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    6 days ago

    Bullet heaven is likely what will stick. If you don’t like that it’s also the name of a game, consider that metroidvania contains the name of two games.

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      6 days ago

      Metroidvania is a stupid name and always has been. I say this with those 2 series being 2 of my favourite and metroidvania being one of my favourite genres.

      Bullet heaven isn’t too bad though.

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    7 days ago

    Let’s just stick with survivor, or survivor-like. It works fine for roguelikes and soulslikes. No need to force a genre name.

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            6 days ago

            Action, Adventure, and Action-Adventure are all different genres. I think people will figure it out.

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              Those aren’t words that can easily be confused for each other due to accents or minor variance in pronunciation.

              And besides, we already have a genre name for Vampire Survivor-alikes. They’re bullet heavens.

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                No we don’t, never heard anyone use that term when referring to games that are similar to Vampire Survivors. It’s always survivor-like game. Also, bullet heaven is not even an accurate description of the game, as in lots of these games you don’t throw lots of projectiles around. If you’re going to force a name change, Mob Hell is a way better descriptor.

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    5 days ago

    This post made me install Vampire Survivors on my phone and it felt like an old flash game I used to play on miniclip during IT classes in school. Some of the assets are completely stolen from OG Castlevania too (I’m sure this has been pointed out before).

    Anyway, like 45 mins passed and I have no idea where the time went. I can see this game being good for public transport, waiting rooms, etc.

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      I think the fact that you move the character around during the battle precludes it from that genre. Auto battles usually have two phases, a shopping or building phase and a battle phase. You prepare for the battle in the former but have no influence on the outcome in the battle phase itself.

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    6 days ago

    I call them circle spawners. The enemies spawn in a rough circle around you and close in. I think you can modify that with other terms depending on the specifics of what the game adds in.

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    We’ve established a name already in the indie space for these. It’s a “horde survival shooter” damnit.

    Not to be confused with the plain old “horde shooter” like your helldivers 2 and what not

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    7 days ago

    I’ve just been calling them exactly that: vampire survivors like. It’s a mouthful, so I’m open to the alternatives.