{"id":4858,"date":"2026-08-28T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=4858"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:38:14","slug":"video-game-vampire-survivors-but-its-in-virtual-reality-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/video-game-vampire-survivors-but-its-in-virtual-reality-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Vampire Survivors, but it’s in Virtual Reality (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2025
\nRating: T
\nTime Played: ~50 hours<\/p>\n

OK, I\u2019ll admit that the game clearly using gambling and slot machine mechanics to dazzle my senses has convinced me to play through it all again, but in virtual reality (VR). For what it\u2019s worth, Vampire Survivors, but it\u2019s in Virtual Reality<\/em> is basically a port of the original game that you play on a screen inside a virtual environment, but there are a few enhancements that make this version the one I keep coming back to when I could instead play the original game on my laptop or mobile phone.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t simply Vampire Survivors<\/em> that you play inside a VR headset. Instead, you get these 3D effects for your characters that add depth to what was a 2D top-down experience. Then there\u2019s the chest opening animation, which is even more spectacular in VR (as you\u2019d expect of that slot machine razzle dazzle). To top everything off, the environments where you\u2019re playing this game are perhaps the best little enhancement to this game, as they represent the area\/level where you\u2019re playing and change based on how far you are into that run. This attention to detail is something I really appreciate.<\/p>\n

That you have to play this in full VR and not just as an augmented reality (AR) game that\u2019s in your living room does mean that you can\u2019t be paying attention to other things when you play it. Perhaps this forced focus is why I like this version, since I tend to use Vampire Survivors<\/em><\/strong><\/a> as a second-screen game when I\u2019m watching TV and the immersive experience here is part of the fun. I do find the secret code implementation is a bit challenging without a keyboard or touchscreen, but that\u2019s such a late part of the game that it doesn\u2019t affect the rest of the playthrough.<\/p>\n

An immersive port of a simple 2D game, I give Vampire Survivors, but it\u2019s in Virtual Reality<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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