If the recently-launched Vampire Survivors VR wasn’t enough of a split for the game that popularized an entire genre, maybe it’s time to try a little something different. Enter: Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors, which developer poncle revealed as a roguelite deckbuilder spinoff.

The release timing is still nebulous, targeting sometime between early to mid 2026, but when it launches it will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). See the tease for what’s next below.

Vampire Crawlers Teaser

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The overview from poncle highlights the following features:

• Snowballing, Turn‑Based Carnage – Play cards in ascending mana order to land combos; each step multiplies the next card’s effect. Use Wilds to extend the stack and keep going to 10, 20, 30… Can you reach infinite?
• Pick Your Pace – Either take your time and be tactical, or play turns as fast as you humanly can: the outcome is always accurate!
• Deckbuilding – Accumulate experience and level up to gain new cards, headbutt chests for customization gems and power‑ups; chase weapon evolutions and summon survivors to trigger cascade of effects and break the game.
• Dungeon Crawling – Explore dungeons packed with something seldom seen in Vampire Survivors: functioning walls. And then all sorts of unique treasures and interactions. Find the shovel to dig into the next floor, that will most likely take place in the clouds!

Source: Official YouTube