Comparison

Vampire Crawlers vs Substrate Entity

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

Head to head
About

Vampire Crawlers

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.

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Substrate Entity

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One row every beat. It forks every beat. You are a charge running an etched plate. The trace splits under you, and some of the branches it offers are already finished. Nothing marks them. You read ahead, you pick a side, you keep moving. Press the left or the right of the glass. That is the whole game. SEVEN STRATA Each one runs faster and darker than the one above it. When the colour turns, the tempo turns with it. CHARGE Every row costs you. The bright pads pay it back and stack your multiplier. The branch that keeps you alive and the branch that keeps you fed are rarely the same branch. NO ADS No timers, no energy, no currency, no in-app purchases, no account. It runs entirely on your phone. Portrait, one thumb. Sound, haptics and motion each turn off. More from Dro1d Labs: Pixel Pigeon for the stubborn life of a city bird, and War Pigeon for tactical stealth after dark. Privacy Policy: https://dro1d.org/substrate.html#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vampire Crawlers4 screens
Substrate Entity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Substrate Entity at Free against Vampire Crawlers's $9.99. Vampire Crawlers's advantage is chart position (#3 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Substrate Entity is free to download; Vampire Crawlers costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 4 level
Vampire Crawlers versus Substrate Entity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVampire CrawlersSubstrate Entity
Price$9.99Free — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPoncleDRO1D LABS LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Vampire Crawlers

No in-app purchases

None

Substrate Entity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vampire Crawlers free?
Vampire Crawlers costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Substrate Entity free?
Substrate Entity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vampire Crawlers or Substrate Entity have ads?
Neither Vampire Crawlers nor Substrate Entity shows ads.

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