The
world
of
Dracula
and
the
Belmont
family
is
coming
to
Vampire
Survivors.
The
newly
announced
downloadable
content
for
the
auto-shooter
survival
game,
Ode
to
Castlevania,
promises
a
bunch
of
new
stuff:
20
characters,
40
weapons,
an
extra-large
stage,
and
over
30
music
tracks.
Developer
Poncle
said
in
its
announcement
post
on
X
that
the
$3.99
expansion
should
contain
more
than
10
hours
worth
of
gameplay
—
though
it’s
not
clear
if
there
will
actually
be
any
vampires
in
the
game
(I’m
still
betting
there
won’t
be).
The
new
Vampire
Survivors
DLC
is
set
to
launch
on
October
31st
on
the
PC,
Nintendo
Switch,
Xbox,
PlayStation,
Android,
and
iOS.
You
can
also
track
its
release
with
a
cheesy,
‘90s-era
countdown
timer
site
set
up
by
the
developer.
(Mind
your
speaker
volume
before
visiting,
as
it
auto-plays
a
short
loop
of
some
of
the
sick
new
music.)
That’s
a
lot
of
Belmonts
and
friends.Image:
Poncle
Vampire
Survivors
first
came
out
in
2021
with
Castlevania-inspired
sprite
art
the
developer
purchased
from
an
asset
pack,
but
now
the
game
is
coming
full
circle
with
a
Konami
collaboration.
Konami
seems
to
love
licensing
its
franchises
in
recent
years,
as
Vampire
Survivors
had
a
Contra-themed
collaboration
earlier
this
year,
and
the
Castlevania
franchise
was
used
in
Evil
Empire’s
critically-acclaimed
Dead
Cells:
Return
to
Castlevania
expansion.
Vampire
Survivors
has
consistently
received
free
and
paid
updates
for
years
now,
and
the
game
has
swelled
with
new
characters,
stages,
achievements,
unlockables,
and
new
modes
like
local
co-op.
The
game
has
consistently
been
on
the
Steam
Deck
most
played
charts
since
Valve
began
tracking
the
games
soaking
up
the
most
playtime
on
its
handheld.
(Originally posted by Antonio G. Di Benedetto)
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