poncle announces "Vampire Crawlers", the first Vampire Survivors spin-off

From the creators of Vampire Survivors, winners of three BAFTA awards, comes “Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors”, a turn-based deckbuilder spin-off of Vampire Survivors set to release in 2026 on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Vampire Crawlers brings the Survivors experience to a hyper card-driven BLOBBER with rogue-lite elements. Get ready to explore dungeons, collect shiny items, and unleash devastating combinations. Announced during the Xbox Showcase with a captivating new trailer, in which an ultra-realistic Poe shows everything Vampire Crawlers is NOT. The game will be released on PC, mobile devices, and consoles in 2026, with the possibility of other platforms following suit (with the exception of smart refrigerators, for now).

Vampire Crawlers will also be available day one on Xbox Game Pass Premium and Ultimate!

Overview

In a dark world, a new adventure begins. Explore maps, power up your abilities, slay monsters, find treasures.

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors amplifies the thrills of a Survivors game by creating a hyper card-driven BLOBBER with rogue-lite elements. Create themed decks, explore seemingly familiar dungeons from a new perspective, and unleash apocalyptic combos. Take your time and play tactically, or tackle turns as quickly as possible: the result will always be accurate, we call it hyper for a reason!

What is it about?

• Turn-based carnage that grows exponentially: play cards in increasing mana order to get combos; each step multiplies the effect of the next card. Use wildcards to extend the streak up to 10, 20, 30... Can you reach infinity?
• Set the pace: take all the time you need and play tactically, or as fast as possible: the result will always be accurate, we call it hyper for a reason!
• Deck-Building: Accumulate experience and level up to get new cards, headbutt chests for customization gems and power-ups; evolve weapons and summon survivors to trigger a cascade of effects and turn the game upside down.
• Exploration: explore dungeons rich in elements rarely seen in Vampire Survivors, as well as unique treasures and interactions. Find a shovel to dig a path to the next floor, which will most likely be in the clouds!

“I’ll probably always be Vampire Survivors’ biggest fan”, said Luca Galante, Company Director at poncle. “Now that Vampire Crawlers is coming to market, both I and other fans will have even more vampires to love”.

With Vampire Crawlers, poncle officially kicks off a series of spin-offs dedicated to Vampire Survivors. The idea is to take some of the fundamental pillars of Vampire Survivors and apply them to other genres: accessibility, immediacy, affordability, replayability, lightheartedness, and tons of shiny things. The poncle team will continue to work on a secret project for the future of Vampire Survivors; spin-off concepts will be developed in collaboration with other independent studios.