The virally successfulVampire Survivorshas reached full release and is launching on PC Game Pass. The roguelike shoot ‘em up originally launched in early access on June 08, 2025. Within a month it had climbed into the top 10 games on Twitch, and a year later, primary developer Luca Galante was able to begin working onVampire Survivorsfull-time. That’s enabled Galante to deliver a 1.0 release ofVampire Survivorsas planned, packed full of new content yet still at an incredibly generous price for those without PC Game Pass.Vampire Survivorsis one of the latest examples of how video game streaming can not only grant a game wild success overnight but lead to its genre rapidly expanding and innovating. In January 2022, its Twitch viewership peaked at 140,000 concurrent viewers. That success continued through June but has waned as games building onVampire Survivors’ success have been released.20 Minutes Till Dawn,Brotato, andRogue: Genesiaare just a few examples of titles inspired byVampire Survivors.RELATED:Vampire Survivors Full Release Coming Just in Time for HalloweenNow there’s agreat reason to return toVampire Survivors, and it’s not just because it’s available on PC Game Pass for the first time. Galante chose to make much of the new content a surprise, so this article won’t spoil. New content that isn’t a spoiler includes a new event stage, a new weapon, skins for five characters, four achievements (plus fixes for three existing achievements), support for eleven new languages, a new “Side B” soundtrack, and new game modes.
What could beVampire Survivors' key to another wave of success is its new Twitch Mode. With Twitch Mode, streamers will be able to interact with their audience while playing. All level-up decisions will be chosen byTwitchchat, plus regular events will be triggered based on Twitch chat’s choices. It’s an interesting opportunity to add variety and difficulty to a Twitch streamer’sVampire Survivorsruns.
This isn’t the end ofVampire Survivors' new content, either. Galante explains in a letter to their community that they’ll only be done withVampire Survivors"once I - or you - get tired of it." The only clue Galante is willing to offer is that some “brand new features” are currently in the works. Further, Galante and their team might be working on a new game, too.
In addition toVampire Survivors' new content, it’ll also be available to an entirely new audience.Vampire Survivorscan be played as part of thePC Game Passsubscription service starting today. It can still be purchased through Steam for just $4.99 (discounted to $3.99 until October 27), too. For those interested in trying out the popular new genre of survival shoot ‘em ups,Vampire Survivors’ 1.0 launch has made it more accessible than ever.
