Bullet heaven is likely what will stick. If you don't like that it's also the name of a game, consider that metroidvania contains the name of two games.
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Metroidvania is a stupid name and always has been. I say this with those 2 series being 2 of my favourite and metroidvania being one of my favourite genres.
Bullet heaven isn't too bad though.
Metroidvania is a stupid name
It´s a perfect fit for games like Dead Cells though, isn't it?
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I've heard "reverse bullet hell", it's decent.
I only heard bullet heaven
Other comments said it but I think bullet heaven is perfect
Survive-em-up?
Survive-em-up?
Seriously I fucking loved the name.
This one makes so much sense I’m surprised it’s the first time I hear it.
Let's just stick with survivor, or survivor-like. It works fine for roguelikes and soulslikes. No need to force a genre name.
Survival games are already a thing, though.
So? SurvivAL is not the same as survivOR.
Seems like an insufficient difference for two genres that are so distinct. Plenty of opportunities for confusion.
Action, Adventure, and Action-Adventure are all different genres. I think people will figure it out.
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Too late it's Vamvor.
Vampvore
roots in voreaphilia
Vampier
Survivor
This post made me install Vampire Survivors on my phone and it felt like an old flash game I used to play on miniclip during IT classes in school. Some of the assets are completely stolen from OG Castlevania too (I'm sure this has been pointed out before).
Anyway, like 45 mins passed and I have no idea where the time went. I can see this game being good for public transport, waiting rooms, etc.
Twi-like
I thought they were auto battlers?
I think the fact that you move the character around during the battle precludes it from that genre. Auto battles usually have two phases, a shopping or building phase and a battle phase. You prepare for the battle in the former but have no influence on the outcome in the battle phase itself.
Yeah, I remembered Super Auto Pets and immediately realized I'd made an enormous mistake.
Digital crack
Dragon chaser
Freebase gaming
Addiction "simulator"
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