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In its first post of 2025,Vampire Survivorsdeveloper Poncle discussed its plans for the year ahead and confirmed that some features such as cross-save functionality and more crossovers with different indie titles were still being worked on.Vampire Survivorsalso thanked players for supporting the game since its launch in 2022.
Throughout 2024,Vampire Survivorshas released several updates, including large and small additions to the game, and a long-awaited release on PS4 and PS5. Among the game’s largest 2024 updates were two crossover expansions in cooperation with Konami. In the summer, Vampire Survivors launched itsOperation GunsDLC, a crossover with the Contra series that brought a new stage, several playable characters, and plenty of firearms for players to use. On Halloween,Vampire Survivorsreleased theOde to Castlevaniaexpansion, which was praised asone of the top DLCs of 2024for its music, character roster, and attention to detail.
With 2025 underway, Poncle gaveVampire Survivorsplayers an update on where things stood with its ongoing Chaos Roadmap. Ina post on theVampire SurvivorsSteam page, Poncle stated that additional development time for quality assurance will be necessary due to the number of platformsVampire Survivorsis currently available on. Poncle added that the developers would instead increase the content available in each update ofthe Chaos Roadmap, though releases would be more sporadic compared to 2024. Three different update cycles, focused on stage recycling, pickups, and the Darkanas, were the main ones that Poncle remained focused on. WhileVampire Survivorswill not stop making paid DLC or expansions, Poncle said the team would dial back on releasing anything the size ofOde to Castlevaniadue to the challenges involved, but would still like to make at least one more original expansion.
Vampire Survivors Gives 2025 Chaos Roadmap Update
Poncle also reiterated that the plannedVampire Survivorslive-action show with Story Kitchen was still in development, and confirmed that other forms of “cross-media” would be revealed in 2025. As for gameplay features forVampire Survivors, Poncle stated thatcross-save functionality for all platformsis planned to roll out in Patch 1.13, which would be the game’s first update in 2025. Other features such as online co-op may arrive inVampire Survivorslater this year, and Poncle confirmed that it is working with Coherence.io on the multiplayer components.
Despite being on the market for over two years,Vampire Survivorscontinues to be one ofthe best pixel art games available. With more features rolling out via free updates, what surprisesVampire Survivorsfans are in for in 2025 remains to be seen.
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Vampire Survivors is a time survival game with minimalistic gameplay and roguelite elements.Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.Hell is empty, the devils are here, and there’s no place to run or hide. All you’re able to do is survive as long as you can until death inevitably puts an end to your struggles. Gather gold in each run to buy upgrades and help the next survivor.The supernatural indie phenomenon that lets you be the bullet hell!
