<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
roguelike	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Luca	O
Galante	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
poncle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
period	O
from	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
key	O
art	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
monsters	O
encountered	O
are	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
received	O
accolades	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
and	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Sessions	O
of	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
have	O
a	O
soft	O
time	O
limit	O
of	O
15	O
or	O
30	O
minutes	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
stage	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
is	O
nominally	O
set	O
in	O
rural	O
Italy	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Italian	O
developer	O
Luca	O
"	O
poncle	O
"	O
Galante	O
began	O
developing	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
using	O
the	O
Phaser	B-Application
framework	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
unemployed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
because	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
manage	O
a	O
community	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
past	O
experience	O
as	O
being	O
an	O
admin	O
for	O
an	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
developing	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
,	O
Galante	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
developer	O
in	O
the	O
gambling	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
used	O
his	O
knowledge	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
flashy	O
graphics	O
for	O
slot	O
machines	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
allure	O
for	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
chest-opening	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galante	O
's	O
intent	O
was	O
to	O
bring	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galante	O
hired	O
multiple	O
freelancers	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
team	O
and	O
accelerate	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
outlining	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
promised	O
new	O
content	O
with	O
a	O
roadmap	O
,	O
Galante	O
explained	O
that	O
a	O
major	O
milestone	O
slated	O
for	O
mid-2022	O
would	O
be	O
porting	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
to	O
an	O
"	O
industry-standard	O
"	O
game	O
engine	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
overall	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Legacy	O
of	O
the	O
Moonspell	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Japanese	O
folklore	O
and	O
anime	O
,	O
it	O
adds	O
thirteen	O
weapons	O
,	O
eight	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
stage	O
featuring	O
enemies	O
designed	O
after	O
yōkai	O
and	O
oni	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
early	O
2023	O
for	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
Tides	O
of	O
Foscari	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
obscure	O
on	O
release	O
,	O
by	O
late	O
January	O
2022	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
hit	O
and	O
reached	O
over	O
30,000	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
,	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
led	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
automatic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
roguelike	O
progression	O
being	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
most	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
price	O
and	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
Windows	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Zimmerman	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
named	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
as	O
his	O
pick	O
for	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marie	O
Dealessandri	O
of	O
GamesIndustry.biz	O
also	O
named	O
Vampire	B-Application
Survivors	I-Application
her	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
speaking	O
to	O
how	O
well	O
it	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YearAwardCategoryResult2022Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Early	O
Access	O
Launch	O
Breakthrough	O
Award	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Debut	O
Indie	O
Game	O
The	O
Steam	B-Application
Awards	O
Best	O
Game	O
on	O
the	O
Go	O
2023New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Big	O
Apple	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Off	O
Broadway	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
