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Vampire Survivors to get its “biggest DLC” yet, an ode to Castlevania with a sprawling new mapIt’s being whipped into shape

It’s being whipped into shape

Image credit:Poncle

Image credit:Poncle

Alucard stands against a massive Medusa head and between two hordes of enemies in Vampire Survivors' Ode To Castlevania DLC.

First on the agenda: more characters. 20+ to be precise, all of them from Castlevania’s universe. Having never played Castlevania (sorry) they mean nothing to me, but they may mean something to you. We’ve got the Belmonts with their whips, the Belnades being all witchy, and “Other Heroes”, like Jonathan, Charlotte, Shanoa, and Eric Lecarde who I’m sure are all very pleasant individuals.

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Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania DLC Coming - 31st October

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Over 40 weapons are being added, too. Eight whips, more elemental magic, more magic weapons like Alucard’s sword and spear, “projectiles” like javelins, and lots of Glyphs. Again, I have no reference point here, but I am sure they are all very nice. I like that there’s no need to get the references. I’m just happy I’ll get to carve up some more demons with a bunch of new stuff. Ignorance is bliss.

There’s a new weapon selector, meaning that you’ll eventually be able to decide what weapon you’d like characters to start with. On their Steam page, they say “the Morning Star will let you choose any whip as a starting weapon for your friendly neighbourhood-Belmont”.

The final highlight? “The largest map Vampire Survivors has ever seen”, which looks like a real hodgepodge of, presumably, Castlevania’s most iconic locations.

The Ode To Castlevania DLC is out on the 31st October and will cost $3.99/€3.99/£2.99, which is an absolute steal. Here’s theSteam page.

And in other Vampire Survivors news, there’s also going to be some quality of life changes. These will be announced over on aPoncle YouTube broadcast, although timing hasn’t been confirmed yet.