Comparison

Space Grunts 2 vs Vampire Crawlers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Space Grunts 2

Explore alien planets and battle enemies using a unique card-based combat system. Your inventory doubles as your deck, with every item collected becoming a card for strategic battles. Unlock new abilities and items as you progress through procedurally generated missions.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Unique inventory/deck system
  • Card-based combat
  • Unlockable extras and trinkets
  • Endless variation in gameplay
  • Strategic item collection
Features
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Land on a planet, find an entrance to a space station, and battle aliens, robots and hazardous environments using your deck of cards. Key features: ] Endless variation – Every game plays like a unique mission for your away-team – the layout is different every time. From the level layouts, to special events, and alternate paths. Every game will be unique. ] Unique card/inventory system – Your inventory is your deck of cards, every weapon, shield, or item you pick up is a card you use in battles and sits in your inventory (your deck). ] Unlockable extras – Complete challenges to unlock special Trinkets to help you in your games. Complete multiply missions to permanently unlock Buff cards, and increase your experience level to unlock special passive cards. Gameplay: Every game you play is uniquely generated from building blocks. No two levels are the same, no two game sessions are the same. As you progress through the levels you get to collect items for your inventory : weapons, shields, and dozens of other type items. Each item in your inventory is a card in your deck. Don’t want certain cards? don’t pick them up! That’s how you build your deck in this game: as you go. When you encounter aliens, you will engage with them in a card-battle: Either you or the alien will choose the first card, depending on who attacks who. And then the other picks his card. Defeat the alien, and move on to the next! Card battles are swift, and to the point. The game will randomly generate events, alternate routes and decide what effects plant-spores have on you or the aliens. Like I said: no two games will be the same!

About

Vampire Crawlers

Engage in hyper turn-based, card-driven combat in a dark world. Build powerful decks, explore dungeons, and unleash devastating combos. Choose your pace, from tactical turns to rapid play, to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Hyper turn-based card combat
  • Deck-building with card accumulation
  • Roguelite dungeon exploration
  • Snowballing combo mechanics
  • Multiple playable Crawlers
  • Power-up system
Features
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In a dark world, a new adventure begins. Explore maps, level up powers, kill monsters. Find treasures. From the somehow triple-BAFTA‑winning creators of Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors turns the snowballing thrill of Survivors into a hyper turn‑based, card‑driven BLOBBER with rogue-lite elements. Build busted decks, explore familiar dungeons from a new perspective, and unleash world‑ending combos. Either take your time and be tactical, or play turns as fast as you humanly can: The outcome is always accurate, we call it hyper for a reason! What is this game about 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, we call it hyper for a reason! Deck-Building: 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. Crawling: Explore multi‑floor 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! Starting Tips: - Try different Crawlers, each one changes your deck. - Visit the village after every run and remember to buy Power-Ups. - Play cards in ascending mana to trigger combos.

Screenshots

Space Grunts 24 screens
Vampire Crawlers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Grunts 2 at 4.0 against Vampire Crawlers's 3.5. Space Grunts 2 also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 41%) and price ($3.99 vs $9.99). Vampire Crawlers's advantage is chart position (#7 vs unranked) and ratings volume (102 vs 28). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Space Grunts 2 costs $3.99 and Vampire Crawlers $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Grunts 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 102 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Space Grunts 2's written reviews are positive against 41% of Vampire Crawlers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Space Grunts 2 versus Vampire Crawlers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Grunts 2Vampire Crawlers
Price$3.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (28 ratings) — better3.5 (102 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better41.4% of reviews
Number of ratings28102 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#7 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB1.0 GB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPascal BestebroerPoncle

Customer experience

Space Grunts 2

All ratings28 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Vampire Crawlers

All ratings97 ratings
Positive50.5%
Neutral15.5%
Negative34.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral13.8%
Negative44.8%

In-app purchases

None

Space Grunts 2

No in-app purchases

None

Vampire Crawlers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Grunts 2 free?
Space Grunts 2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vampire Crawlers free?
Vampire Crawlers costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Grunts 2 or Vampire Crawlers?
Space Grunts 2 is rated higher. Space Grunts 2 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Vampire Crawlers averages 3.5 from 102 ratings.
Do Space Grunts 2 or Vampire Crawlers have ads?
Neither Space Grunts 2 nor Vampire Crawlers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Grunts 2 or Vampire Crawlers?
Space Grunts 2 ships an update weekly, and Vampire Crawlers weekly. Most recently, Space Grunts 2 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Vampire Crawlers on November 5, 2026.

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