Comparison

Vampire Survivors vs absOrbs

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

Head to head
About

Vampire Survivors

Survive endless waves of monsters in this roguelike survival RPG. Mow down thousands of enemies, gather gold for upgrades, and become a powerful warrior. Explore diverse stages and choose your weapons to become the last survivor.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic gameplay
  • Bullet hell survival
  • Gold collection for upgrades
  • Hundreds of monsters
  • Weapon and skill upgrades
  • Couch co-op mode
Currently charting
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Vampire Survivors is a roguelite time survival RPG game with minimalistic gameplay. The supernatural indie phenomenon that lets you be the bullet hell has arrived on mobile! The whole game is also playable in 1-4 player couch co-op in landscape. Hell is empty, the devils are here, and there's no place to run or hide. Survive as long as you can until death inevitably puts an end to your struggles. Gather gold in each run to buy upgrades and help the next survivor. Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with roguelite and roguelike elements. Your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Test your mettle against the legions of hell using your touchscreen. This wave survival will bring you the edge! Stand against hordes of enemies, exterminate monsters and finish the game as a lone survivor! There is no way to defeat an enemy army without a collection of great weapons. This roguelike game has it all. Cross, garlic, king bible or magic wand? The choice is yours. Upgrade your skills and become a warrior with unlimited potential. Take the most out of this hero survival - battle evil and dangerous hell creatures without mercy! Starting Tips for the best attack survival: - Take your time to grab gems and items, they won't disappear. - Get two or three offensive weapons at first, but focus on leveling them up one at a time. - Armour and Luck are good starting power-ups to spend money on. - Refund power-ups often, it's free, and try new upgrade paths. Waves of undead legions are all around, have you thought it’s going to be easy? The challenge is what makes this one of the best horde survival games. It’s time to enjoy an exciting rouge survival adventure. Explore different stages and learn how to slay enemies anywhere, whether that is library, dairy plant, or old capella. Roguelite skill experience will help you collect bonuses and find treasure. You don’t want to be the last survivor with an empty pocket, do you? Select your favorite character and begin the best adventure roguelike game of your life. Join the fans of this roguelike RPG game on Twitter and TikTok: https://twitter.com/poncle_vampire https://www.tiktok.com/@poncle_games We’re only just getting started. Expect improvements and enhancements as we continue to refine the mobile experience in Vampire Survivors roguelite role playing game.

About

absOrbs

Features
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How long you can keep the colors in harmony? Move your ring by either touch or tilt to catch the orbs of a matching color. Watch your ring grow with your score, but be careful! Grow too large and you'll run out of room to avoid colliding with the orbs of differing colors. As the levels progress the orbs fall faster, sometimes even coming up from below. What starts as a casual color matching game quickly becomes a fast paced test of your reactions. Can you navigate the cascade of color while still posting the highest score possible? ----- Born as a browser game in 2010 and reimagined for mobile with the help of AI, absOrbs is an evolution of a game I designed called "absOrb" that ran in most browsers without a plugin. AbsOrb was imagined as an anti-shooter. I loved the twitch arcade games of the 1980s, their frenetic action and the colorful sprites everywhere.  AbsOrbs is a rethink of its predecessor with optimized controls for the iPhone.

Screenshots

Vampire Survivors4 screens
absOrbs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vampire Survivors at Free against absOrbs's $0.99. Vampire Survivors also leads on chart position (#192 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). absOrbs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads 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

Vampire Survivors is free to download; absOrbs costs $0.99 up front. Vampire Survivors sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. absOrbs asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Vampire Survivors versus absOrbs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVampire SurvivorsabsOrbs
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size961 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPoncleMin Chang

Bugs and requests

Vampire Survivors

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Merchant UI not working properly
  • Certain level mechanics (Infernas) causing soft-locks
  • Movement and controls sometimes unresponsive

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add suspend/resume functionality to save progress
  • Implement cross-save between devices
  • Add controller support for better controls

absOrbs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Vampire Survivors

One-time7
  • Emerald DioramaFree
  • Legacy of the Bloodmoon$0.99
  • Legacy of the Moonspell$0.99
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  • Tides of the Foscari$1.79
  • Emergency Meeting$2.49
  • Operation Guns$2.49
  • Ode to Castlevania$3.99
None

absOrbs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vampire Survivors free?
Vampire Survivors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is absOrbs free?
absOrbs costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vampire Survivors or absOrbs have ads?
Neither Vampire Survivors nor absOrbs shows ads.

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