misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 hours agoWe need to decide on a genre name for Vampire Survivors-like games before a really terrible one stickswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkWe need to decide on a genre name for Vampire Survivors-like games before a really terrible one stickswww.pcgamer.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretowerfullinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down1·18 hours agoIt’s an autoshooter isn’t it? Vampire Survivors would be a rogue-like autoshooter. Like Backpack Battles is an autobattler.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 hours agoI don’t know why people keep calling it rogue like. Rogue-likes have a lot more randomness than an easily manipulated item drop system. I don’t know that a random map is a necessity but it certainly needs something along those lines.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·18 hours agoI’ve also heard Autoshooter. Seems as good of a genre name as any.
It’s an autoshooter isn’t it?
Vampire Survivors would be a rogue-like autoshooter.
Like Backpack Battles is an autobattler.
I don’t know why people keep calling it rogue like. Rogue-likes have a lot more randomness than an easily manipulated item drop system. I don’t know that a random map is a necessity but it certainly needs something along those lines.
I’ve also heard Autoshooter. Seems as good of a genre name as any.