Summary
With 2023 in the books,Vampire Survivorsposted a note on its Steam page to tease its upcoming version 1.9 update and its plans for 2024. In addition to the note,Vampire Survivorsoffered an update on other projects and aspects related to the game and provided some context behind some internal codenames for its releases.
Following the release of patch 1.8, the Deeplorable Update,Vampire Survivorsreleased its third paid expansion, Emergency Meeting, which is a crossover withAmong Us. Featuring new playable Crewmate and Impostor characters, and a pixelated Polus Replica map to explore and fight through, Emergency Meeting was the second DLC released in 2023, alongside the Tides of the Foscari DLC. Though both expansions were paid content,Vampire Survivorswas not done with releasing free updates to the game throughout 2023. Between the release of modes such as Adventures, Whiteout, and Local Co-Op, plus a surprising launch on the Nintendo Switch, the addicting and affordable indie hit continued hitting its stride through the year.
With 2024 officially underway, the team at Poncle gaveVampire Survivorsplayers an update on where things stand with the game. After recapping its 2023 accomplishments, Poncle stated that online multiplayer forVampire Survivorswas still being looked into but clarified that retroactively adding it would be challenging. In addition, cross-save functionality was held up due to pending compliance with various data protection laws. However, Poncle stated that a public beta for cross-save functionality between Steam and Android was planned to launch in February. Poncle reiterated that theVampire Survivorsanimated TV serieswas still being worked on in cooperation with Story Kitchen, but confirmed that production was affected by the various writer and actor strikes that took place in 2023.
However, Poncle stated that more news on the TV show would come later in 2024. As for game content,Vampire Survivorsshowed a few changes made tothe Chaos Roadmapfollowing the release of the Emergency Meeting DLC. Chalcedony was confirmed to be the codename for Emergency Meeting, and the Honey Moon codename was for patch 1.9, titled Space 54. The patch is currently available on the public beta client for Steam users to test before its release in February.
In closing, Poncle revealed a crypticVampire SurvivorsExperiment chart and stated that they are teaming up with other indie game developers on some projects. Giventhe crossover potential thatVampire Survivorshaswith other games, only time will tell what will come of Poncle’s plans.
