At the start of October we have started to reveal what to expect from the next update of Vampire Survivors, like Online Co-op and Westwoods.

If you've been following the Steam news or public-beta, then of course you already knew all of that, and was probably expecting "Mazerella" to be publicly revealed today and instead... it's an upgrade of Ode to Castlevania!




Ode to Castlevania already has a lot of playable characters, twenty to be exact ( suuure 😂 ), and this update will add 16 more secret characters, here's the list:

1. Hugh Baldwin

2. Morris Baldwin

3. Annette

4. Tera

5. Atlantis Shrine Wizard

6. Drolta Zuentes

7. Astarte

8. Actrise

9. Zephyr

10. Jiangshi

11. Persephone

12. Slogra & Gaibon, also Gaibon & Slogra

13. Genya Arikado (never heard of this guy before)

14. Fake Trio (eh?)

15. Ruler Sword (excuse me what)

16. Stone Skull (wtf)

Well, they're not so secret now eh. We're also adding in a few new weapons and their respective Evolution/Union:

1. Knuckle Duster
   ->
   Lapiste Tepisto

2. Anura
   ->
   Dark Frogamorphosis

3. Pocket Knife
   ->
   Claimh Solais

skin, as a prize for completing the new 7-chapter Ode to Castlevania Adventure

And finally, we tought it was a bit sad to have all those weapons you can buy from the Master Librarian to not have an evolution, and so we've given them a special, exaggerated Union with the base Vampire Survivors Evos:

1. Icebrand ->

   Ninth Gate

2. Valmanway ->

   Million Cut

3. Neutron Bomb ->

   Carnage Heart

4. Svarog Statue ->

   Darkness Illusion

5. Dark Rift ->

   Legacy of Death: Soul River

6. Goth Missile ->

   Dies Irae

7. Hydrostorm ->

   Hydro Pump Climax

8. Summon Spirit ->

   Spirit of Light

9. Grand Cross ->

   Arch Angle

10. Soul Steal ->

    Power of Lire

11. Aurablast ->

    Kardia Phlegeton

12. Sword Brothers ->

    Vjaja Sisters

13. Spirit Tornado ->

    Venus Crescent

And of course there are new music covers!

1. Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab by Evelyn Lark

2. The Discolored Wall by Evelyn Lark

3. Calling From Heaven by Evelyn Lark

4. Clockwork by Keygen Church

5. Young Nobleman of Madness by Keygen Church

6. New Messiah by Keygen Church

7. Ruined Castle Corridor by Filippo Vicarelli

8. Dance of Gold by Filippo Vicarelli

9. Wandering Ghosts by Filippo Vicarelli

10. Out of Time by Daniele Zandara

11. The Treasury Room by Daniele Zandara

12. Castlevania 64 Medley of Illusions by Daniele Zandara
    

TLDR:
16 new characters
3 new weapons + evos
13 new weapon unions
1 new adventure
12 new music tracks



We tried to squeeze in as much stuff as possible, taking into consideration the feedback and requests we got from fans, and of course that was actually possible with the partnership we got with Konami.

In terms of characters, we've actually tried to go for some even deeper cuts, but we could only go so far with the current licenses (in other words, if popular/obvious/interesting characters are missing, is only because of the complexity of getting the new licenses we needed for them was prohibiting for both us and our collaborators at Konami).

This update to Ode to Castlevania is scheduled to drop together with patch 1.14, that we are aiming to release globally next week.
Unofrtunately we already know that we won't be able to simship Online to all platforms, but the new single player content should arrive on time. We'll keep you posted on potential delays and release dates for other platforms on Discord and our socials.

We have two more cards to reveal of this 5-part update (okay okay, one of them is just Mazerella...) so please stay tuned for more reveals, there are still surprises, for everyone.
Stop datamining. Be the bullet hell! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

VS news roundup

Here's a quick catchup on other Vampire Survivors projects we're working on, too:

Lots of bundles with games we like

You might have noticed we've started popping up in some Steam bundles recently. It's an easy way to show support for the games we enjoy at poncle, plus give VS fans an extra discount on them when they purchase

(No, we will not only be partnering with games that have the word 'Pit' in the title)

Our bundle with Two Point Museum goes one step further, with a free Vampire Survivors update available in-game:

• Experts can explore the world of Vampire Survivors, visiting three stages: the Mad Forest, Inlaid Library and Capella Magna

• Collect 10 new exhibits, including Mythical Gear and Digiverse Relics

• Entertain new visitable VIP, Poe Ratcho

• Serve up tasty Floor Chicken Casserole in the Cafeteria

• Decorate with new items, wallpaper and flooring to create your very own Mad Forest or Inlaid Library

Two Point Museum x Vampire Survivors

bundleIncludes 2 items

-10%

¥4,387

¥3,948

Vampire Survivors board game Kickstarter coming soon

The team at Grey Fox Games are still working hard on our VS board game. The Kickstarter begins soon, but if you sign up for updates here you'll get a deck box added to your pledge for free

Vampire Survivors: The Grimoire coming Oct 2026

Thanks to everyone for supporting our first ever official Vampire Survivors book. We've decided to delay the launch to next year so we can expand the scope and world of the book, and have brought on Steph Sterling, who wrote our Bestiary entries in the game, to help us get things right

You can pre-order your copy here