Poncle of Vampire Survivors fame revealed a surprising new addition to the franchise during the Xbox Partner Preview: Vampire Crawlers, a roguelike deck-building spin-off. Imagine everything that the franchise is known for, from screen-covering attacks to multiple playable characters, but from the perspective of a dungeon crawler.
It’s delightfully bizarre, but as studio founder/CEO Luca Galante told Xbox Wire, “This is just a spin-off of Vampire Survivors – hopefully the first in a series of spin-offs! The idea is to take some of the core pillars behind the development of VS and to apply them to existing genres. I’m talking about accessibility, immediacy, affordability, replayability, and sparkly stuff. Tons of sparkly stuff!”
So it’s not a sequel, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something sequel-related in the works. “With regards to a sequel to Vampire Survivors, we’re working on something, but we’re not talking about that just yet.”
When will it be released? What form will it take? All questions remain up in the air for now and likely for a long time. Nevertheless, it could mark a radical transformation for the franchise, much like when Risk of Rain and Enter the Gungeon transitioned to 3D for their sequels. Results for the latter remain to be judged, but the former has done quite well for itself, especially with the new Alloyed Collective expansion.
As for Vampire Crawlers, it’s releasing in early to mid-2026 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS and Android.
