The hit indie game Vampire Survivors announced that its first paid expansion, Legacy of the Moonspell, will be released next week. The news comes just a few weeks after Vampire Survivors left early access on PC and was subsequently ported to Xbox consoles.Developed by Luca "poncle" Galante, Vampire Survivors is a bullet-hell roguelike game that takes inspiration from games such as the Castlevania series. From early access to subsequent releases on PC and Xbox, Vampire Survivors has taken the gaming world by storm thanks to its affordable starting price point of under $5 and its addictive gameplay. The game went gold on October 20 on PC. As it went through early access and full release, critics and players hailed the game as an indie darling of 2022, and this has led to its inclusion as one of the nominees for Best Debut Indie at The Game Awards. With a wave of momentum behind it, Vampire Survivors has become one of the top sleeper hits of the year.Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell will release next Thursday, December 15, on PC and Xbox simultaneously as a paid expansion. On November 10, the base game was released on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox consoles in addition to its standalone release. Vampire Survivors has been on PC Game Pass since early access and remains on it today. In Legacy of the Moonspell, eight new playable characters, including a few from the titular Moonspell clan and some secret characters, will be available. Each new character comes with a new default weapon type, ranging from a magic bo staff to magic floating orbs, to fight off hordes of new enemies big and small.
A new map called Mt. Moonspell will be added, which is being touted as the biggest stage to come to Vampire Survivors. The map's environments will include an abandoned castle, a village that has been overrun by vicious yokai, a cold, snowy mountain, and plenty of other surprises for players to find. The expansion will also include six new music tracks, including the titular "Legacy of the Moonspell" theme.
Just a few weeks ago, Vampire Survivors released the ironically-named Tiny Update, a free content patch for PC and Xbox. The patch was anything but tiny, as it featured a new challenge stage and power-ups to add to the game's insane replay value. Between the free update and Legacy of the Moonspell paid expansion, Vampire Survivors continues to grow as fast as the hordes of foes on the game screen, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Vampire Survivors is available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Legacy of the Moonspell releases on December 15.