Vampire Survivors is the king of its own roguelike subgenre, having inspired numerous imitators (such as the recently released Outer Terror). Gamers in know will recognize that Vampire Survivors was partially inspired by Konami's Castlevania series. While there hasn't been any Castlevania DLC just yet, we are getting a DLC release based on Contra in May, so that's something! Also, Poncle has announced that a PlayStation version of Vampire Survivors will finally, finally be released in the summer.
Operation Guns
The "Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns" DLC has an amazing trailer that features 2D animation and a bit of gameplay footage. In the footage, we see Bill Rizer riding on a hoverbike and the Contra team fighting the giant turtle boss from Contra III! Given that Contra: Operation Galuga recently came out on consoles and Steam, this is shaping up to be a great year for Contra.
Official "Operation Guns" description:
This brand new DLC sees the smash hit roguelike join forces with Konami's iconic Contra series. "Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns" embraces the visceral simplicity of classic Contra, with build-focused characters that encourage min-maxing and stat manipulation, huge maps, 11 characters, a ton of weapons (we're talking 22, including evolutions!), and a difficulty curve that combines quintessentially arcade-hard gameplay with the original Vampire Survivors formula.
Brand new stage: Neo Galuga
Blast horizontally through biomes inspired by classic Contra levels!
Explore Galuga Jungle, Neo City, and the treacherous Alien Zone!
Hit cars enough and they’ll explode!
Take on highway horrors in the Challenge Stage!
11 ultra-tuff new characters
Bill Rizer: Literally just a guy with a gun
Lance Bean: Big muscles and a brain to match
Ariana: An expert in evasive manoeuvres
Lucia: Is she a clone? A cyborg? Who knows, but she’s here to kick ass
Brad Fang: Half-man, half-wolf, half-robot, and 150% super soldier.
Browny: The partybot programmed to kill
Sheena Entranzi: A true survivor, especially skilled in jungle combat
Probotector: a hyper advanced recon robot programmed to protect humans
Over 22 new fully automatic weapons from Contra’s radical arsenal, including almost-homing missiles, high-tech blasters, and the ever faithful Spread Shot.
Evolve these deadly contraptions into experimental Prototype weapons, and supplement every salvo with 3 new Pickups
A soundtrack with 6 tracks that combines classic Contra tracks with Vampire Survivors remixes!
The "Operation Guns" DLC will arrive on Xbox, Switch, Steam, and mobile on May 9. It will cost $2.49.
PlayStation Version
Tired of your PlayStation-owning friends feeling left out whenever new Vampire Survivors content comes along? At last, Poncle has heard their prayers!
Official details:
The award winning indie hit Vampire Survivors will finally make its way onto PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 this Summer! Alongside the base game with all the latest updates, all four DLCs will also be available for purchase PS5 and PS4 at launch.
Vampire Survivors sells for $4.99 on Xbox, Switch, and Steam. The game is also available on mobile. PlayStation, your time is coming!
We'll have a full co-op review someday!