Poncle's roguelike release �which spins the bullet hell genre on its head �has been receiving significant praise on Steam since it came out in 2022.

But for those who haven't played the game �or are new to it �its blend of ?retro-style visuals and the opportunity to "mow down thousands of night creatures" is offset by the sheer chaos and perhaps surprising difficulty, despit??e the aforementioned power fantasy needs that are met.

So in this very beginner's guide to Vampire Survivors, I thought I'd give a few ??pointers so that you, too, can experience the pi??xelated dopamine surge that is this game.

You'll die a lot early on - and that's okay

Get used to seeing that screen above. If you've ever played any kind of rogue-ish, run-based game before, you know dying a lot is par for the course. Even though Vampire Survivors is about ??being this unstoppable slayer with a wealth of projectiles and power-ups spewing out of you like a fire hose through a colander, there's quite an uphill battle when you first start pl?aying.

But that's fine. The game doesn't hand? you everything on a plate as soon as you install it. There's some work that needs to be done. You'll find yourself being easily swamped by hordes of enemies and once you die, you start the level from scratch.

But like any game of this sort, it's about learning what works. Use these first few runs to become acquainted with how it all functions. What kind of enemies are? you likely to encounter, which ones are the toughest, what does each weapon and power-up actually do. Dying isn't the end; it's just another chance for you to get back into the ring �as it were �and try again.

NOTE: Levels go on for a maximum of 30 minutes, at which point The Reaper will spawn to finish you off. Although this results in a Game Over screen, it is classified as completing the map.

Build up your gold

If you want to give yourself a bigger advantage against the throng of baddies coming at you like a SNES-era flash mob, you're going to need some firepower and additional perks. That's where t??he in-game s?hop comes into play.

As time marches on during a round, y??ou not only level up your weapons and defense items, you also get the chance to earn gold. This could be by smashing certain objects on the map (such as light sources), opening a treasure chest that will also contain an upgraded power-up, or through Gold Fever, which allows you to collect coins from enemies you kill within a certain time limit.

Once you amass enough, you can begin building up your deck with better armor, increasing your speed, having an extra projectile from the star??t, becoming stronger, increasing the area of attack for your weapons, and more. You can also give yourself a revival so you come back to life at least once when you die, as well as spawning "defanged" enemies, which don't deal damage.

There's also a cursed power-up, which makes the game tougher by increasing enemy speed and health. At this stage, best to avoid this one like some ?sort of cliché saying.

Level 2 is actually more newbie-friendly than level 1

Vampire Survivors has a lot of stages to tackle. Obviously, the game will want you to get to know the basics first, so will start you off on level 1: Mad Forest. This?? is an open space containing a lot of greenery. You can move about the place, seemingly forever, while fighting off groups of creatures. Here, you'll acquaint yourself with ??the fundamentals.

Howev??er, there's an argument to be had that level 2 �Inlaid Library �is actually a better stage for new players. Perhaps the main reason for this is it's a long stretch from left to right, rather than incorporating all four directions. This means you have a tighter space to fight in, but still enough room ?to maneuver. There are still some snags, such as bookcases, tables, and alcoves you can get stuck in, but it's an easy level to navigate.

It's also not much harder than Mad Forest. All stages beg?in in a more calm fashion, throwing in a few low-tier enemies so you can concentrate on becoming powerful and strong (like ox). They progressively get har??der as time marches on, but Inlaid Library doesn't have much of a difficulty spike when compared to the first level.

However, you do need to unlock it before you can play it. Fortunately, all this means is getting to level 20 on the first stage. You don't have to reach the end of the 30 minutes. Just get those le??vels up nice and quick and stage 2 wi??ll be yours.

Stick to more open areas

I mentioned above how there are obstacles on each stage that you can get stuck on. Well, this doesn't affect your adversaries. I neglected to say that enemies come at you from all angles, regardless of the level's layout and geometry. This means they come through the literal ?scenery in order to get to you.

Given this, you'll want to make sure you've got as much room around you as you can. Creatures will advance regardless, but what you don't want is for a 360-degree circle of pixelated hostiles encroaching? on you while you're b?umping your head against a tree or a wall you weren't expecting to come across because it blends in perfectly with the texture of the floor.

You could say that sticking to areas that are open is generally good advice for a lot of action-based games. However, in the midst of a battle in which ?you can become swamped by tough hombres, it's easy to panic and find yourself backed into a space, which just creates more problems for you.

You'll first notice this in the Mad Fores?t, with its liberal placement of conifers, which has prompted my girlfriend and I to simply refer to them �at all times �as "Tree Bastards." We're in our 40s.

Defense is just as important as offense

One of the game's biggest appeals is getting to become the bullet hell you always imagined you'd be. Choosing projectiles and explosives that have become so powerful, the screen is nothing more than a headache-inducing visual noise of cascading missiles and magic (Vampire Survivors does come with a sensi??tivity warning) is pretty much the end goal.

However, you're not exactly invincible. In fact, when first starting out, you're actually prett??y easy to kill, so you're going to have to balance power??ful weaponry with life-affirming safety. This means choosing defensive items as well as offensive ones.

Everything from extra health, regeneratio??n, shields, armor, and even power-ups that encircle you as they do damage to c?reatures will go a long way to protecting you from harm.

One that many would recommend �and I would agree with them �is the Garlic item. This gives you a (presumably smelly) ring of defensiveness around ?you, which deals damage to enemies. If you get this early on, you can watch those low-level enemies just fizzle away as you walk through them.

The best character to choose for this is Poe Ratcho. He's slow and a bit weaker, but he starts off with the Garlic, which is invaluable �even when you're not new to the game �at the start of each map. Unfortunately, you do need to unlock hi??m, which involves advancing the Garlic to level 7 during a round and forking ove?r 500 gold. After that, he will be a formidable addition to your roster.

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Vampire Survivors has met Contra and given birth to the glorious Operation Guns DLC. Aside from adding a slew of new weapons to the main game, the adventure mode is chock-full of new levels, secrets, and achievements. He??re's how to knock out each of the 28 achievements without pulling your hair out trying to find Simondo.

How to complete each achievement in Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns

1. Find and destroy the Metal Alien in Attack Aggressively

   • How to Complete: The Metal Alien will appear after 10 minutes. Survive until then, and the foe will be marked on the map.
   • Reward: Unlocks level Bullet Biters

2. Survive for 15 minutes in Bullet Biters

   • How to Complete: This one is self-explanatory. Stay alive for 15 minutes.
   • Reward: Unlocks level Neo City Chaos

3. Defeat the M78 after 10 minutes in Neo City Chaos

   • How to Complete: The M78 will appear after 10 minutes. Stay alive until then, and it will be marked on the map.
   • Reward: Unlocks level Operation: Gun City

4. Defeat Big Bot Gordea after 10 minutes in Operation: Gun City

   • How to Complete: Big Bot Gordea will appear after 10 minutes. Stay alive until then, and it will be marked on the map (now I have a craving for a gordita).
   • Reward: Unlocks level Run & Gun

5. Find a new ally in Run & Gun

   • How to Complete: Go to the coffin marked on the map and free your ally.
   • Reward: Unlocks level Alien Revengeance

6. Defeat Taka after 25 minutes in Alien Revengeance

   • How to Complete: Taka will appear after 25 minutes. Stay alive until then, and it will be marked on the map.
   • Reward: 10,000 gold coins

7. Find a Weapon Power-Up

   • How to Complete: These are most easily obtained on the Attack Aggressively level as they're near the spawn point.
   • Reward: Unlocks character Lance

8. Evolve the Long Gun

   • How to Complete: Bill starts with the Long Gun. Collect a Weapon Power-Up, max out the Long Gun, and collect a chest to get the evolved weapon.
   • Reward: Unlocks character Lucia

9. Find Ariana in Attack Aggressively

   • How to Complete: Ariana can be found napping in a coffin. Check the map for her exact location.
   • Reward: Unlocks character Ariana

10. Survive for 20 minutes in Attack Aggressively

    • How to Complete: Don't accept Death's collect call for 20 minutes on the first level to complete this achievement.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Brad

11. Evolve the Homming Miss

    • How to Complete: The Homing Miss evolves when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and a Duplicator. Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Stanley

12. Evolve the Blade Crossbow

    • How to Complete: The Blade Crossbow evolves when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and a Clover. Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Sheena

13. Evolve the Sonic Bloom

    • How to Complete: The Sonic Bloom evolves when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and Armor. Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Browny

14. Defeat Kimkoh

    • How to Complete: The Kimkoh is most commonly found in Chapters 5 and 6. They are brown, squatty creatures with red eyes.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Newt

15. Defeat Big Fuzz in the Northeast of Neo City

    • How to Complete: Big Fuzz is the alert you'll receive in Chapter 3. Head to the portal that contains him when you receive the alert. The fight itself isn't difficult as you only need to avoid his telegraphed attacks and nuke him.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Bahamut

16. Find Probotector in Run & Gun

    • How to Complete: Go to the coffin marked on the map and free your ally.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Probotector

17. Rescue Zi'Assunta in Bullet Biters

    • How to Complete: Go to the coffin marked on the map and free your ally.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Zi'Assunta

18. Rescue Lama in Neo City Chaos

    • How to Complete: Go to the coffin marked on the map and free your ally.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Lama

19. Rescue Dommario in Operation: Gun City

    • How to Complete: Go to the coffin marked on the map and free your ally.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Dommario

20. Rescue Krochi in Alien Revengeance

    • How to Complete: Go to the coffin marked on the map and free your ally.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Krochi

21. Defeat Simondo

    • How to Complete: Simondo is found in the Neo City Chaos level. He'll appear around the 15-16 minute mark inside the warehouse with the door to Big Fuzzy.
    • Reward: Unlocks character Simondo

22. Evolve the Short Gun

    • How to Complete: The Short Gun evolves when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and the Bracer. Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon.
    • Reward: 10,000 gold coins

23. Evolve the Spread Shot

    • How to Complete: The iconic Spread Shot evolves when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and the Empty Tome. Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon.
    • Reward: 10,000 gold coins

24. Evolve the C-U-Laser

    • How to Complete: The C-U-Laser evolves when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and a Tirajisu. Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon.
    • Reward: 10,000 gold coins

25. Evolve the Firearm

    • How to Complete: The Firearm evolves when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and a Candelabrador. Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon. I do love a good play on words.
    • Reward: 10,000 gold coins

26. Evolve the Diver Mines

    • How to Complete: The Diver Mines evolve when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and an Attractorb. Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon.
    • Reward: 10,000 gold coins

27. Evolve the Metal Claw

    • How to Complete: The Metal Claw evolves when you have it, a Weapon Power-up, and an Empty Heart (calm down, emo kids). Level the weapon and passive item up, find a chest, and collect the evolved weapon.
    • Reward: 10,000 gold coins

28. Reach level 80 in Alien Revengeance

    • How to Complete: This one is tough and should probably be tackled last. Turn yourself into the Horseman, Death, and slaughter everything in your path until you reach level 80. You have 30 minutes, which goes by quickly. I recommend using Simondo, as he's an untouchable beast once he's leveled up.
    • Reward: Unlocks level Planar Bazaar

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The Vampire Survivors DLC, Operation Guns, lives up to its name with a slew of guns and other weapons. While each of them is fantastic for slaying undead and aliens alike, obtaining the weapon evolutions is your ??winning ticket for completing levels and tasks. To do so, players will need to make use of the new Weapon Power-up items in addition to the usual combos. Here's how to evolve each weapon.

How to upgrade each weapon in Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns

• Long Gun -> Prototype A

  • Long Gun + Weapon Power-up

• Homing Miss -> Multistage Missiles

  • Homing Miss + Weapon Power-up + Duplicator

• Blade Crossbow -> BFC2000-AD

  • Blade Crossbow + Weapon Power-up + Clover

• Sonic Bloom -> Wave Beam

  • Sonic Bloom + Weapon Power-up + Armor

• Short Gun -> Prototype B

  • Short Gun + Weapon Power-up + Bracer

• Spread Shot -> Prototype C

  • Spread Shot + Weapon Power-up + Empty Tome

• C-U-Laser -> Pronto Beam

  • C-U-Laser + Weapon Power-up + Tirajisu

• Firearm -> Fire L3GS

  • Firearm + Weapon Power-up + Candelabrador

• Diver Mines -> Atmo-Torpedo

  • Diver Mines + Weapon Power-up + Attractorb

• Metal Claw -> Big Fuzzy Fist

  • Metal Claw + Weapon Power-up + Hollow Heart

After getting the initial weapon upgrade,? I haven't seen a need for the Weapon Power-up on subsequent runs in terms of being a necessary ingredient. Once it's in the grimoire, you should be good to go with other characters, maps, etc. That being said, it's still a good idea to collect them as they'll give +1 to a random equipped weapon in addition to a Revive.

As for procuring the upgrade, I found it easiest to pick the corresponding Contra character that starts with the weapon you want to upgrade and load into the "Attack Aggressively" level. There are two Weapon Power-ups fairly close by you can pick up. As for the Passive Power-up, make sure to save a slot for the item you need, and don't be afraid to use your Rerolls or Banishments. Once the weapon and passive item are upgraded, it?'s only a matter of getting a chest to drop with the evolution.

It shouldn't take too long to find each weapon evolution this way, and you'll then be set up for success in other modes. One last tip is to avoid collecting too many of the base Operation Guns weapons when trying to unlock the evolutions. This way, you'll avoid the chance of burning a Wea??pon Power-up on an evolution you didn't want.

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Vampire Survivors has established itself as a solid entry in the fairly niche "bullet heaven" category. Its simplistic yet chaotic style and retro-inspired visuals mean anyone can jump in. It's also been given a healthy dose of updates and DLC, and the latest one �Operation Guns �has just been released.

Essentially bringing the world of Contra to Vampire Survivors, the new download (which is currently 10% off on Steam I hasten to add) ups?? the octane to what some would describe as "high," thanks to the inclusion of guns.

As for a storyline (there is o??ne), it's described thus:

Are you a bad enoug??h Vampire ?Survivor to save the President's cousin's sister's dog from the traitor squadrons of Red Falcon?

Well? Are you?

On top of the action-packed content, Operation Guns also comes with 11 "Contra-Tough" new characters, including Bill Rizer, Lance Bean, Ariana, Lucia. Wait. You also get 22 new automatic weapons to go with all that. Pfft! Hold your horses. I'm not done yet. There are also some Contra-inspired levels, such as Alien Zone and Neo City. And to finish us off good and proper, there are also several Contra tracks and remixes. I really hope you like Contra.

No, but seriously, if you haven't played Vampire Survivors, it's absolutely worth getting hold of. It's massively cheap as it is, but even if you don't want to buy it outright, it's on Xbox Game Pass. There, I feel I've done my due dilig?ence t??o get more people addicted to this game.

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It’s finally here, the Konami/Poncle crossover everyone dreamed of the moment they first picked up Vampire Survivors. Contra has fin??ally arrived to mow down waves and waves of identical enemies.

Vampire Survivors just didn’t feel complete without Bill Rizer and Lance Whosits. And there is no game that can’t be made better with the inclusion of guns. Just go back and ask 8-year-old Zoey, she’d definitely tell you Mario would be better with a gun. Vampire Survivors already had guns, but its arsenal was missing one thing: lots of guns.

Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns is here to salve those gaping, festering wounds and final?ly deliver to us the game we’ve always?? thirsted for.

Similar to the last DLC, which crossed it over with Among Us, Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns contains a new “one big map,�an adventure to add to the growing list, and a tonne of new unlocks. Operation Guns brings the heat with 22-ish new weapons, and 11-ish new characters from across the Contra series. There's also an extra-special level that? includes hoverbikes.

Poncle named the laser weapon upgrade the “C.U. Laser�and now that’s what I’m going to call it in Contra. Thanks a lot!

Most importantly (maybe) is that new music tracks have arrived to drill their way into your ears. There are six remixes and 13 new tracks. I have the Hard Corps remix stuck in my head right now. It won’t stop!

Personally, I’ve always put Contra on a much higher pedestal than Among Us. That’s probably because I’m old, don’t have any friends, and remember the good old days. However, as with the Emergency Meeting DLC, Operation Guns doesn’t really add much of Contra’s DNA into the mix. It’s still Vampire Survivors in a Contra T-Shirt.

Despite that, the references are very well interwoven. The “one big map�stretches from a jungle, to a ruined city, to an alien hive. There’s even a familiar boss that pops up in there. It bops to the music! I don’t know why it dances or whose de?cision it was to make it dance, but it is easily the best thing ever.

A number of the guns still behave as they do in the classic run-’n-gun shooter series: the spreader spreads, the C.U. Laser penetrates deep into enemy skulls. New to Operation Guns is an item specifically for evolving Contra weapons. While you sometimes still need a passive power-up to evolve Contra guns, they also require the Weapon Power-Up item, which doesn’t take a spot from your subweapons, but is a pretty finite resource. Mostly, they’re just found on maps. And they weren’t added to non-Contra maps.

Which is strange to the point where I think I’m missing something. I wouldn’t believe that you just can’t upgrade the Operation Guns guns on normal maps. That would make all the new weapons feel like needles??s clutter in an already bloated selection.

I don’t feel like the new weapons are as overpowered as some of the ones I found in Emergency Meeting. But, as I said there, I think part of the appeal of Vampire Survivors is becoming ??so overpowered that it starts to fe??el like the game is about to break.

However, as with Emergency Meeting, I never hit the point in Adventure Mode where I felt like I was going to lose. I always hit the endpoint of a level, but having clocked so many hours into Vampire Survivors already, I’ve already built skills to pay the bil?ls.

So, it’s kind of hard to rate Operation Guns, which is why I’m not doing that. It’s another part of the growing, grotesquely mutating mass of Vampire Survivors. If you’re already in love with that mass, then you’re probably going to want to shovel more into it. And at $2.50, Poncle still remains hilariously bad at taking your money. If you think Vampire Survivors would be better if you could spend hours looking at Brad Fang’s hairy, shirtless torso (and why wouldn’t you?) then the question of whether or not you should purchase Operation Guns should be obvious.

Hopefully, this won’t be the last Konami crossover we see. There are many other great licenses that could be a great fit in the overstuffed bag of Vampire Survivors. For example, Rocket Knight Adventures. For another example, Ganbare Goemon. Those are all the Konami games I can think of.

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As part of the ID@Xbox Digital Showcase, Poncle has released an amazing update for Vampire Survivors completely out of nowhere. The Laborratory update drops today and is as bewildering as it is spectacular.

I’m at a bit of a loss here because Poncle already does a better job at covering their big reveals than I could ever hope to. Whatever devious bastard they have in charge of their bulleted lists has them down to an artform. They describe it as their first “AAAA�update, and say it includes � character, 1 secret character, 3 weapons, and 2 stages, including a bonus go-cart racing stage.�They go on to say that the update also has “industry-defining innovations include fully rendered running animations, mind-blowing train physics, go-cart racing, and doors that open.�/p>

Damn! Aft??er all these years, they finally caved to the demands of the community and added their most fervently requested feature: Opening doors. So much for having principles.

The Holiday-t?hemed update arrives just in time for that special season when big-box retailers roll out the Christmas playlist to inspire the rabid consumer in all o??f us.

If you’re confused and thinking that a Contra-themed update was supposed to be released around this time, I have good news. That wasn’t just a shared hallucination. Vampire Survivor: Operation Guns is right around the corner on May 9, 2024.

As for the Vampire Survivors Laborratory Update??, it’s free and will be released ??for all platforms today.

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As part of the Triple-i Showcase stream, Poncle has announced that their mega-hit move-'em-up Vampire Survivors will be crossing over with Konami's classic run-and-gun Contra. Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns is releasing all current platforms on May 9th, with the PlayStation v?ersion arriving?? this Summer.

"The President’s cousin’s sister’s dog has been kidnapped by Red Falcon. Are you bad enough to come to the rescue?" asks the presser. Yes, sir, I am pretty bad. S??ufficiently bad, I must claim.

Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns will supposedly encourage "min-maxing and stat manipulation" and will add a tonne of weapons, which is more specifically 20 including evolutions. Brad Fang from Contra: Hard Corps will be there. That's pretty cool. It doesn't mention any new levels, but having the game become more Contra-flavored should be eno??ugh. It's always nice to see Konami getting mixed in with a few stews after it spent decades burning all its goodwill??.

Wait a minute, how is Vampire Survivors crossing over with Contra before Castlevania? Oh, that Poncle. Always zigging when you think they sho??uld be zagging.

Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns infiltrates the main game via a patch on May 9th o??n all current platfor??mers. PlayStation version will be arriving this Summer.

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Poncle and iam8bit have announced that Vampire Survivor’s soundtrack is being pressed into vinyl. The two vinyl Vampire Survivors Vol. 1 will be available March 14 on iam8bit’s s?ite for $42.99.

Vol. 1 suggests the impending existence of Vol. 2. For this volume, the first disc of the digital Vampire Survivors Soundtrack will be immortalized. It includes music from Daniele Zandara and Will Davies. Nimit Malavia is responsible for the cover art, which features a scowling vampire-like character. But that’s not possible, as I certainly haven’t found a vampire within Vampire Survivors.

Everytime I play the game, I always get some of its music stuck in my head. I wouldn’t be able to hum any bars of it, but I can attest to the fact that its soundtrack is full of fantastic aural delights. It would have to be. A normal round of Vampire Survivors is around a half-hour lon??g. You wouldn?’t want to be listening to caterwauling that whole time.

If you’d like?? to know exactly what ear candy will be on this slab of mu?sic, here’s the complete list.

[Side A]

• Reincarnated Echoes
• Copper Green Intent
• Gaze Up at the Stars
• Before Concession
• Vempair Survaivors

[Side B]

• When the Clouds Drown
• No Mortals Allowed
• Unholy Invocation
• Needs More Fighting
• The Beginning
• Red & Blue

[Side C]

• Gatti Amari
• Song of Mana
• Peji 18
• Moms are Tough
• Sole Solution

[Side D]

• Dust Elementals
• Temptation of the Occult
• The Eudaimonia Machine
• Cosmic Delight
• It Stares Back
• Extinguished Flame

The Vampire Survivors Vol. 1 soundtra??ck will be available on iam8bit.com March 14 at 9 a.m. PDT for $42.99. It shi??ps immediately (when it’s available).

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Poncle has abruptly dropped a new update for Vampire Survivors with a trailer that includes some well-timed Final Fantasy references. Just a few. The Space54 update is ??available t??oday.

Is the update at all related to Final Fantasy? Hmmm, no. It doesn’t look like it. However, for some reason, the team decided to release a trailer alongside it that is a shot-for-shot remake of the 1997 Final Fantasy VII trailer. Well, as shot-for-shot as they can manage with Vampire Survivors.

What? Well, according to the press release I received, an insides says, “Because we had the original trailer on a PlayStation demo disk and watched it on loop so now it’s scored into our brains. Plus the team is extremely hyped for Rebirth. What better way to celebrate than with a trailer of our own?�/p>

As for the actu?al update, I don’t think you’re going to be ?seeing any buster swords. It looks to be more sci-fi-themed. This is what Poncle has highlighted for the Space54 update:

7 New Achievements

2 New Characters:

• Bat Robbert â€?When falling below 20% health, he gains +16 MaxHP (max +400) and recovers 30% health. This ability recharges every time the character is fully healed.
• Space Dude â€?Every few seconds fires all weapons regardless of their Cooldown. The cooldown of this ability is affected by the Cooldown stat.

New Weapons:

• Pako Battiliar â€?May retaliate when losing health.
• Phas3r â€?Pew Pew! Generates thin damaging zones. High Amount scaling.

New Stage

• Space54 â€?A cosmic trek through horrors and delights.

New Relic

• Allows to enable random level up choices.

Vampire Survivors is available on basically every?thing at this point. The Space54 ??update is free and will be arriving today.

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The "bullet heaven" genre was not something I seriously encountered until I started playing Vampire Survivors. It's got that dopamine hit that comes when you're the one the enemies have to watch out for. But if you want something that's less about castles and spells and more about basic shapes in space, Geometry Survivor is where it's at.

As noted by Gaming on Linux, this is an upcoming rogue-like indie game with the timed, survival notions of something like Vampire Survivors, but with a look that's closer to the old Xbox Live Arcade release Geometry Wars.

In this instance, you take on the role of a "ship," in which you can unlock upgrades so you can fight wave after wave of incoming enemies. It's scheduled to release February 22 on Steam. I've already wishlisted it.

Ooh, it's all bright and colorful!

Here's a quick rundown on what you can expect in Geometry Survivor:

• One hand gameplay: Use just one hand to control the direction of your ship
• Auto-Shooter: Your weapons fire automatically, letting you concentrate on staying alive
• Weapons: Each run allows you to get a unique combination of weapons
• Credits: Earn credits and permanently unlock new upgrades
• Enemies: Enjoy the multitude of enemies each with their own AI
• 20 minutes of intense gameplay
• Retro visuals and music straight from the 80s
• Delicious gameplay!

I've never considered?? something that may have "delicious gameplay" before: but I guess all those shapes and vibrant colors do have a tasty qual??ity about them.

Honestly, my girlfriend and I have been hooked on Vampire Survivors, having only really been told about it a few weeks back. Maybe I'm late to the genre, but Geometry Survivor is definitely one that I could b?e adding to my collection. I'm open to other recommendations, as well.

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Back in December, the social deduction phenomenon Among Us crossed over with Vampire Survivors. The result was a surprisingly fun (and cheap) DLC called Emergency M??eeting that launched on every available platform....except Switch.

Thankfully, that's changed as of this week.

Poncle confirms that the Among Us DLC and Adventures are now live on Switch

Thanks to a tweet from developer poncle, we have full confirmation that Emergency Me??eting and Adv?entures are live on Switch.

So I mentioned that the Among Us DLC was cheap. How cheap? Try $2.50, with a 10% discount through the rest of the month (January 29 at 2:59AM ET to be exact). Note, however, that you may need to search for the Emergency Meeting DLC directly on the eShop, as the official shop page doesn't list it yet.

Adventures are the other big addition to the Switch version and include extra quests and challenges (which are essentially remixed versions of existing content). Adventures are free on all platforms, but you will nee??d to own the appropriate DLC to play the DLC portions.

Interestingly enough, all versions of the game (Steam, Switch, Xbox, iOS, and Android) now have feature parity...except the bizarre Tesla edition of the game, which just got the wintery Whiteout update several weeks ago.

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Mark my words; we’re about to be buried under a deluge of clones of Vampire Survivors. Right now, it’s already a drizzle, but it reached? indie game escape?? velocity, and that means everyone will be trying to burn the same fuel.

Just look at Among Us. Certainly, it wasn’t the first social deduction game, but in the wake of its success, there was an explosion of them. Some of them are just blatant carbon copies.

Now, these two runaway successes are colliding in Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting. It is entirely just Vampire Survivors wearing some Among Us-skin boots.

I keep thinking that I have no experience with Among Us, but that’s not true. My nephew loves the game, so I’ve played it multiple times with my family. A game all about gaslighting each other is the perfect game to play with relatives. It also let me find out who my mother trusts more, between myself and my sister. S?omething to think about as I get flung out of the ?airlock again.

It’s more that I don’t have a connection with Among Us. As a reclu??sive misanthrope, I don’t play much multiplayer if I can help it. Then?, when the merchandise started filling up department stores, my snobbery kicked in.

I do love Vampire Survivors, though. It’s a great source of dopamine and good music. Getting the DLC is sort of a foregone conclusion. It’s $2?.49, which is less ?than I spent on breakfast.

For less than the price of breakfa??st, you get 9 new characters, 15 new weapons (I think it’s actually 16, but they might not be including mini-horse), 6 new tracks, a big new stage, and one of those fancy new adventures. It’s not a lot, but the price is easily worth it just for that music.

As I mentioned earlier, what Among Us brings to the equation is largely cosmetic. You won’t be rooting out the Impostor. You will still just be walking around while your assembled arsenal automatically obliterates everything that comes near. There are lots of references to the game, sometimes reaching way too deep, but this is still Vampire Survivors.

The references sometimes get a bit contrived here. One of the weapons, L??ucky Swipe, is just a keycard moving back and forth. What’s worse is that it makes a really annoying sound, and it’s not the only new weapon that does so. It ?got so bad sometimes that I turned down the sound and raised the volume on the music so it would stop grating on my nerves.

Speaking of which, the new music is just fantastic. Easily some of the best in the entire game. I could listen to it on loop, which, considering a typical round of Vampire Survivors is 30 minutes, I usually am? listening to it on loop. Perhaps a be??tter compliment is that I will most likely be choosing it back in the main game.

The main issue I found with Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting is that the weapons seem extremely overpowered. Throughout the Adventure Mode, I never fell short when it came to hitting the 30-minute mark. Even then, I’d usually be so buffed up that the Reaper that is supposed to end the round was unable to touch me. I would get up and walk away from the game, leaving my Crew??mate standing idle, and it would take a good five-or-so minutes until the Reaper had enough friends to overpower me.

This is maybe less of a problem when you just play the main game with Emergency Meeting gear. It gets diluted within the multitude of weapons that are available to you. However, it still means that the Adventure Mode is complete cake. Adventure Mode is a new feature to the overall structure of Vampire Survivors to begin with, and neither of the previous DLCs even featured their own adventures, so the value of it, to b??egin with, will vary depending on what you expect from the game.

On top of that, it sometimes feels that Vampire Survivors is a game about becoming as overpowered as possible. So, complaining that an addition makes you more overpowered might be missing the point.

I considered making this a scored review, but figured the wasn’t much point. At its core, Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting is a simple content pack based around another property. It’s not like Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania, where the marriage of design concepts creates a unique offshoot. This is Vampire Survivors in a t-shirt.

On the other hand, it’s not an insubstantial t-shirt. For the price of one wash cycle in your apartment’s laundromat, you get some great additional music tracks. The references are fun for people who have played Among Us, even if they lead to your speakers emitting sounds that are as pleasing to the ear as a sandpaper Q-tip. It’s a bit of a mixed bag overall, but if you’re a fan of eith?er game?, it’s maybe not worth ejecting into space.

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Vampire Survivors' Adventure Mode just dropped, adding a? new reason to drop a couple dozen more hours in. Unlocking it is a little weird and inconsistent between players, but it is a fun time when it's playable.

Although described as a "narrative" mode for the reverse bul??let hell, the story's regulated to a short text box shown when selecting a stage. You don't even have to play as the story's protagonist and can choose from a limited roster of the game's cast. Unlocking some of these is important to the story, with others having odd requirements.

Unlocking characters in A Garlic Paradise

A Garlic Paradise is a light-hearted tale of the elderly Poe embarking on a journey to find the titular Garlic Paradise. As overp?owered as Poe's default garlic weapon can get, his lower starting health can lead to more deaths that would have otherwise been avoidable.

Thankfully it's easy to get most of ??the playab??le characters by his second stage and all by the third. To simplify things, I'll start with non-stage-specific characters before going into the ones locked to certain stages.

The tree?? Peppino is the first potential unlock that isn't stage-specific but is possible to obtain within the first stage. All players need to do is evolve the garlic weapon, which is conveniently P?oe's default weapon. Here's everything needed to evolve it:

• Max-level Garlic (Poe starts with this)
• Pummarola (red heart upgrade that recovers a certain amount of HP per second)

The garlic is now the Soul Eater, and Peppino is unlocked! Zi'Assunta's a bit more involved but not by much. The easiest way to unlock him is by ?evolving the Vento Sacro which requires:

• Bloody Tear (evolved whip with hollow heart upgrade)
• Max-level Vento Sacro

Together these evolve into Fuwalafuwaloo, which is as useful as it is a mouthful to say. Once it's obtained, Zi'A??ssunta becomes playable.

Other characters are even easier to un??lock, with it being possible to get six in stage two: A Rough Awakening. For most of these characters, ??the only requirement is finding their default weapon in the stage, and these are all by the stage's starting area.

• Gennero's knife is northwest
• Imelda's magic wand is northeast
• Pasqualina's runetracer is southwest
• Antonio's whip is southeast

Unlocking the other characters doesn't take much more effort either, with six potential unlocks in stage two: A Rough Awakening. Pugnala's in a coffin to the northeast, labeled as a question mark on the map and in-game is presented as an arrow with t??he coffin's symbol. Last but not leas??t, O'Sole the dog's only requirement is surviving for 15 minutes.

The only char?acter locked to stage three, titled Risky Woods, is Dommario. He's a lengthy trek south in a coffin?? by a Greed upgrade, and getting him also unlocks the next stage.

Once he's unlocked, there's a decent chance you unlocked all the characters in this adventure. It'll probably only take a few hours, and you do?n't even need to see all the stages!

Unlocking characters in World of Light and Dark

Vampire Survivors' other base game adventure, called World of Light and Dark, is where it takes time to unlock everyone. It took me a while getting everyone, but honestly, it's a venture wort??h taking.

Unlocking Suor Cl?erici is pretty simple. She's in a coffin located in the southwest corner of the stage Deep Lore, and it takes no time getting to her since the stage is small. Giovanna is a similar story since she's located in another coffin east of the player's starting position in Inlaid Library, but is more of a trek. There isn't any need to worry about missing her as the stage is a never-ending hallway.

Pugnala is also in?? this adventure and is also located in another coffin. Also like A Garlic Paradise, she's in an open forest way to the northeast of the player's position. I'm not sure if it was just me or if it's by design, but I had a harder time getting her here than in A Garlic Paradise.

T??he ball with character unlocks gets going on the stage after the Mad Forest, called Gallo Tower. Here it'??s possible to unlock three more characters, but it'll probably take a couple of runs to get everyone.

Krochi's probably the easiest character to get in Gallo Tower. He's in a coffin located south of the starting area and surro??unded by crosses.

Further south ??of him is a weapon called the Song of Mana. Picking this up unlocks Poppea and the So?ng of Mana for all characters in the adventure.

Concetta is the last character in Gallo Tower, and unlocking her is odd. You need to travel north for a?? while, and when the coffin is located directly east, you need to go just west toward a glowing mirror. The cof??fin Concetta is in is just through this magic mirror.

Yatta Cavallo's coffin is similarly confusing to find on first impression but isn't?? too bad. He's located in the Astral Stair, whose gimmick initially seems to be that its doors send players wherever. Thankfully it's far simpler than that as each door sends you to another room directly east and there's a north and south end.

Where you need to go is the last door on the left when walking north. After taking two more doors on the eastern end of a room, you should end up in a room full of chairs that come to life.?? Th?e south end of this room is where you'll find Yatta Cavallo's coffin.

There's finally Zi'Assunta in Cappella Magna, otherwise known as World of Light and Dark's last stage. He's just a dece?nt trek south of the player's starting position, so it's a matter of surviving until you get to him.

With that, all characters in Vampire Survivors' base game Adventure Mode are unl??ocked! Getting everyone isn't to??o hard, but it is a time investment.

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