Xbox Game Pass’ biggest breakout hit of 2022 comes to Switch, 4-player co-op coming for all platforms

Vampire Survivors is a correct good gam; the type that solely comes round on occasion. The sort that makes Jim beg for a BAFTA win, the type that will get picked up for TV remedy inside months of launch.

Till now, the sport was solely obtainable on PC and Xbox {hardware} and cell. However now, at at the moment’s Nintendo Direct, it was confirmed that Vampire Survivors is coming to Change – and it is bringing some pals with it.

Effectively, truly, it is asking you to carry some pals alongside, too. The sport – beforehand solely obtainable as a single-player expertise – will probably be getting a sofa co-op mode will are available in a free replace on August 17, which can allow you to play the entire Vampire Survivors saga with as much as 4 gamers in native co-op on PC, Steam Deck, Nintendo Change, Xbox, and cell.

“In co-op mode, you possibly can both proceed your present recreation or begin a brand new journey with pals to face the hordes of the undead,” reads a press launch. “Gamers can seamlessly swap between single and co-op play between phases and unleash chaos. Like each good co-op recreation, Vampire Survivors may also provide alternatives to check your friendship and stretch the definition of the phrase “co-op”.”

The Nintendo Change model will launch on the identical day because the co-op replace, price $4,99/€4,99/£3,99, and arrive with all the most recent updates to the indie mega hit.

The 2 DLCs – Legacy of the Moonspell and Tides of the Foscari – may also be obtainable to buy from the seventeenth August for Change for $1,99/€1,99/£1,59 every.

If you have not already, it’s best to play Vampire Survivors: it was Tom’s Recreation of the Yr 2022, and with good motive.

“This simplistic trying motion recreation sees you navigate 2D open world ranges, along with your character robotically attacking utilizing quite a lot of weapons that you just achieve as you play,” he wrote.

“The extra you play, the extra upgrades you can also make, with profitable runs ending in your character having the ability to fuck every thing up by merely present within the house. A correct badass. And it feels bloody sensible.”