Final yr’s addictive monster-slaying sport, Vampire Survivors, is collaborating with Amongst Us for a brand new DLC referred to as Emergency Assembly that’s set to drop on December 18, 2023.
Developer Poncle introduced the most recent addition to its indie hit as a part of at this time’s Day of the Devs presentation, revealing the brand new content material with a trailer. It’s a reasonably meaty video that debuts new animation that options bosses and imposters alike, and should you keep tuned to the tip, you’ll even catch a glimpse of some Crewmate gameplay.
PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X | S gamers can count on Vampire Survivors: Emergency Assembly to drop on that December 18 date. Nonetheless, Nintendo Change and cell must wait a bit longer. Poncle apologizes for the delay and solely guarantees to launch the opposite variations “quickly.”
The staff shared extra in regards to the indie meet-up challenge in an FAQ on its web site. As would possibly’ve observed within the trailer, Vampire Survivors: Emergency Assembly provides 9 characters, 15 weapons, 20 in-game unlocks, and naturally, a brand new stage primarily based on the world of Amongst Us. Furthermore, Poncle guarantees to incorporate “a ton of references and components” from the get together sport property, including that gamers unfamiliar with it may nonetheless have an excellent time regardless.
“No realm or aircraft of actuality is off limits within the universe of Vampire Survivors, so for this one we’re off to the Polus Reproduction,” Poncle describes. “How did the forged of Vampire Survivors get there? That is not the query, however we will guarantee you the gravity is okay, no one will float off, and the prefab buildings are completely protected. We will not make any guarantees to forestall sabotage or suspect goings on throughout gameplay, nonetheless.”
Crossover occasions like Vampire Survivors: Emergency Assembly can present attention-grabbing alternatives to mix well-liked franchises collectively. Nonetheless, the enjoyable typically comes at a worth.
“When getting into licensing territory, all companies, particularly giant ones, have completely different tips and situations to observe with the intention to make a collaboration occur,” Poncle says. “Which means normally collab DLCs shall be costlier than regular.”
“We’re additionally making an attempt to be cheeky and discover methods to make sure collabs to be accessible to everybody.
Nonetheless, the Vampire Survivors staff provides that they’re engaged on extra for the long run, too: “We’re additionally making an attempt to be cheeky and discover methods to make sure collabs to be accessible to everybody without spending a dime although, finger crossed we handle to get there!”
Whereas there are not any new achievements in Vampire Survivors: Emergency Assembly, there shall be six new music tracks to jam to.
“We’re associates with the fantastic Amongst Us builders, Innersloth, we had a little bit chat in regards to the idea of doing a collaborative DLC, did a bunch of paperwork, then a bunch of growth work, and the remainder is historical past that you’ll play quickly.”
In our Vampire Survivors 1.0 evaluation, we praised Poncle’s concoction of simplistic gameplay and smorgasbord of instruments, including that it managed to suck away “over 100 hours” of our time. Extra not too long ago gamers have been handled to replace 1.8, which add extra roguelike content material to maintain monster hunters coming again.
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